Leslie A. Garay

Hungarian-born u.s. botanist (1924–2016).

Born August 6th, 1924 in Hosszúhetény.

Died August 19th, 2016 at 92 years old in Blacksburg.

Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, curator

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche