Fisk travels to Tennessee to honor his
late father at recycling station opening

The Herald and Tribune newspaper in Jonesborough, Tenn. reported on a guest appearance in October by Pliny Fisk III, an associate professor at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, at the dedication of a recycling and composting center honoring Fisk’s late father.

“Working with the town of Jonesborough in the early 1990s before his death,” states the article, “Fisk developed a vision for a composted product that would greatly reduce Jonesborough’s municipal waste disposal and create a valuable product for resale.”

The paper noted that following the ceremony, Fisk and fellow pioneer in sustainability, his wife Gail Vittori, discussed their latest green initiatives.

“Virtually every day both my dad, Pliny Fisk II and my mom, Elaine Rawlinson Fisk, penetrate everything I do and everything I stand for,” said Fisk. “I was so lucky to have both the creativity of the inventor and the artist with me as I was growing into what I am doing today.”

For the story, see http://www.heraldandtribune.com/

The paper also published an editorial detailing the specifics of a comprehensive recycling facility Fisk II was planning for Jonesborough. The plans were cut short, however, when he died in a house fire in 1993.