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Bartley Brown Obituary
Melbourne, FL
Dr. B. Frank Brown died at home following a brief illness on Saturday, November 1, 2014. He was born in Dublin, GA and until his death at 97, remained active and deeply involved with his family and his many friends. After service in the Navy in WWII, Dr. Brown moved with his family to Florida to complete his advanced degrees. He became principal of Melbourne High School in 1953 and then served as Superintendent of Brevard County Schools and an educational consultant to the Kettering Foundation, the US Department of Defense Dependent Schools, and multiple Florida governors.
Dr. Brown was also a Fulbright Scholar and a life-long avid gardener.
During his 15 years at Melbourne High School, Dr. Brown replaced the traditional 'lock-step' curriculum with a non-graded program, and was interviewed by Walter Cronkite and featured in Time Magazine for his innovative and visionary educational concepts which benefited students of all abilities. While Mel-Hi was proudly known as a school whose library was larger than its gymnasium and as the first high school to offer Chinese as part of the curriculum. Dr. Brown was equally supportive of the non-traditional student. A former graduate once wrote Dr. Brown that he would never have graduated if Dr. Brown had not allowed him to earn his diploma by learning the names of all the plants on the campus.
Deeply passionate and irrepressibly curious about learning, Dr. Brown wrote six books on education, and in 2007, on the occasion of his 90th birthday, Melbourne High School named its Science and Research Center in his honor.
Upon his retirement from the school system, Dr. Brown traveled extensively to the jungles of SE Asia collecting exotic plants. Dr. Brown hybridized and patented over 20 aglaonemas and shared his knowledge in lectures and in authoring three books, including the first book ever written on crotons. With the assistance of Cleo Milare, his dear friend and nursery manager, Dr. Brown opened his Valkaria Gardens to the public and in 2012, he received a life award from The International Aroid Society.
Dr. Brown is survived by his daughters, B.J. Freeman and Cassandra (Al) Evans, six grandchildren, Kate, Robin, Louis, Stuart, Sterling, and Catherine, and one great-grandchild, Annie Ruth. He loved to sing to his daughters and never missed a chance to burst enthusiastically into song. The exuberant refrain he always sang upon heading out the door - "We're off to see the Wizard" - seems a fitting epitaph for the final journey of this most remarkable and unforgettable man.
Private services will be held in Dublin and in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Community Foundation for Brevard, 1361 Bedford Dr #102, Melbourne, FL 32940, designated for the B. Frank Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. This Fund will sustain Dr. Brown's lifelong commitment to education by benefiting Melbourne High School students seeking a college education and by providing cutting edge equipment and technology for the Science and Research Center.
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for Bartley Brown
Jeff Searle
May 22, 2023
Hi Frank, I just wanted to say, I think of you quite often. I will be giving a talk tonight down at Fairchilds Tropical Gardens in Miami on Crotons. You will certainly be mentioned ad I am bringing both Croton books you wrote. I also will demonstrate on how to do an Air Layer and will be showing my scissors that you gave me. RIP
mike Schreiner
February 22, 2022
The principle of my high school 1968..remember him....liked him....god bless RIP
Joanne (Hoover) Wisler
October 31, 2015
Who would have believed that When Dr. Arrived in our sleepy little town of Melbourne that one day he would be the one responsible for putting Melbourne Fl. on the map!!
Dr. brown was a legend in his time and I am grateful to have had him as a principle in elementary school as well as high school!
He was such a kind soul and is truly missed.
Sally Jones
October 30, 2015
You were an awesome person who did so much for education. You will be very missed.
MaryAnn (Morawski)Zamora
October 30, 2015
Rest in peace Dr. Brown. You were a wonderful influence. Not only on myself but all those who had the privilege of knowing. The class of 65 was honored to know you.
Ken Harland
October 30, 2015
I was so fortunate to receive the benefits of his innovative ideas in education and they made a big difference in my high school experience.
Judee Light (Montague - maiden name)
October 30, 2015
My Dad was in the Air Force and we were stationed at Patrick in the late 50s, early 60s. I went to Mel Hi from the middle of my junior year to the end of my senior year, graduating in 1961. Dr. Brown was the principal then, and I really liked him. I loved that I had the opportunity to take Russian while I was at Mel Hi. Many blessings to Dr. Brown's famiy and loved ones.
Pam Drew
October 30, 2015
Dr. Brown's educational leadership was one of the main reasons my family moved from Texas to Melbourne in 1962. My parents wanted my sister and I to have a good education and they had read about how highly regarded the educational system was at Mel-Hi thanks to the leadership of Dr. Brown. He was not only a great educator but also a wonderful person!
I am so sorry for your loss of this very special man.
Joan (Valentine) Payne
April 22, 2015
Sending my sympathy and condolences to Dr. B. Frank Brown's family. This man was an incredible leader and motivator. He was every child/students friend. He gave every student a chance and what an inspiration he was. We were so fortunate to be able to have gone to school in an era led by such a giant of an educator. And many many years after, it was a joy to follow him in retirement. We enjoyed our visits at class reunions with the Class of 1963. This was one great man. Rest in peace.
November 22, 2014
I loved this most gracious and generous man. My world is a better place for having known him.
Heavenly rest, dear friend.
Dottie Oishi, Malabar, FL
November 16, 2014
From One of the "Marshall Girls" who all attended Melbourne High School as well as our Mother(1934 graduate)
Robert Earl Gourlay
November 16, 2014
Great Principal!
Fred Blanton
November 11, 2014
I was also privileged to go to school under the leadership of Dr. Brown and to be in his first graduating class from the new Melbourne High School 1n 1956. Prayers to all....
Roxanne Gager-Trainer
November 11, 2014
Dr Brown on every level is a legend. the first time I saw him this dear man strolled through the cemented paths leading to each of the grouped class rooms and buildings of Mel-Hi with dignity yet an approachable ease and manner that I got the impression my principal was like Robert Youngfrom the TV show "Father Know's Best". Soft spoken with a smile that made you feel just plain good.His intellect, lighthearted humor with that sparkle in his eyes inspired and made the students happy. A scholar,gentleman, horticulturist, good listener,mentor, kind soul has left a legacy to everyone who had the pleasure of talking with him. I am so glad we had a few minutes together at a recent reunion.We shared adventures and his discoveries of plants and cultures. I shook his hand, but decided to hug and thank him for his encouragement and sheer joy he brought to me when I was in school.I am glad I did. God Bless your spirit Dr. Brown I'm sure you are in the garden of heaven's veil. My condolences to your family and I am so sorry for the grief and loss you feel. With the impact he made on myself and others, I can't imagine the pain and loss you feel for this wonderful man.
Peg Winecoff
November 9, 2014
Dr. B will be sorely missed. He made such a large contribution to so many lives. He was a real positive life changer for many people and is greatly missed.
Priscilla Asp-Taylor
November 9, 2014
To all of Dr. Brown's family, I pray that God will give you much peace. His life impacted mine as a student at Melbourne High School, by giving me a thirst for knowledge that has lasted all my life. God bless you all, Priscilla
phillip hennigan
November 8, 2014
class of 65, painted the library mural for the kettering foundation he supported. painted
' LOSE HOPE FOR ALL YEA WHO ENTER HERE'
LOCATED ABOVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL, WHAT IT MEANT WAS...YOU ARE GOING TO LEEARN NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY NOT TO. HE WAS A GREAT MAN, EDUCATOR AND FRIEND, HE WILL SURELY BE MISSED AND HIS PRESENCE AT OUR 50 YR REUNION WILL SURE MISS HIM. REST IN PEACR B. FRANK
Cathy Rayburn
November 8, 2014
Hi, Dr. Brown's family. I am so sorry for your loss, even when old a parent is yours. Dr. Brown and I remembered each other over the years. I was one of his favorite students from class of 1963, Cathy Rayburn nee' Stone
Nell Gray Mussler Herring
November 7, 2014
B.J and Cassandra:
I am so sorry for your loss. Your father was a wonderful man and had such wonderful accomplishments. I admired your father very much, as do so many. Back in the early 50's, your father hired my mother, Nell Holmes Mussler, as a young teacher in Melbourne, Fl. He picked her up from the train station, and your family welcomed her into her home when she did not know a soul. When Hollis and I were little girls, we used to love to visit him and roam through his yard with him and he would tell us all about his exotic plants. He always had a smile on his face and welcomed everyone into his home. Cousin Frank will be missed by all. He left a great legacy to Brevard County and the world and was admired and respected by all. Nell Gray Mussler Herring
Joanne WSisler
November 7, 2014
I am so sorry for your loss.
Your Dad came into this world and left it a much better pla
I am sorry for your loss.
I am so grateful to have had him for our Principal at
Ruth Henager and then at Melbourne High.
Dr. Brown and others like him will forever leave a mark, they came into this world and left it a much better place.
Karinluise and Frog Maison Fleurie TG
November 7, 2014
The horticultural world has lost a legend. We were honored to have met him. The plants and books we have from our visit to his home are fitting memorials to this larger-than-life individual
Terry Whipple
November 7, 2014
My sincere sympathies go to the family and student survivors of B. Frank Brown. He was a principled principal whose life was marked by good choices. And he made me think harder and work harder by challenging and opposing my ideas in school. Peace to this Wizard.
Terry Whipple
Richmond, VA
Helen Shinn Parker
November 6, 2014
I would like to send my sympathies to Dr. Brown's family. They were Indialantic neighbors of ours , BJ and I were friends. Their home was warm and welcoming. Even though I struggled academically, Dr. Brown helped me get into college. Obviously I have fond memories! BJ , do you remember when I came to visit you at Agnes Scott? Helen Shinn Parker, Mel Hi, class of 1963
Charlotte Minton Sullivan
November 6, 2014
Dr Brown was such an asset to Melbourne High and the students, working to increase the standards of our education.
I'll always have fond memories of him. (Class 1956)
Doug Carroll
November 6, 2014
Respect. Class of 64.
Karen Raley
November 6, 2014
Dr. Brown made so many lives better by his work and his kindnesses! What wonderfully good fortune I had to be at MelHi when he was principal. MelHi was outstanding because he made it that way. My sympathies go to his daughters and family.
Davie Lang
November 6, 2014
His progressive approach to education made an impact on many student's lives including mine and I shall always remember his unique and extraordinary talent as a HS Principal. MHS grad 1954.
Naomi Cheely Petteway
November 5, 2014
Dr. Brown hired me as a beginning teacher straight out of FSU in 1962. He was such a creative person and Melbourne High School was an exciting place to teach. My sincere sympathy goes out to his family.
Jenny Bixby
November 5, 2014
What an incredibly special man! My mother BJ Bixby taught English at Mel-Hi under B. Frank Brown, and was a life-long friend. He always asked after her. He was a true inspiration to educators and students alike. Because my mother is unable to say so herself, I send her love to his family.
(Class of '71)
Laure Hristov
November 5, 2014
My deepest sympathy to Dr Browns Family and especially Clay who loved him like a Dad. I will never forget meeting Dr Brown at his nursery and hearing all,his plant stories. I loved a sign he had hanging there. Nobody needs Exptic Plants, but Who wants to be a Nobody! As a fellow,plant collector I totally related to that. I admired a dwarf Bamboo he had and he was so generous and gave me a cutting and every time I look at it in my garden, I think go him, his generosity and his love of plants and educating others about them! Rest in peace in Gods heavenly garden!
Dr James M Abney Jr
November 5, 2014
I agree with Beth Glover-MHS , Melbourne, and Brevard County are privileged by this man's talents.
I will never forget he having coffee with me and my Dad in
Gleason's Pharmacy. He told my Dad that he was sure I would be successful in my life. I walked out of there sticking my
Chest out No one had ever said that to me. My Dad began to think I was ok!!
I will miss him. But will think
Of him everyday-he changed my life in the way Mrs Hartzog
Did! God Bless him!
November 5, 2014
To say that Dr. Brown was an outstanding educator is an understatement. I am so grateful that I had the good fortune to be at Melbourne High when he was principal. His work and creative ideas have made a lasting difference in many lives. BJ and Cassandra, I send you my heartfelt sympathy.
Stan Gray
November 5, 2014
God rest your soul Dr. Brown. I started my teaching career under you 55 years ago. You were a great inspiration.
Susan Thayer Kisner
November 5, 2014
Dr. Brown was such an innovator in education. His ideas about what the high school experience should be like shaped the lives of so many. Those of us who benefited from his ideas were able to pursue our interests and receive the best high school education available in our country. I have shared his philosophy with fellow educators, and tried to implement them in my teaching methods.
He indeed lived a life that influenced others in a variety of ways. His legacy is large
Cindy Smith
November 5, 2014
Dr. Brown, I can honestly say you will never be forgotten for you will always be present in the hearts of so many. One comment on the memory board caught my eye stating “Students were treated as individuals with different interests and learning strengths “. Because of Dr. Brown I hung in there and finally got my diploma. Always feeling ‘stupid' Dr. Brown told me once to stick to what “I” could do and one day it would become clear what I was meant to do. Not much was known about dyslexia, therefore I was not tested until my son was being tested at age 6. I found out I indeed am dyslexic and learned many ways to cope with it. As my confidence grew and with fleeting thoughts of someone telling me I would accomplish what I was supposed to accomplish, at age 47, I went to nursing school and after a 22 year career of nursing can realize it did become clear what I was meant to be. Thank you Dr. Brown for treating me as an individual and making me believe I, too, could accomplish something. Cindy (Smith) Crawford. Class of '61
Ann Brennan Lindner
November 5, 2014
I had the good luck of teaching mathematics at Melbourne High School from 1962-65 while Dr. Brown was the Principal. It was an amazing school in which to begin a teaching career. What an great man and what a remarkable life.
November 5, 2014
BJ and Family - What a loss we have. Thank you for sharing your Father with all of us. I have for many, many years seen beautiful crotons and always think of your Dad! I've seen him in the grocery store, at the gardens, at our reunions, at luncheons and he always made you feel he knew exactly who you were and yes, he remembered you from the year you were in school!! BJ, I still will never pass Agnes Scott in Georgia w/o thinking of you - I am so very sorry for your loss. Ginny Edge (Dukes) Class of 1963
Marvin Moss
November 5, 2014
I remember his assistance and his winning ways during my high school years.
Class of 1954.
Mark A Pence (class of 65)
November 5, 2014
It was a blessing that so many of us got to be under his system at Melbourne High School...An innovative and forward thinking man...Proud to have received my diploma from him...may God Bless and Keep Him.
Julia Jones Johnson
November 5, 2014
My sympthany to the entire family. What an intelligent man with such a vision. Our schools sure could use another Dr. Brown
Loved seeing him at our class reunion. He just remembered everyone. How blessed your family was to have him for so many wonderful and happy years.
Julie Smith-Friedman
November 5, 2014
My mind goes back to a time when I was having what I felt was a monumental issue. He listened to my words and helped me to see it was but a fleeting thing. He was so kind and always remembered us and genuinely cared for all of his students. Rest in Peace Dr Brown....you shaped so many lives during yours. An incredible legacy.
Earl Bridges
November 5, 2014
Dr. Brown literally changed my life when I was sent to his office in 1953 as a new 7th grader trying to pull the same daily foolishness as I had done the previous 6 years. I didn't get the "dreaded electric paddle", but he was wise enough to get my attention, by pointing out a fellow classmate he had sent back to the 6th grade.
I "shaped up" and graduated in 1958 with a "gold tassel". He certainly helped a great many students over the years.
I remember proudly showing off the magazine article stating that Melbourne High was number 2 in the nation in educational standards.
Vicki & Chris Mobley
November 5, 2014
We are proud to say we went to Melbourne High School because of this man. He was a leader and true inspiration in education. He will be missed by many. Sincere condolences to his family and friends. Bulldogs hold your heads high because there's another angel in Heaven.
Jeff Searle
November 5, 2014
I am deeply saddened with the loss of a great friend, someone I always looked forward to visiting. We enjoyed a mutual love for crotons, tropical plants and the love of traveling in search of that next exciting plant. I met B. Frank almost 20 years ago at his garden and instantly knew he was a true plantsman with many good stories. He always made me feel welcome while there and will always remember the good times together. He was a dear friend, I will miss you tremendously.
Butch Wright
November 5, 2014
It was a privilege to have know Dr Brown, my sincere condolences & prayers are with his family
Nancy Henderson
November 5, 2014
Dr. Brown's passion for education was my fondest memory. I was proud to have been a product of his wonderful system. Class of '66.
Blaine Garrison Cooper
November 5, 2014
B.J. your father sounds like an amazing man and I know he will be missed by many who knew and loved him. Please accept my condolences and prayers for you and your family in your time of great loss. May the good memories of him sustain you in this time of grief.
Judi Feldman (Perry)
November 5, 2014
Dr. Brown was a man who was ahead of his time in education. I was so privileged to have attended Melbourne High school while he was it's leader.
Attending my 45th Mel-Hi Reunion gave my husband and I the opportunity to see Dr. Brown again. We were fortunate enough to visit is gardens and purchase two of his books.
Dr. Brown you will be missed by everyone you touched. Rest in peace dear man.
Prayers to your love ones and friends.
Eugene Greenway
November 4, 2014
My prayers and sympathy goes out the family. He was a great person.
Class of '56
Kenneth Stokes
November 4, 2014
I am so pleased that Linda Platt was able to hand deliver copies of my novels to Dr. Brown and especially the third one, His Father's Ways, as I dedicated it to Dr. Brown. One of it's major themes was education and he will always come to my mind when that word is mentioned. He was so kind to My sister Graydawn when she was at Melhi. We were poor back then and his assistance was very appreciated. I was unable to go to college, but my high school education prepared me so well, I've been able to prosper in business and write literary novels.I'm also a plant enthusiast and visited Valkeria gardens. I took along one of his old friends, Elaine Vaughn.We exchanged some plants and he gifted me with one of his books. I will cherish the experience more now because both he and Elaine have passed over.
Lory Whitehead
November 4, 2014
Dr. Brown gave us an education that was one of the best this country offered. He was a great contributor to public education for Melbourne High School staff and alumni.
My condolences to the family and friends of Frank Brown.
Van Catterton
November 4, 2014
Cassandra and B.J., my thoughts and sympathy to you and your families. I will always remember a photo and caption in one of our yearbooks which showed a receptionist in the main office of Mel Hi, greeting a visitor by saying something like, "I'm sorry, Dr. Brown is in Washington conferring with the President. Would you care to wait?" What a life your dad had ....
Linda Kotowski
November 4, 2014
I feel so fortunate to have attended Mel-Hi (class of '65) when it was under Dr. Brown's leadership. My love of learning was nurtured by the setting created by Dr. Brown and the team of educators he assembled. His legacy lives on through the many, many lives he touched.
Mikke Schreiner
November 4, 2014
Gone but not forgotten...It was an honor sir, to have you as my High School Principle
Evelyn Marshall Fraley
November 4, 2014
Dr Brown was a wonderful principal and did a good job keeping us all straight and encouraged. My senior year, 1953-54 I worked in the office and he trusted me to use his car to go to Indialantic to get his wife if they had some place to go right away. How many principals would do that today? We loved him and had the utmost respect for him.
Glenda Platt D'Angelo
November 4, 2014
My deepest sympathy to all Dr. Brown's family, especially B. J.
He truly was a remarkable innovative man. And many many years later, how interesting that two of my nephews were able to work with and learn from his expertise in his gardens. May he rest in peace.
Bob Minthorn
November 4, 2014
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Brown family for their loss. I have many great memories of Dr. Brown from my Mel Hi days. He's one of the main reasons I chose to go into teaching.
Sue (Brewer) Crane
November 4, 2014
what an amazing man -- he was a mentor and a friend. He remembered you years after graduation and was always happy to see you. We shared a Georgia connection, too, it seems he had wooed a young lady from my mother's hometown. We had a laugh about that.
Robert Cruickshank
November 4, 2014
In a age where the term “Great Person” is used too frequently, and therefore loses much of it's meaning, I offer praise to Dr. Brown as being a truly great person. In his profession he was a scholar, a innovator, a gardener and he cared for all his students (even the pain-in-the-neck students). No names please.
At many times in my life, as I look back at my humble accomplishments, I know they were possible in no small part by my education at Melbourne High School under Dr. Brown's leadership. I know many other former students feel the same.
Rest in peace Dr. Brown; you earned it.
Robert Cruickshank “67”
BARBARA TAYLOR-SMITH
November 4, 2014
R.I.P. Dear Sir. You will be greatly missed by all of us-former Mel-Hi students who are so grateful to you for your trust/belief in us through our High School years and your never ending encouragement. God Bless your family!
Nancy Cook Barnett
November 4, 2014
I was always proud to say that I graduated from Melbourne High School. Students were treated as individuals with different interests and learning strengths. Everyone had an opportunity to be successful and make high school a positive experience. This was due to Dr. Brown's vision. He was a wonderful principal and person and will be greatly missed.
Nancy Cook Barnett
November 4, 2014
I was always very proud to say that I graduated from Melbourne High School. Students there were treated as individuals with different interests and learning strengths and this was due to Dr. Brown's vision. He was a wonderful principal and person. He will be greatly missed.
ray house
November 4, 2014
A truly remarkable man. He loved life and seeing growth around him, and did so much for so many students who had the good fortune to attend his High School in Melbourne during his years there. I honestly think my unending interest and enjoyment in learning comes from those 3 years of High School.
Judith Head Johnson
November 4, 2014
I am so glad that I got to see Dr. Brown at our last reunion - my memories are so vivid of both high school days and my friendship with BJ. I was fortunate to be a student during those amazing times at Mel-Hi and I am sure that Dr. Brown's enthusiasm and contributions to the education system influenced my continued need for advanced education. He will be missed but we were so fortunate to be a part of his "education life".
Diane Chasick
November 4, 2014
Dr. Brown was so influential in our community. Humble, humorous, brilliant conversationalist, he will be missed when walking around Valkaria or any gardens. I still love my 'Party' plant that he inspired! Thank you Dr. Frank, for your contribution to the world.
Don Albert
November 4, 2014
He gave me my first teaching job--Band Director at Mel-Hi, 1962. Great man!
Pat Sauer
November 4, 2014
So sorry to learn of Dr. Brown's passing. My sympathies to BJ and family. I have such fond memories of my high school days with Dr. Brown as our principal as well as friendship with BJ.
Pat Callahan
November 4, 2014
Thank you for your service. I still use your ideas for education in discussions with educators. It was a good time.
Mac Steen
November 4, 2014
What a wonderful human being! He was a help and inspiration to so many who came under his influence. We've all learned more than we might have had we not crossed paths
B. Frank with his beloved plants
Joanie Holzer Schirm
November 4, 2014
Dr. B. Frank Brown to me was always so larger than life. Beginning in 1953, the Brown and Holzer families became fast friends. I can't recall a world without B. Frank. He had an uncanny ability to see the potential in everyone – no matter what path you traveled, or how long it took. B. Frank gave to so many the gift of a lifelong quest for knowledge. Fortune magazine described Melbourne High School under his leadership: “...perhaps the most stimulating high school in America.” A scholar, who was a plant man, he was a role model and model maker of advanced educational environments. Who could listen to him and not be inspired to take on the world? A man way ahead of his time, he never feared going into the vast unknown for the good of learning. It was B. Frank that my elderly father, Bubbie Holzer called when he decided to break out of an assisted living facility where he was recovering after a hospital stay. B. Frank knew it was his duty to help his good friend and so he drove my dad home. I still have the email B Frank sent me announcing this ‘escape' was underway. I looked up to B Frank fiercely my whole life. He will be forever loved and missed by those whose lives he touched and forever changed. Much love to BJ and Cassandra and their families. Godspeed Dr. Barley Frank Brown.
Steven Deviese
November 4, 2014
A good man!- Mel-Hi Class of 1965.
Kathy Rostand
November 4, 2014
He is missed. Please know he lives on in many lives that he touched.
Bruce Triolo
November 4, 2014
A man All of Brevard County will miss!
Mel Hi Class of 63 Carole Kane-Nix
November 4, 2014
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Alice Deaton
November 4, 2014
I was privileged to go to school under the reign of Dr. Brown from 1962-1965. Dr. brown was very involved in the everyday lives of his students and we are all the better for having known this remarkable man. Prayers to his family. Another angel into Heaven.
November 4, 2014
Im so glad I went to see him last month. I never knew until then that he wrote his first book on crotons 3 years before I met him (1963)!!!!!! Im sure his recommendation is how I was able to get a Fulbright and teach in Turkiye (a great blessing for Liz and I) roy e rood
B Frank and Crotons
Beth Glover
November 4, 2014
I can not begin to say how sad I am about the loss of this great man. He was responsible for making so many lives better. He gave us all a second chance. He encourage Coddy and I to develop our gardens and always willing to lend a hand. He knew every croton! He will be missed by so many. We are so fortunate to have known him.
Gary F. Frye
November 4, 2014
He was quite an inspiration in the short time that I knew him and we prove that you can freeze wine!
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