]> "Rudi Becking, prominent botanist, forester and environmentalist, passed away on October 13, 2009 in Sandy, Utah. Rudolf W. Becking was born on October 19, 1922 in Indonesia, where his father, Dr. Johannes Hendrik Becking, was the Chief Forester of the Dutch West Indies Forest Service. Rudi planned to follow his father's career, but the Japanese invasion of Indonesia greatly altered his plans. As a prisoner of war, he constructed air fields throughout the war. He was in Singapore when the end of the war came. At that time, Rudi returned to the island of Java with a group of about three-hundred Dutch soldiers. Although outnumbered about ten to one, they managed, with one ship, to recapture Djakarta, the capital city." (vide Adolf Ceska). [collector note: CAS, GH, HSC, OSC, UC, US] Botany Becking, Rudolf Willem Becking, Rudolf Willem R. W. Becking Becking Rudi Willem Becking Rudolf Willem Becking 1922 2009