Re: OT: Plant named Francis Gary Powers

Michael Cook wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
Mark -- Apparently, my reply to your message was swallowed up by a
cybergoblin. I will try to re-create it:

Mark -- There's no time like the present. I have a friend who flew in
Gary Powers' squadron. These men quietly risked their lives for their
country. Some lost their lives. Others suffered in captivity. Your idea
of naming an iris for Francis Gary Powers is an excellent one, and all
the more reason why you should take up hybridizing, if you haven't
already. Name a fine seedling for your cousin and keep it in the family,
so to speak.

Griff Crump, along the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon, VA, where one is
constantly reminded of the price of liberty.  jgcrump@erols.com
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