At times there are special people that come into our lives. For me, Peter Dieckmann was one of those very special people and I wish that all of you also could have had the privilege of knowing him.
Name: Leon Indiana (Zone 5a) Light is the shadow of God!
Peter tipped me two acorns back in May for a banner. In honor of his memory I am tipping Lynn for her gracious remembrance and acknowledgement of his work! Rest in peace, Peter: And thanks Lynn for this service.
Even a fool, when he shuts his mouth, is counted (as being) wise.Proverbs 17:28 MY BLOG
Thank you so much Leon for honoring Peter's memory. His team in Germany provided the biography, I did the translation and added links to show the places that were important in his life.
I still have trouble believing he is gone. There are so many of us that miss him. I am so thankful to have had him with us for the time he was here.
He was a true treasure to sempervivum lovers all over the world. Peter was a gifted person in his attention to detail in working with sempervivum. He was also a very caring person with a heart of gold.
Name: Leon Indiana (Zone 5a) Light is the shadow of God!
Lynn, He was one of those individuals whose smile seemed to show his spirit. And that will always live on to those who knew him I'm sure! The pictures you posted seem to reinforce this. As little as I know about sempervivums I know I will learn much more because of you, Peter and all the others at ATP. So much to learn here! And that's good.
I feel rewarded just being a small part of it all.
Even a fool, when he shuts his mouth, is counted (as being) wise.Proverbs 17:28 MY BLOG
Name: Marilyn Greenwood Village, CO (Zone 5b) Garden today. Clean next week.
Thank you Lynn for posting this and sharing a bit more about who Peter was. He offered so much to our forums and we do miss him. He was one of a kind and was so gracious about sharing information.
Thanks Lynn for posting Peter's biography. Peter's presence is missed even by those who came to know him even a little bit. He was a powerhouse of sempervivum information.
@valleylynn Thank you so much for the biography on Peter Dieckmann. Peter tipped me 5 acorns for my first banner back in October of last year. I am following Leon's great idea by tipping 5 acorns in his memory.
Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.
"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam
Hello Trixi. It is very good to see you here, and know how much we loved Peter here at ATP.
I know it was a great loss to your team when Peter passed away.
For all of those that would be interested in seeing the great work Peter and his team have done, here is the link. Google translate works very well on this site. http://sempervivum-liste.de/