This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riddle, Flory Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JhB.2ACE/698.711.1 Message Board Post: Dr. Matthew C. Riddle Dr. Matthew C. Riddle, a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Iris Society, passed away in December, 1965. He was modest and unassuming, but those who knew him remember well the scope of his accomplishments; and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal of the AIS, an award which brought him real joy. His major interest was in woodland plants native to Oregon, and especially species irises. He made a number of trips to the Southern Coastal mountains, where he collected specimens of I. tenax, I. douglasiana and I. innominata. These species, and the improvements he made in a hybridizing program, were a constant delight to the students of irises who visited his garden. In recent years he also worked with tall bearded irises. Many of us know his ROYAL VIOLET, one which justifiably please him. We remember him as a kindly, courteous and thoughtful man who had real ability as a gardener, who had a passionate enthusiasm for irises, and who went far out of his way in his encouragement of others to work with all kinds of irises. Survivors include his widow, two daughters, a son, a sister, a brother and two grandchildren. Leo W. Framke HARRIET FLORY Harriet Lendore Flory, who died on February 2, 1966, was a member of the Central Valley Iris Society for many years as well as a member of AIS. She was an ardent iris lover and spent much of her time hybridizing. She will be missed by her many iris friends. Her cheerful smile and happy disposition endeared her to all that knew her. Mrs. L. P. Hayward