See:
Other write ups can be found from a Google search:
His webpage:
For the younger members, this link will give you an idea of what hybridizing he was doing:
http://rosebreeders.org/forum/search.php?keywords=starnes
His posts in garden web roses:
Henry, as I wrote on the Gardeweb, that is crushing news. Unbelievable really. He was such a kind man who on occasion freely shared his knowledge with me and many others. His roses will be a lasting legacy and I’ll cherish Gold Blush all the more, but this was a life take way too soon.
Thank you for posting this Henry.
Tragic!
“we will hopefully be able to transplant many of his plants to a new, publicly accessible Memorial Garden in his honor.”
How tragic. I will miss his posts on Facebook. Thank you Henry.