In my humble opinion the people who have "passed on" plants up in my neck of the woods are some of the finest folks I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Some of these were rather elderly folks and are now themselves "passed on", but their memory lives on in my heart every time I see one of their gifts! It's somewhat a northern tradition too. It must be something about the 'spirit of giving'.
This little tree sparrow is sitting on a holly bush from KY "passed on" to us as a 5" start about 8-10 years ago.