I received the following sad news from Jerry Kermicle:
The sad news below was received from Derek Styles's wife. Please
distribute it as appropriate to the maize community. It is a distinct
pleasure to have known Derek, first as a fellow student of Alex
Brink's and then as a committed r-locus investigator. Derek had a
unique gift for synthesis, taking disparate bits of information and
putting them together in lively prose
Sadly,
Jerry
>From: salma styles <<mailto:salma13 from shaw.ca>salma13 from shaw.ca>
>Date: August 4, 2015 9:31:38 AM CDT
>>With great sadness, I have to announce that my husband Ernest Derek
>Styles passed away on July 31, 2015 early AM at the age of 88
>years. Medically: Liver failure, ascites, and multiple compression
>fractures of the vertebrae. He died peacefull at home with myself
>being the primaty care giver and lot of Nursing and Care Giver's
>support. My family support was the greatest of all. Derek wanted to
>remain at Home at death and wanted to survive to celebrate our 50'th
>Wedding Anniversary, which he did successfully (It was July 10'th).
>>Please Jerry, feel free to annouce Derek's passing to the
>appropriate scientific organizations that you and Derek associated
>with I would be very greatful for that..
