Background
Eppele, David Louis was born on April 4, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of Joseph Anton and Lena Marie (Tadlock) Eppele.
Eppele, David Louis was born on April 4, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of Joseph Anton and Lena Marie (Tadlock) Eppele.
Student, New Mexico State University, 1958; student, University New Mexico, 1966; student, University Portland, 1972.
Field botanist, Southwest Deserts and Mexico, 1947-1999; field botanist, New Mexico Cactus Research, Belen, 1953-1962; director, Arizona Cactus and Succulent Research, Bisbee, since 1984; editor, Arizona Cactus News, since 1984; columnist, Western Newspapers, since 1987.
(Picture book, featuring Flora & Cacti of the Desert South...)
Member Mule Mountain Democratic Party, Bisbee, since 1978. With United States Navy, 1958-1959. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, New Mexico Academy of Sciences, Bisbee Chamber of Commerce.
Son of Joseph Anton and Lena Marie (Tadlock) E. M. Gladys Emily Padilla (divorced 1975). Children: David D., Joseph E.
M. Geneva Mae Kirsch, July 7, 1977.