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BLACPMA wishes to dedicate this obituary to one of the initial supporters for the creation and growth of this Bulletin and Editorial board member since 2004, Prof. Norman R. Farnsworth. Norman R. Farnsworth (1930-2011), “Norm” to his many friends and colleagues, passed away at the age of 81 on September 10, 2011 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago. Prof. Farnsworth’s was held on September 14^th at the North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago. His funeral and burial with military honors took place in Lynn, Massachusetts on September 16 at Pine Grove Cemetery. Norman Farnsworth was a veteran of the Korean War, drafted into the US Army in 1949 at the age of 18, served in the Third Infantry Division, 7^th Regimental Combat Team. After being seriously wounded in the winter of 1950, he was awarded the Korean Ribbon with Four Battle Stars, the Combat Medical Badge, and Bronze Star with “V” device (American Botanical Council, 2011).

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2012-06-05   |   595 visitas   |   2 valoraciones

Vol. 11 Núm.1. Enero-Febrero 2012 Pags. 5-7 BLACPMA 2012; 11(1)