Wilderness activist and publicist (1861-1945).
Born February 1st, 1861 in Haverstraw.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel