Dr. Bill Freedman Nature Reserve at Prospect High Head, NS (Photo by NCC

His Legacy

Today is his birth date, the
annual anniversary of the day
our mother gave birth to my
younger brother. Last year was
his 65th birthday, the age when
social convention has it one
retires. He did indeed retire 
last year, stopped teaching
and suspended research, but not
his writing, in a frenzy to
complete two manuscripts for
publication; his legacy to
nature, along with the
conservation area named in
his honour. He lived to see
neither of his devotions so
noted for posterity. So today
is his birth date, the younger
brother I helped diaper and
nurture. HE is gone, his memory
among those who knew his
passions and his humour, lingers.