Re: [Aroid-l] our dear friend Julius Boos

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.07.04 at 13:34:20(19482) Thanks, Brian, for your VERY kind words, they brought MANY emotions to the surface! Yes, it was great meeting you back then, and thank goodness I never lost my passion for Aroids (plus a few other fields of research!) I am feeling pretty good this AM after my first batch of chemo. last Thursday, so I send my best wishes and thanks to all my friends ''out there'', I hope to see some of you in Miami come next Sept. IAS show. Love to ALL, Julius > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:04:06 -0400 > From: pugturd@windstream.net HTML +More > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > Subject: [Aroid-l] our dear friend Julius Boos > > I thought I would share a bit about Julius that I know. When I first > started collecting I was fairly young considering and I was also already > a fanatic aroid collector. I was extremely hungry for knowledge. This > was at a time when I could not tell a Philodendron from an Anthurium and > I was also willing to take any Syngonium cutting anyone would share. I > am sure many can relate to this very young stage of aroid collecting. > I have a great interest for aquatic aroids and after reading a small > post by Julius on an obscure message board he suddenly was on my hit > list. This usually meant a lot of questions in radon emails and god > forbid if I was able to get his phone number. Julius was particularly > kind to my enthusiasm and encouraged me unlike anyone else. He sent me > free seeds of Urospatha and a few other rare aquatic plants. Needless > to say these were the first seeds I ever started myself though with > Julius's instructions they were up and growing like weeds and are still > growing for me to this day. I continued to trade emails with Julius and > he had helped many times after this with odd questions and great humor. > It was a pleasure to finally meet him in person at my first aroid show. > He was with out a doubt nothing like what I had expected to see. I have > somewhat of a good imagination and after a few conversations on the > phone I had thought he would look similar to the 7up guy from the > commercials. I had him figured him as a large dark Jamaican type with > dreadlocks LOL. Never did I know he would look like an South American > Santa Claus. He stood very tall and had a very kind look to his face > small glasses and a beard his personality could barely contain him. I > introduced myself and he instantly started to introduce me to everyone > he knew. I could tell right away everyone knew Julius and everyone loved > Julius. I personally met the glue that held so many collectors together. > His stories of collected captivated me like nothing else, this man was > on fire for aroids and he was right at home at the aroid show. I doubt > he knows he made such and impression on me. I believe at the time I was > 16 years old I distinctly remember him shake my hand and their was > something in his hand. He whispered in my ear, this is a very very rare > aroid CHuber don't let anyone know. Grow it out! > Things like this makes Julius a legend in the hearts of aroiders. The > sense of excitement the lust for knowledge and the ability captivate and > awe. I have shadowed Julius at every aroid show sense and consider him a > great and wonderful friend. Hearing this information puts a burden on my > heart. I hope and pray good new is around the corner. Just knowing > Julius is a blessing and I felt compelled to share my experience of > Julius with the group. > > Julius I hope you get well soon I hope and pray for the best. God bless. > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --_c5e78186-51b2-416b-a00a-21bdbefa2787_----==============I72958703810030946=

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