{"id":2222,"date":"2015-06-18T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/memorial-tribute-established-for-peggy-and-michael-leider"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:57:14","slug":"memorial-tribute-established-for-peggy-and-michael-leider","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/memorial-tribute-established-for-peggy-and-michael-leider","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Tribute Established for Peggy and Michael Leider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past AFE Trustee Ken Tagawa has established a new memorial tribute in memory of lifelong floral industry members Margaret Lynch \u201cPeggy\u201d Leider and her son Michael J. Leider Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PeggyandMichaelLeider-220x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9473\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past AFE&nbsp;Chairman Jim Leider suffered the losses of his wife and son this year, first with the death of Peggy who passed away on March 23, and two months later with the death of his and Peggy\u2019s oldest son Michael, who died on May 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peggy succumbed to a long battle with cancer at age 76, and Michael, age 54, also passed away after a brief but painful battle with cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth Peggy and Michael have given a tremendous amount of support to the industry, side by side with Jim Leider. This is our way of honoring their legacy, by also allowing others to give back to the industry they love, in their names,\u201d Ken and Randy Tagawa said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peggy first met Jim at Cornell University, and later moved to Chicago to marry him. She was a major supporter of the family greenhouse business, Leider\u2019s Greenhouses \u2013 a 117-year-old greenhouse operation based in Buffalo Grove, Ill. She raised her family in Deerfield, then moved to Lake Bluff to be closer to her grandchildren, and eventually settled down in Ocean Ridge Fla. with Jim. Peggy was proud that her children and grandchildren were carrying on the family business to the 5th generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peggy was a member of several organizations, including the Chicago Botanic Garden Women\u2019s Board, Ravinia Festival Women\u2019s Board and the Northwestern University Women\u2019s Board. Some of her many hobbies included golfing, gardening, playing bridge and traveling with her family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the obituary written by his son, Michael Leider was born in Bloomington, Ill., raised in Deerfield and lived in Lake Bluff for most of his adult life. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture in 1982, and studied and worked in the Netherlands after graduation. He eventually returned home in order to gain more experience and advance his skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his career in the horticulture industry, Michael developed many close relationships. He contributed to various projects at the Chicago Botanical Gardens as a wholesale plant supplier, and most recently sourced all of the plants for the February Orchid Show. Michael loved animals, nature, camping, working in his garden and many other outdoor activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ken Tagawa established the tribute with a $1,000 contribution, and has donated an additional $2,000 to the fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nmc-buttons aligncenter  buttons   aligncenter\" id=\"block_bf469fc71c0d81ca2e5898e7f26e81ef\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.networkforgood.com\/projects\/71074-donate-to-afe\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Contribution<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>or send a check to:<\/strong><br><strong>Endowment Floral Americano<br>c\/o Peggy and Michael Leider Memorial Tribute<\/strong><br><strong><strong>610 Madison St, Ste 101, PMB 803<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong>Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The family is always notified of donations and contributions can be made in any amount.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,48,29],"class_list":["post-2222","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-memorials","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Memorial Tribute Established for Peggy and Michael Leider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Past AFE Trustee Ken Tagawa established a new memorial tribute in memory of floral industry members Margaret Lynch &quot;Peggy&quot; Leider and Michael J. 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