A MAN KNOWN FOR BEING THE “ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALL THINGS AGRICULTURE” IN MONTEREY COUNTY HAS PASSED AWAY. 69 YEAR-OLD SALINAS RESIDENT JOHN INMAN DIED MONDAY, AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE ON SATURDAY. INMAN HAD WORKED AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER, FARM ADVISOR, AND AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT….AND RECEIVED THE SALINAS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S ANNUAL AG LEADERSHIP AWARD IN 2001.
HE WAS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, A MEMBER OF AG AGAINST HUNGER, AND HE LED THE SALINAS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S AG BUSINESS DAY TOURS FOR 29 YEARS.
INMAN IS SLATED TO BE CREMATED, AND A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE IS EXPECTED TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.
