Kenneth Royer, AAF, a lifelong industry innovator, educator, author and 2021 inductee into the Society of American Florists’ Floriculture Hall of...
Obituary: Kenneth Royer 1931-2023
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Remembering Those We Lost in 2023
The floral industry lost several professionals whose contributions won’t be forgotten. If there are other professionals you’d like to remember,...
Obituary: Del Demaree 1937-2023
Del Demaree Jr., AAF, a second-generation owner of Syndicate Sales and past president of the Society of American Florists whose product innovations...
Mike Suyeyasu, AAF: 1934-2020
Mike Suyeyasu, AAF, a dedicated and forward-thinking industry member and longtime Society of American Florists leader, passed away on January 1 from...
Industry Says Good-Bye to Mentor, Friend and Leader: Peter Ullrich, 1942-2016
A floral industry leader who many considered a mentor, friend and unparalleled big thinker died in late June. Peter Ullrich, the former CEO and...
Indiana Florists Pay Tribute to SAF Member Killed in Car Accident
Florists in Indiana are grieving the loss of Society of American Florists member Linda Taylor, owner of Bowden Flowers, this week. Taylor and her...
Industry Mourns Esteemed Horticulture Professor Paul Thomas
Paul A. Thomas, Ph.D., a renowned researcher, prolific speaker and champion of budding horticulturists, died Saturday, Sept. 14. He was 65. Thomas...
SAF Staff, Members Pay Tribute to Exuberant Life of Krissy Doyle
If you’ve called, emailed or stopped by the Society of American Florists’ headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, sometime in the past 18 years,...
Floral Industry Mourns Loss of ‘Bright Light’ Shelby Shy, AAF
Smart, forward-thinking businesswoman. Dedicated (and hilarious) friend and colleague. Devoted daughter. Loving mother. All around bright light....
Industry Celebrates Life of Arlene Sorensen, AAF (1932-2019)
Family and friends of Arlene Louise Sorensen, AAF, 87, gathered yesterday in Lincoln, Nebraska, to honor the life of a woman who devoted her life to...
Founding Voice of ‘Modern WF&FSA’ Passes Away
A woman credited with helping to lay the foundation for an independent Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association died last month after a...
Industry Mourns Former SAF President Mel Schwanke, AAF
Melvin H. Schwanke, AAF, former president of the Society of American Florists, member of the association’s exclusive Floriculture Hall of Fame and...
Alan “Buddy” Jacobson: 1931 –2018
Alan “Buddy” Jacobson, the former president and chairman of Jacobson Floral Supply in Boston, died Nov. 29. He was 87 years old. Jacobson joined the...
Floral Industry Remembers First Lady Barbara Bush
When Sten Crissey, AAF, walked into the White House in the spring of 1990, he looked around the room and took a deep breath. Crissey, then president...
George Boulton: 1936-2018
A longtime industry member and former Society of American Florists volunteer leader died March 18 from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome,...