Reid-Moran-Obituary

Dr. Reid Venable Moran

Clearlake, California

1916 - 2010

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Clearlake, California

Obituary

Reid Moran passed away in Clearlake, California. The obituary was featured in San Diego Union-Tribune on February 2, 2010.

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I was a student at San Diego State in the 1960's and volunteered in the summers at the museum. I worked in the Herbarium mounting specimens brought back from trips Dr. Moran had been on to collect. I recall that everyone always had concern about when he would return from the prolonged collecting trips. He was always encouraging to a young college student and working there instilled a life-long love of plants and learning to really "see" what was there. I am proud to say I was acquainted with...

I am one of Reid Moran's nieces. I am very proud of all he accomplished as a botanist and I have wonderful memories of him as a person with a dry sense of humor and a wonderful deep bass singing voice. 2/3/2010