We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Robert Kral,
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Robert Kral, who passed away peacefully at the age of 98. Dr. Kral’s remarkable contributions and dedication will be remembered by all who had the privilege of working with him. A full obituary will be posted shortly.
2 Responses
Thank you for making this web page in honor of my Dad. We only knew him in our way,
Bob was my professor in Systematic Botany and Dendrology at Vanderbilt in the late ‘60s. That’s only about 15 years after he was a POW, of which I was not aware. The designation “mentor” was not a thing then, but he was certainly my mentor. I spent many hours in the herbarium lab with him mounting plant material, even after I was working on an MS at MTSU. After I was in med school in Memphis, I had dinner in Bob and Mabel’s home many times when I was back in Nashville. We kept up with each other for years, but I never made it to Cairo to see him.
Of all of the dozens of teachers that I’ve had in my life, Bob is the one that I consider the best, and he was my favorite. He was a great teacher and a great man.