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Pauline and Ray Martin posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
June, I cannot begin to say how shocked and saddened we were to hear of Frank's passing. We were proud to have known him and call him our friend. Like Suzanne I will miss his email messages that always cheered us up. We will always have his roses and now they will be even more precious. Our love to you June and condolences to all the family. Pauline and Ray Martin UK
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Suzanne Horn posted a condolence
Friday, February 4, 2011
My heartfelt condolences go out to June and the family. I was so honored to have known Frank through years of emails and in person on your visit to Los Angeles in October of 2008. Frank was a national treasure in the rose world and to those who knew him... talented, funny, warm and good hearted. There is no way to measure how much he will be missed by so many and in so many ways. One of the things I will most miss will be the smile always brought to my face when I saw an email in my "in" box with the address Harlane1. I will forever have Frank's wonderful roses in my garden to remind me of this wonderful man.
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Serrano Family posted a condolence
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
To: The Taft Family We are very sorry to hear about the loss of your father and grandpa, we know how much you loved him and how much he meant to all of you. You are in our thoughts. Love the Serranos
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Stan V Griep posted a condolence
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
God bless Frank for the beautiful roses his efforts brought to so many rosebeds, including mine. May God bless his family in the same beautiful ways now that he has taken Frank to help tend the rose gardens of Heaven.......
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Kevin Glaes posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
I wish to express my deepest sympathies to June and family on the loss of this great man. We are all deeply saddened and will have you in our prayers.
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Amy Dohmen posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
June and family I want to express sincere sympathy to you and your family in your time of grief. I and so many will remember Frank every time I look at one of his creations in my garden. And smile knowing he is tending God's garden. Amy Dohmen
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Glenn & Donna Smith posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Dear June and Family, So sorry for your loss, but he will be smiling down on us all as he is tending the Heavenly Rose Gardens. He will be remembered always in our hearts. Donna&Jr
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Meg posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
****************RAPTURE OF ROSES********** Webster describes "Rapture" as the '...state of being carried away with joy, love, etc., ecstasy. An expression of great joy, pleasure, etc. (rare) a carrying away or being carried away in body or spirit. (Poetic) To enrapture; fill with ecstasy...' In most cases it begins simply, casually, almost without notice or fan-fare. For some it began as children and our first experiences were helping in the family garden or tending the roses around Grandma's house. For others the interest in roses began gradually and each season new varieties fueled the desire to add 'just a few more' or 'try something new'. Once you have indulged in the hobby and have had even a small amount of success, the desire to continue and to increase what you have becomes an obsession; a magnificent obsession. No matter how much we try to deny it, or whatever we call it, interest, hobby, exercise, pleasure, or love, it can all be summed up in one word: Rapture. There are so many facets involved, so many mediums of expression, art, photography, architecture, literature, poetry, cooking, decoration, religion and fragrance. No matter how casual we may want to appear to others, there is still that deep-down, undeniable thrill of discovery and appreciation when we come face to face with the object of our affection and desire. To some there is a deep-rooted feeling of the physical side when we apply our efforts and skills in the garden. Sometimes this experience borders on reverence as we feel we are one with nature and our God, whatever we perceive him or her to be. No matter how we began or what particular direction we take, there comes a day when we find we are breathless with excitement at the prospect of spring. We spend hours pouring over catalogs or texts describing roses. We talk about them, dream about them, sing about them, plan for them, import them, share them, trade them, hybridize new varieties and even change the face of the earth to accommodate them. We indulge in expensive treatments, fertilizers, pesticides and exotic incantations and formulas all guaranteed to bring us success. But when we are alone in our garden, admiring some new growth development, a bud showing great promise, a flower in full bloom and fragrance or the petals as they gently fall to Mother Earth, it becomes an experience that borders on a deeply religious revelation, one that affects our very basic nature. It colors our days and illuminates our nights. It projects and propels us into the future, It binds us gently to the past with pale, silken bonds, always seeking, always questing, always searching. A never-ending journey of excitement, joy and thrill of discovery. But to whatever degree we admit our involvement with roses, in our heart of hearts we can admit to being enraptured - a state of being carried away with great joy, love or pleasure. Working in the garden can be a deeply religious experience as one can feel the warmth of the good earth pressed beneath our knees in a continuation of life from one generation to another. That special odor of the warm, moist earth, full of promises, dreams and expectations revives a flagging spirit. Gardening can be frolic, a joy, a crazy exhilaration that is enjoyed by the very young and remembered fondly with a tinge of longing and yearning in our twilight years. As we stand in our gardens and marvel at the orderly progression of the season, the Rapture begins. From the cold and quiet season of rest, spring arrives with its renewed promise of things to come. The newly formed buds swell with careless abandon. Dew sparkles and bedecks each leaf and petal with droplets more precious than diamonds, and the Rapture continues. Then on one warm early summer afternoon when you stand entranced and transfixed before the Queen of Flowers and find that she has encircled your heart with an unbreakable bond, we realize that the Rapture is complete. And when the day comes and we stand alone and regard our roses, thinking about that certain someone special who used to stand beside us drinking in their beauty and tears spring unbidden to our eyes, may our roses give us once more a measure of Rapture to soothe our aching heart. May their glorious beauty restore, uplift, and strengthen us. Though grief may be the price we pay for having loved someone, our roses know that from the wintry darkness comes the renewed promise of another glorious day. Smell the sweet fragrance of the Rapture of Roses Touch them and feel the Rapture of Roses Hold them close to your heart and savor the Rapture of Roses The Rapture, The Rapture, The Rapture of Roses
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Nancy Aumiller posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
So sorry for your loss. The family is in my prayers. Frank will be missed very much.
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Tom Mayhew posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Dear June and Family, Frank will be greatly missed. He was such a kind and generous friend. His many rose introductions will continue to live throughout the world as beautiful tributes to his life.
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Cyndy Scalf posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Dear June and family, I am deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Frank. To think that we will never hear his melodic voice booming from the back of the room at a WJRS meeting is almost too much to contemplate. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless, Cyndy Scalf
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Kitsy Mostellar posted a condolence
Monday, January 31, 2011
Frank's memory will live on in the roses he created for all of us to enjoy. He was a great friend but I take comfort in the fact that he was with us as long as he was. June and the family, you are in my prayers... Kitsy
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Paul Colombo posted a condolence
Monday, January 31, 2011
Andrea, Paul and I will keep you in our memories forever as we tend to the roses you have created for us to enjoy.......
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Kim Myers posted a condolence
Monday, January 31, 2011
To The Bernardella Family & specifically Jane, Although I did not know your father, I wanted to extend my deepest sympathies on his passing. His roses will truly be legacy and continual reminder...and your memories will keep him close to your hearts. Warmly, Kim Myers
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Pat Pitkin posted a condolence
Monday, January 31, 2011
Dear June and Family, We will miss our fellow Rosarian. Our hearts go out to you. His roses will live on in memory. Love, Pat Pitkin
