Arthur Rice Kruckeberg

I am very grateful to have met my Uncle Art once in Seattle and a few times for lunch when he visited UC Davis on business. Having a very small family, I was always appreciative to hear about my cousins whom I unfortunately never got to know or spend time with due in part to geography. My thoughts are with them as they experience this holiday season which is the first without their father. He was a warm and thoughtful uncle who was obviously passionate about the environment and in leaving...

I have fond memories of Janet and Patsy at Stevens Elementary School! Their dad gave our class firsthand experiences with plants on little expeditions in the neighborhood! It lasted a lifetime! Nancy (Simon) Dobrin

Art was a phenomenal teacher and presenter. A huge influence on the way I garden, and how I love the Pacific Northwest. Thanks Art!

Arthur and Maureen Kruckeberg gave a lifetime to the environment. Here at our own arboretum near Monroe they will be remembered by many fine trees obtained from their hands. There are few enough really good people and even fewer now. David & Sharon Damkaer (Wash. Native Plant Soc.)