Everett Albyn

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Everett H. Albyn was born November 20th, 1910 in Toboso. [1]. He was well known in the community as the owner of two local nurseries, Albyn's Landscape and Nursery in Marne, founded by his father in 1924, [2] and the H.A. Albyn Nursery near Hanover. He was active in the Newark Rotary and had a long association with the Dawes Arboretum. He was also a charter member of the Newark Tree Commission when it began in 1994. Albyn graduated from Ohio State University and served as an intelligence officer in Africa and Italy during WWII. He died January 11th, 1997.

References

  1. Whyde, L. (1997, January 18). Albyn's friends, colleagues say county lost a good friend. The Newark Advocate.
  2. Hoover, G. (1992, May 10). It's a dirty job. The Newark Advocate.