OT: Plant named Francis Gary Powers


Griff,
     U2 have me figured out.  That is the Francis Gary Powers I am
interested in having a plant named after, if there is such a thing. 
Francis Gary Powers (now deceased) was my third cousin on my mother's side
of the family.  I never did get to meet him.  The U2 Incident occurred two
years before I was born.  After his return to the US, he lived in
California.  He was born in Burdine, KY and lived part of his early life in
Pound, VA.  
     I would like to point out that I have no hard feelings whatsoever
toward the Russian people. Those who shot the U2 down were following orders
from their government the same as he was following orders from his
government.  I have met and made friends with people from Russia.  
      I am not the least bit offended with the humor over this question.  I
did a poor job picking a time to ask it.  For the last couple of weeks, I
had been trying to decide whether or not to ask it, so yesterday, I decided
to go ahead and do it.  I should have been a little more discretionary in
my timing.
    
Mark A. Cook
macook@iglou.com
Lexington, KY      
 



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