Robert Mifflin WARD

1953 - 1987  (34 years)

• Name	Robert Mifflin WARD
  Born	3 Apr 1953	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Oct 1987	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
  Buried	Cremated, ashes scattered at sea.
  Notes	Robert was originally named Robert Hearne Batley and was the biological son of Mary Paul Fitzpatrick and William Randle Batley. After Mary's marriage to Luther Mifflin Ward, Luther formally adopted Robert Hearne Batley and his name was changed to Robert Mifflin Ward. San Diego Union Obituary, Tuesday, November 17, 1987: “Services planned Saturday for botanist Robert M. Ward, 34” “A memorial service for botanist Robert M. Ward, 34, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Mr. Ward, a native of San Diego, died Oct. 31 in San Francisco of a liver ailment. Remains were cremated and ashes scattered at sea. He was the son of L. Mifflin Ward and Mary Ward. He attended San Diego city schools, Windsor Mountain School in Lenox, Mass., and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Connecticut College, New London, Conn. He worked as assistant horticulturist for the San Diego Zoo from 1981 until he left for San Francisco in 1986 to become executive director of the Strybing Arboretum Society of Golden Gate Park. Mr. Ward, a Botanical Research Fellow, published a number of scientific papers, popular articles and brochures while at the Zoo and in the doctoral program at the University of California at Irvine. Survivors include his mother; a sister, Mary, and two brothers, Randle Batley of San Diego and William Batley of Austin, Texas. The family has suggested contributions to Strybing Arboretum Society, Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco 94122, or to Quail Botanical Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas 92024.”
  Person ID	I1874	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Luther Mifflin "Miff" WARD,   b. 6 Jun 1913, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1987, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Paul FITZPATRICK,   b. 23 Sep 1925, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA ,   d. 1 Jan 1999, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1960	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
  Family ID	F543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	William Randle BATLEY, III,   b. 12 Mar 1926, Brawley, Imperial, California, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 2010, Brawley, Imperial, California, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Paul FITZPATRICK,   b. 23 Sep 1925, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA ,   d. 1 Jan 1999, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1949	El Centro, Imperial, California, USA
  Divorced	Bef 4 Jul 1958
  Family ID	F866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 3 Apr 1953 - San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Died - 31 Oct 1987 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth