Wednesday, May 14, 2014

FDA Tree Dedication for Avi Karkowsky

Today, my father's colleagues at the FDA dedicated a tree to him. It will stand near the children's play area, because everyone knows how much my father loved children and helping people grow up well. It's a young tree, an apple tree type named "Galiant", a punny name for my gallant father (because everyone knows how much my dad loved puns.)

We're grateful that this tree will grow, and offer people of all ages shade and comfort for many years, on the site of the the work my Dad loved so much. Thank you to all his FDA colleagues who organized this lovely remembrance.


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Nancy Karkowsky and Rabbi Rosenbaum at the tree dedication ceremony next to our very young "Galiant" tree
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  1. AnonymousMay 15, 2014 at 5:30 AM

    I recently met someone named Ari who spoke of your father in ways that indicated he knew him well. He referred to him as a מליץ יושר גדול — an immense advocate with a straight spine — the fortitude to right with an unshakably straight moral rectitude.

    How fitting then is a straight tree giving of itself while ensuring it not bend standing as a physical remembrance of his life?

    He is missed but remains as a strong example of how to live.

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