Jack Major

[Ellen A. Dean]

Dear Taxacomers:  As many of his students became avid taxonomists, I felt
that I should let people on this listserve know that Jack Major, a giant in
the fields of vegetation analysis and plant ecology (and co-author of
Terrestrial Vegetation of California), passed away February 13, 2001.  Many
of you may already be aware of this, but for those of you aren't, there
will be a memorial service this Saturday, Feb. 24th, at 10 a.m. at the
Unitarian Church in Davis, 27074 Patwin Rd. off Russell Blvd.  In lieu of
flowers, Mary Major has asked that donations be made to the Davis Botanical
Society to set up a student grant fund in Jack's name.  Checks should be
made out to UC Regents and sent to Treasurer, Davis Botanical Society,
Plant Biology, One Shields Ave., University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
 If you need more information, you can call the UC Davis Herbarium at
530-752-1091.
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Ellen Dean
Director/Curator
UC Davis Herbarium
Section of Plant Biology
University of California at Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616
530-752-1091
eadean at ucdavis.edu
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