He worked at the USDA Plant, Soil and Nutrition Lab Cornell University, Ithaca NY |
Dad with Nurse, Tim Reynolds At Kendal |
Dave and Bob Foote Dancing At Hawaiian Luau |
Mom and Dad with Hanukah Menorahs |
Mom and Dad and Mitch |
Mom and Dad |
Whole Family |
Dad and Rima |
Mom and Dad with bird cage at Kendal |
Mom and Dad walking |
With Lee at Kendal |
With Mitch at Kendal |
With Mom at Kendal |
In North Dakota:
Running along behind my first bicycle holding me steady until I move along
by myself.
Watching and cheering me on when I was playing baseball in North Dakota.
In Ithaca:
As a kind, loving, and supportive father who nurtured his children’s
academic and musical ambitions, and who faithfully attended and applauded
at our musical performances.
Picking me up after school so I could participate in Marching Band.
Driving with me to all of the many colleges I was considering, including a
long trip to Oberlin College in Ohio, which I almost attended.
Always encouraging me in my desires to study physics and science,
including helping me to prepare a Science Fair project about mineral
deficiency diseases in grasses (his own specialty.).
Participating in family walks and swims at Enfield Park.
In Oregon:
Taking an interest in my own work in electron microscopy, and relating to
me his own experiences with some of the first electron microscopes.
Scampering up the flanks of Mount St Helens and hiking along the Oregon
Coast with my wife Susan and me.
Swing Dancing with our daughter Julie at a big band concert in the Park.
Dad always loved music and square dance, and enjoyed laughing at funny
stories.
He was a kind and gentle man, and will be missed by those whose
lives he touched.