Long time chief of the Turlock
Laboratory, Dr. Art Bickford passed away on Saturday July 29th. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
Dr. Arthur Alton Bickford of Turlock, CA, passed away Saturday, July 29th, leaving his family, friends, and community to cherish the memories of his long and productive life.
Art was born and raised in northern Vermont. He was the youngest male of ten children. Growing up on the family dairy farm, he learned all the valuable lessons that come with that type of life. The family had maple trees on their land, and Art observed some of the finer points of “sugaring” from his dad. Art loved maple syrup, and he shared that love with friends and family his whole life. Of course, there were incentives to staying on the family farm, but he had a passion for learning, and when he graduated from high school, he set his sights on the rigorous path of higher education. Click here! to read complete Obituary!