Four years too long

(DR. Tapang is on a research project and has no Internet acesss. This article is by Meggie Nolasco of AGHAM)

One friend of his recounted him writing in Filipino, “If ever something bad happen to me in line of duty (as a botanist), please organize a symposium with a suggested title ‘A People’s Botatnist is Murdered.’ I’m sure it will be well-attended by pine trees, grasses and weeds.”