Oh no!! Bob (Dr. Kral to me back then…) was also my professor / mentor/advisor at Vanderbilt from 1986-90. He took our very small Systematic Botany / Dendrology classes on such fun and educational field trips and labs. The middle-of-the-woods pop quizzes and index cards, tromping through fields and riding in stinky rental vans all over TN…so many memories. We had an incredible camping trip to Cape San Blas, FL, where we learned about so many interesting species. I still have my Dendro notebook – it's remains a treasured resource 30+ years later. As students, we also had meals at their home in Nashville. Their yard was instantly recognizable as the only one with remaining/restored natural vegetation! He was one of the primary reasons I'm in the conservation / landscape architecture field. We kept in touch over the years via letters – I still have a few. Later, when Bob and Mabel moved to Cairo, GA, my husband, son, and I went to visit them for supper in their home. I was sad to hear that he had to move the herbarium collection from Vanderbilt to B.R.I.T., but glad to know it is in good care. To the family – surely you know how quietly impactful Dr. Kral was in so many students' lives. He was kind, full of amazing knowledge, and a wonderful teacher and mentor. I'm SO sad to hear of his passing! Thank you for providing a place for people to share their memories. Now I will go searching for some of his namesake sedges…(among many other species…)