Fondly remembered....birds, baking, "botany", and "biblio'...... m On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 1:15 PM Sally Bourrie via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I have just learned of the death of Jim McKenney, a true treasure for so > many garden groups. The leader of another group I belong to wrote the > following: > > Jim went into the hospital this late fall with diabetic > complications, and after the hospital went to rehab. Reading between the > lines, he got COVID in rehab. He died yesterday of COVID at Shady Grove > hospital. > > Because of COVID, he’s being cremated. There will be a service, MUCH > later. His sister, Maxine, will keep the ashes and there will be burial > with Wayne in Virginia, when it’s safe. Maxine will keep us posted, but > she said, “it’ll be a long time.” > I personally relied on him for knowledge and expertise, which he shared > with infinite generosity. > Sincerely, > Sally BourrieSilver Spring, MD Zone 7a/b > > sallybourrie.comBe kind whenever possible. It is always possible.-- Dalai > Lama > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>