Cliff Plath, 1955–2020
Yakima grower and philanthropist died April 11.
Peter Landolt, 1952–2019
Longtime USDA entomologist dead at 66.
Richard Thomason: 1948–2019
Longtime apple grower Richard Harris Thomason of Brewster, Washington, died on Nov. 18, according to an obituary published in the
Roger Way, 1918–2019
Roger Way. (Courtesy Cornell University) Roger Way, world-renowned apple breeder and professor emeritus of pomology at Cornell University, died June
Robert Kershaw, 1938-2019
Good Fruit Grower received the following announcement, dated May 13, about the passing of Domex Superfresh Growers co-founder Robert “Bob”
Stephen Garczynski, 1960-2019
Stephen Garczynski Stephen Garczynski, research geneticist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wapato, Washington, died Feb. 9.
IFTA founder Wallace Heuser has died
Wallace Heuser, recognized internationally as an authority on tree fruit, rootstocks and orchard systems, has died. Heuser, 90, died Feb.
James K. Ballard, 1920-2017
James K. Ballard James K. Ballard, a WSU Extension agent for Yakima County from 1962-81 and former contributor
Oregon State researcher Wang has died
Dr. Yan Wang, who led postharvest physiology research at Oregon State University, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 27. His age was not immediately available Friday.
Kurt Schlect, 1954-2017
Kurt Don Schlect, a lifelong grower in the Yakima Valley, passed away Feb. 5 at the University of Washington Medical Center