Re: "Mr. Louisiana Iris" passes!!
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: "Mr. Louisiana Iris" passes!!
- From: R* B* <r*@dsrt.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 08:42:39 -0600 (MDT)
iris-l@rt66.com wrote:
>
> Joe Mertzweiller, "Mr. Louisiana Iris", passed away last Thursday at his home
> in Baton Rouge. Joe had a lifelong interest in Louisiana Iris and served as
> president of the Society for Louisiana Iris, and the Louisiana Society for
> Horticultural Research.
>
> Joe Mertzweiller developed more than two dozen named varieties and was
> awarded the DeBaillon Medal for the development of the tetraploid Louisiana
> iris from the American Iris Society.
>
> Robert Turley
> Lake Charles, LA
Joe may have passed, but his iris' will live forever. What a wonderful
tribute to a life well spent.
Ross
