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: Another Giant Has Passed
Just found out that a dear friend, Robert (Bob) Zehnder passed from the earth on January 22, 2007. Bob was a private grape breeder in Summerville, South Carolina who worked with muscadine-bunch grape hybrids. That wouldn't mean anything to the average person, but it was exceptionally valuable for grape growers because Bob created grapes that would grow without spray in the disease-ridden climate of South Carolina.
More than what he did, Bob was a true gentleman in all the best senses of the word. Kind, willing to share his work with all who had interest, caring, and someone with a huge love of plants. There is no way to list all he did in this space, just that he was an amazing person.
Bob was one of a group of private breeders I got to know when I first started, and he was the last of them. Now the work must pass to other generations.
More than that, I just plain miss him.
ZEHNDER, Robert Robert J. Zehnder, 90, of Summerville, SC, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at a Summerville hospital. He was a long time member of Holy Family Chapel. A Requiem Mass will be offered by Reverend James Michael Lockwood Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2007 at PARKS FUNERAL HOME at 2 o'clock. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME Thursday from 12 noon until 2 o'clock. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Holy Family Chapel, 198 Phillips Lane, Ridgeville, SC 29472. A religious burial service will be held Monday morning, January 29 in St. Michael's Cemetery, Florence, AL, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Zehnder was born March 15, 1916 in Sheffield, AL a son of the late John Peter Zehnder and Mary Vollmer Zehnder. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was retired from the environmental control department for General Electric. Survivors include several cousins.
Just found out that a dear friend, Robert (Bob) Zehnder passed from the earth on January 22, 2007. Bob was a private grape breeder in Summerville, South Carolina who worked with muscadine-bunch grape hybrids. That wouldn't mean anything to the average person, but it was exceptionally valuable for grape growers because Bob created grapes that would grow without spray in the disease-ridden climate of South Carolina.
More than what he did, Bob was a true gentleman in all the best senses of the word. Kind, willing to share his work with all who had interest, caring, and someone with a huge love of plants. There is no way to list all he did in this space, just that he was an amazing person.
Bob was one of a group of private breeders I got to know when I first started, and he was the last of them. Now the work must pass to other generations.
More than that, I just plain miss him.
ZEHNDER, Robert Robert J. Zehnder, 90, of Summerville, SC, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at a Summerville hospital. He was a long time member of Holy Family Chapel. A Requiem Mass will be offered by Reverend James Michael Lockwood Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2007 at PARKS FUNERAL HOME at 2 o'clock. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME Thursday from 12 noon until 2 o'clock. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Holy Family Chapel, 198 Phillips Lane, Ridgeville, SC 29472. A religious burial service will be held Monday morning, January 29 in St. Michael's Cemetery, Florence, AL, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Zehnder was born March 15, 1916 in Sheffield, AL a son of the late John Peter Zehnder and Mary Vollmer Zehnder. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was retired from the environmental control department for General Electric. Survivors include several cousins.