“I never had the opportunity to meet John, but Laurey’s and Oscar’s high regard for him as well as his physical standing legacy speak volumes.”

“I never had the opportunity to meet John, but Laurey’s and Oscar’s high regard for him as well as his physical standing legacy speak volumes.”
“You were a major reason we can sometimes proclaim, without too much dripping disdain: ‘Asheville is the Paris of the South.’”
The Asheville-based gardener, entrepreneur, conservationist and philanthropist died on Oct. 26 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 72 years old.