Ed Wicker, forest pathologist and research leader in the USDA Forest
Service passed away on March 20, 2008 in Moscow Idaho. Ed attended
Washington State University at Pullman, WA and then moved the short
distance to conduct research for the Intermountain Station at Moscow, ID.
Several of his scientific interests were the dwarf mistletoes
(Arceuthobium), blister rust and associated fungi (Cronartium and
Tuberculina). His international experience included research sabbaticals to
Europe and Japan. As a research administrator, Ed often represented a
strong view coming out of his training and experience in forestry, plant
pathology, mycology, and plant geography. Although Ed was usually serious
and a critical thinker, he also could appreciate humor. I recall his story
of ordering a government surplus paper cutter. He planned using it to trim
oversized documents for his file cabinet. He was surprised when it arrived
as the single item on a railroad car. This "paper cutter" was built for a
pulp and paper mill and capable of trimming rolls 12 feet tall.


(See attached file: Wicker.pdf)

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BRIAN W. GEILS
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Southwest Forest Science Complex
2500 South Pine Knoll Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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Phone: (928) 556-2076
Email: bgeils at fs.fed.us
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