PSB 68 (1) 2022
IN MEMORIAM
Alan Graham was truly “A Man for All Seasons,” an exemplar of a life well-lived, and he will be missed. He leaves an indelible personal legacy, as well as the specimens and writings that are part of the fabric of his professional persona. That said, his best and most significant legacy can be found in his impact on his family, generations of students who passed through his classroom, the worldwide network of professionals whose work he has influenced, including his lasting impact in the American Tropics—his collaborators, students, those he has mentored and those he has inspired. Each of these individuals, to varying degrees, will continue to carry on and expand on the solid base of exemplary scholarship he has helped to create.
WILLIAM LOUIS STERN (1926–2021)
—Ralph E. Taggart, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Plant Biology and Geological Sciences, Michigan State University
Bill Stern with Entada fruit, Panama, 1957 Bill Stern, one of the world’s eminent wood anatomists and orchid scientists, passed away in Gainesville, Florida, at the age of 95 on November 1, 2021. He was a member of the “Greatest Generation”—those who grew up during the Depression and served in World War II. When the war ended, they were “mature beyond their years, tempered by what they had been through, disciplined by their military training and sacrifices” (Brokaw, 1998). Bill instilled the values he learned during wartime 73
