Two who passed this week

I missed these notable deaths last Thursday (March 27th) and just stumbled upon them over at Small Dead Animals. I feel they are worth mentioning again.

Dr. Lyle Thurston , a founding member of Greenpeace, has died. He was 70.

Seems the good doctor wasn’t an environmentalist or ecologist by training.

A pharmacist and physician, he sat on the board of the Window Pane Society, a Vancouver organization that helped young people beat their drug habits.

Good work to be sure but exactly how does that place him in the forefront of one of today’s enviro-terrorist groups? Oh, and the Doctor was a heavy smoker who suffered from emphysema.

Dr. Thurston’s obituary does not list any surviving relatives.

Also passing away on Thursday: Herb Peterson , McMuffin Inventor, Is Dead at 89

Mr. Peterson came up with the idea for the menu item, the signature McDonald’s breakfast dish, in 1972. The Egg McMuffin made its debut at a restaurant in Santa Barbara that Mr. Peterson owned with his son, David Peterson. Modeled on eggs Benedict, it consists of an egg formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, topped with a slice of cheese and grilled Canadian bacon. It is served on a toasted and buttered English muffin.

Mr. Peterson’s obit included this section:
“Besides his son, his survivors include his wife, Barbara; 3 daughters; 11 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.”

So let’s tally that up: Dr. Thurston, 70, no survivors; Mr. Peterson, 89, survived by a wife, 4 children, 11 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

What lesson do we have: head lots of Egg McMuffins and stay away from the ocean!

Or: It ain’t easy being green.