A Berkeley legend passed away this month.

Dr. Kaplan's clearly-written readers got me through Dr. Specht's Plant Morphology course. I never was able to meet him, but I've wandered by his office many times, cracking up at his memorable bumper sticker: "With fronds like these, who needs anemones."

Here's a link to the article from the CNR newsfeed: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/12/21_kaplanobit.shtml