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PERSONAL NEWS
Born to ANDY and VERONICA WEST on September 20, a son, Samuel Andrew; he joins sister,
Natalie (6) as a future mycophile!
MICHAEL A VINCENT and spouse would like to announce the birth of their son, David, on April
8, 1984. He joins 18 month-old sister, Katherine.
Sally Inkeri Benny, the daughter of GERALD and ULLA BENNY, was born on June 25, 1984.
Miriam Pike was born August 31, 1984 to LARRY PIKE and MARTHA SHERWOOD-PIKE.
JORGE E. and ALICIA WRIGHT received their 10th grandchild, Pablo Diogenes, on October 8
(from youngest son Pablo G. and Ines Fernandez del Casal).
IAN K. ROSS reports the birth of his first grandchild, Eric Michael, to daughter Karen and
husband Michael Kl ug.
STEVEN E. CARPENTER is recovering from an August bicycle accident in which he fractured some
vertebrae in his neck. He asks "If you have been awaiting any return correspondence
from me, please be patient as I'm slowly catching up with desk work. Full recovery is
imminent (sigh of relief! !)."
GUSTAVO A. ESCOBAR notes that he is ". . . . a1 ive and we1 1 in El Salvador, contrary to the
statement in the MSA Directory's Geographical Index that I am in Costa Rica."
We regret to report the following deaths:
LINDA M. RUCH, on January 6, 1984. Linda was diagnosed as having a metastisized cancer on
August 15, 1983, while six months into pregnancy. She bravely underwent surgery and
chemotherapy while still carrying child. On October 1, 1983, a beautiful baby girl was
delivered by emergency c-section. Linda recovered from surgery only to resume chemo-
therapy. She died at home three months later at the age of 29.
RUTH MCVAUGH ALLEN, on April 10, 1984. Using original drawings done from life with colored
penci 1 s , Mrs. A1 1 en i 11 ustrated Martin and A1 exopoul os 's The Myxomycetes and Martin,
Alexopoul os , and Farr's The Genera of Myxomycetes, both pub1 ished by the University of
Iowa Press. Mrs. Allen, of Riverton, New Jersey, had been a member of the Mycological
Society for some years and attended several forays. She maintained an interest in the
Myxomycetes after completion of the book illustrations and carried on culture experi-
ments with fresh specimens using media prepared at home in her kitchen.