I counted him among my best and most loved friends. I valued his friendship highly. There was a bond of sympathy between us, and I numbered him among my friends here. His monument was built with his own hands, because he loved his work.
Humanity reaps the harvest.
As a geologist also he takes high rank. His work is of untold value. The state has lost a great worker in horticulture, and he will be greatly missed. His death is a distinct loss to humanity. In him I have lost a dear friend, and the world, a truly great and good man.