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Samuel McGREDY Obituary
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Sam, painting by local Portadown artist Billy Austin
Jim Lyttle
November 26, 2019
Sam painted by local Portadown artist Billy Austin
Jim Lyttle
November 26, 2019
September 15, 2019
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our friend and mentor Sam.
We all have wonderful memories and these will remain with us forever.
Gillian please accept our heartfelt condolences.
From the members of the northland Rose society
Silvia Fineschi
September 5, 2019
On behalf of 'Roseto Botanico Gianfranco & Carla Fineschi, I express our condolence for the passing of Sam McGredy IV.
We are proud to have in our rose garden a large representative of McGredys roses, more than 200 varieties bred between 1909 (Lady Alice Stanley, Sam McGredy II) and the late 1990s.
We will more and more appreciate and preserve the name and the roses of three generations McGredy.
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Bruce Kennedy
September 2, 2019
My family and I would like to express our sincere condolences. I have very fond memories of our friendship. Kind regards Bruce Kennedy, Wanganui, former Rasmussens rose nursery
September 1, 2019
In memory of Dr. Sam McGredy
Dr. McGredy you came from a family of incredible horticulturist. Through your own contribution to horticulture, the McGredy legacy was extended and enhanced and you literally made New Zealand and the world more beautiful. As roses lover and horticulturist, I looked to you for inspiration and thank you for the work you have done. May you rest in peace in the heaven's rose garden.
G.S. Perera
Margaret Duff
August 31, 2019
Dear Jillian
It was very sad to hear that Sam had passed away last Sunday. You have the Johnston's family's heart felt condolences and our thoughts will be with you and family on Monday. My father Desmond always talked of Sam with much pride.
I posted a photo below of the Johnston cousins - from left Nigel Johnston(scotland), Peter Johnston, Kathy Sayeed, Margaret Duff( all living in Australia & Rose Clingen (lives near Belfast)
Love Margaret x
Sam in his rose fields at Mullavilly, Portadown,1967.
Jim Lyttle
August 31, 2019
Jim Lyttle
August 31, 2019
Dear Jillian and family,
It is with great sadness that we have heard of Sam's passing, he will always be remembered in his birth town of Portadown and throughout Northern Ireland. Sam's creations of new roses have left this world a more beautiful place.
I was Sam's catalogue photographer during the 1960's to early 1970's, the photograph I include is one of the many which I took of him in 1967 in his rose fields at Mullavilly, Portadown.
My condolence's to you at this difficult time.
Jim Lyttle, Portadown,Northern Ireland.
Gerrit Pieter Ilsink
August 29, 2019
The McGredy Family /
Mrs Jillian McGredy-Walker, children, grandchildren
Harmelen, 29 August 2019
Dear Family; dear Jillian,
With great sadness and regret we learnt that our dear rose friend and well esteemed colleague Sam has passed away.
The true icon of roses will alway be remembered for his great contribution to the worldwide rose industry and for being a very inventive breeder. May he rest in peace and let us treasure all the beautiful roses he created.
Besides being an excellent colleague, we always highly appreciated both Sam's and your friendship and cordiality over the past years. We thankfully remember the enjoyable stays at your place.
Our thoughts are nearby the entire family and we wish you all the strength to cope with this enormous loss.
All the very best in these difficult days,
Warm regards,
On behalf of The Ilsink Family, board and staff of Interplant Roses B.V.
Peter and Carin Ilsink
Johnston Cousins send their condolences (Sam's Uncle Walter was our grandfather) Nigel, Peter, Kathy, Margaret & Rose
Margaret Duff
August 29, 2019
Frank and Koba Schuurman
August 29, 2019
GOOD FRIENDS TOGETHER
Sadly our good friend Sam McGredy passed away last Saturday, Our love goes out to Jillian, his daughters, Kathryn, Maria and Glodagh, their partners and children and wish them much strength in this difficult time.
Sam arrived in from his troubled Northern Ireland 1972 to settle in Peaceful New Zealand with his family, Sam was a giant in the Rose World .
Some of his best Rose friends were Reimer Kordes of Germany, Niels Poulsen of Denmark, Pat Dickson of Northern Ireland and Hette Spek from Holland
Soon he was breeding roses again in one of my glasshouses at our Nurseries in Henderson, and we became very good friends while he was creating his new roses with us until 1984, when we sold out and moved on, Sam continued breeding for a few years on different properties, Sam's garden rose varieties are second to none and grown world wide winning many of the top awards, and inspire a number of New Zealand rose growers to also start breeding roses.
Sam was instrumental in getting Plant Varieties protected in New Zealand with the Government of the day becoming a signatory to the UPOV Convention (International Convention For the Protection Of New Varieties of Plants) and for a time he was president of CIOPORA (International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Horticultural Plant Varieties ) and more than that, he reorganised the New Zealand rose industry of the time with being instrumental
in forming RINZ a new organisation of Rose Introducers to New Zealand, managed by rose growers for the benefit of rose breeders and their agents.
Sam, being the Spirit and Patron of the Hamilton Rose Gardens, Sam was instrumental in setting up an international association of Pacific Rim Rose Gardens, Gifu in Japan, Adelaide in Australia, Portland in Oregon, and of course the Hamilton Rose Gardens.
All in All a Giant of a man, rest in peace my good friend,
Frank and Koba Schuurman
GOOD FRIENDS TOGETHER
Frank and Koba Schuurman
August 29, 2019
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