Baruch S. Blumberg

The death of a friend is never easy. You mourn the loss, and worry about their family, and the sadness deepens.

In my previous post about the elms, I mentioned Barry, but what was left out was the story of Barry. I met him several years ago and along with Peter, we helped him get to know the plants around his summer home.  He was a man of science. highly intelligent, articulate, compassionate,humble,etc. His sense of humor was great and at 85, the youngest man of his age I had the honor of knowing. The phone call this morning hit me hard. Just a day ago I had an email from him, his excitement over the elms we found and getting that news out to the scientific community was very joyful. The kid in him really shone.

A man of many talents, yes he's photographing his shoes.

His list of accomplishments was impressive. He was a doctor, and won a Nobel. He was the director of NASA's  Astrobiology Department. President of the American Philosophical Society. A father. And a great friend to those who knew him.

Damn. Barry, I'm really going to miss you.

Baruch S Blumberg
Fox Chase Cancer Center bio
The Telegraph