{"id":1899,"date":"2023-06-28T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/memorial-tribute-established-in-memory-of-gene-willis"},"modified":"2024-03-15T21:32:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:32:22","slug":"homenaje-conmemorativo-establecido-en-memoria-de-gene-willis","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/memorial-tribute-established-in-memory-of-gene-willis","title":{"rendered":"Homenaje p\u00f3stumo establecido en memoria de Gene Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tid=\"block_aaf21008ec94da886a3bab549f73c8fb\"\n\tclass=\"nmc-block nmc-block--half-half alignfull  half-half   alignfull\">\n\t  <div class=\"bound boundwide\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"image\">\n                                                \n    <div class=\"img-variable\" style=\"width: 480px; aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 574;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GeneWillis.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"574\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n          <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 15\" fill=\"none\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><title>externo<\/title>\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M1.88345 13.1241H13.124V8.24662H15V15H0V0H6.75338V1.87594H1.88345V13.1241ZM8.25152 1.87594V0H14.9974V6.74587H13.1215V3.2041L8.16152 8.16405L6.84082 6.83592L11.7933 1.87594H8.25152Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>        \n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"text\"><p>Se ha establecido un homenaje memorial en honor a Gene Merrill Willis a trav\u00e9s del Fondo Floral Estadounidense (AFE) por parte de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garciagroupinc.com\/\">Pete Garcia Company\/Garcia Group<\/a>. Gene M. Willis, de 81 a\u00f1os, de Jamul, CA, falleci\u00f3 de manera inesperada pero pac\u00edfica en su hogar el 22 de marzo de 2023. Es m\u00e1s conocido en la industria por su trayectoria laboral en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdfsinc.com\/\">San Diego Florist Supplies, Inc.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gene comenz\u00f3 a colaborar con la contabilidad en San Diego Florist Supplies en 1975 y se convirti\u00f3 en socio en 1977. En 1989 ayud\u00f3 a abrir la segunda sucursal en Carlsbad, California. En 1991 se convirti\u00f3 en propietario de 100% y sigui\u00f3 apoyando al sector floral del sur de California suministrando los mejores productos florales de todo el mundo.  En 2018, hab\u00eda ampliado San Diego Florist Supplies hasta contar con siete establecimientos repartidos por el sur de California y Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n                            <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gene participaba activamente en la industria floral, sirviendo como presidente de International Floral Distributors en 2013 y en la junta directiva de 2012 a 2014. Promovi\u00f3 los accesorios florales como una parte integral de la industria floral durante 46 a\u00f1os. \u00c9l cre\u00eda que los accesorios eran tan importantes como las flores cortadas para el \u00e9xito.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gene naci\u00f3 en la escarpada ciudad del noreste de Arizona de McNary, Arizona, hijo de Merrill Roundy y Dora Tilton Willis. Descend\u00eda de una larga l\u00ednea de pioneros del norte de Arizona, y el esp\u00edritu del Viejo Oeste \u2014honestidad, trabajo duro, resiliencia y ayuda a los dem\u00e1s\u2014 vivi\u00f3 en sus venas toda su vida.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">En 1967, Gene recibi\u00f3 una maestr\u00eda en contabilidad de la Universidad Brigham Young, aprob\u00f3 el examen de contador p\u00fablico certificado (CPA) y, junto con su esposa, Judy, se mud\u00f3 a San Diego para trabajar en la firma de contabilidad ahora conocida como Touche Ross. Despu\u00e9s de diez a\u00f1os en la contabilidad p\u00fablica, compr\u00f3 la floreciente empresa San Diego Florist Supplies. Sigui\u00f3 trabajando hasta el d\u00eda de su fallecimiento. Gene fue fiel a todo lo que emprendi\u00f3: su fe, su familia, sus amigos y su compromiso con la industria floral.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">El legado de Gene vive a trav\u00e9s de su esposa, sus cuatro hijos, sus c\u00f3nyuges y nueve nietos.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">En memoria de Gene, por favor considere hacer una donaci\u00f3n a la\u00a0<strong>Homenaje P\u00f3stumo a Gene Willis<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nmc-buttons aligncenter  buttons   aligncenter\" id=\"block_eabc35535fbefd212cc15ab150aafb37\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.networkforgood.com\/projects\/71074-donate-to-afe\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\">Haz una contribuci\u00f3n<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>o env\u00ede un cheque a:<\/strong><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Americana<br>c\/o Homenaje Memorial Gene Willis<br>610 Madison Street, Ste. 101, PMB 803<br>Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Siempre se notifica a la familia de las donaciones y las contribuciones se pueden hacer por cualquier cantidad.<\/em><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,48,29],"class_list":["post-1899","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-memorials","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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