{"id":22662,"date":"2025-07-02T18:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/?post_type=news&p=22662"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:57:20","slug":"homenaje-memorial-establecido-en-honor-a-frank-biddle","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/memorial-tribute-established-honoring-frank-biddle","title":{"rendered":"Se establece un tributo conmemorativo en honor a Frank Biddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Con gran tristeza informamos el fallecimiento de Frank Biddle, defensor de la industria floral.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Se ha creado un homenaje conmemorativo a trav\u00e9s de Endowment Floral Americano<\/strong><\/a> en honor a Francis \u201cFrank\u201d Biddle, quien falleci\u00f3 pac\u00edficamente el 27 de junio de 2025 a la edad de 60 a\u00f1os. El homenaje fue establecido por los amigos de la industria de Frank, Steve Dionne de Wafex USA, Chris Drummond de Penny\u2019s by Plaza Flowers, Greg Coleman de Mayfield Florist y Ken Young de Phoenix Flower Shops, en reconocimiento a su liderazgo, innovaci\u00f3n y dedicaci\u00f3n de toda la vida a la industria floral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frank era un empresario audaz y visionario cuya influencia ayud\u00f3 a transformar el comercio floral en las Am\u00e9ricas. Tras obtener un t\u00edtulo en Estudios Internacionales en Juniata College y trasladarse al sur de California, Frank descubri\u00f3 la industria floral y nunca mir\u00f3 atr\u00e1s. Su pasi\u00f3n por las personas, las flores y el mundo natural convergieron cuando cofund\u00f3 Dos Gringos, una empresa arraigada en la adquisici\u00f3n de flores de M\u00e9xico. En 1993, fund\u00f3 Francis Biddle International (FBI Flowers)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 un negocio que creci\u00f3 hasta abarcar m\u00e1s de 170 acres de verduras cortadas frescas, flores y aguacates en las colinas del condado de San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, Frank cofund\u00f3 Tradewinds Intl<\/strong><\/a>, donde aport\u00f3 su energ\u00eda y creatividad caracter\u00edsticas al lado de las importaciones del negocio. Su visi\u00f3n de futuro al optimizar la log\u00edstica y acortar la cadena de suministro entre las granjas sudamericanas y los compradores estadounidenses revolucion\u00f3 la forma en que las flores de Colombia y Ecuador llegaban al mercado. Ese impacto todav\u00eda se siente hoy en todo el sector floral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La experiencia y generosidad de Frank no se limitaban a sus propias empresas. Era un colaborador habitual de las campa\u00f1as anuales de recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos de AFE. Form\u00f3 y particip\u00f3 en la Junta Directiva de CalFlowers, y eventualmente asumi\u00f3 el cargo de presidente, desde donde ayud\u00f3 a sembrar las semillas para nuevas ideas y campa\u00f1as influyentes como *That Flower Feeling*. Ya fuera mentorizando a j\u00f3venes profesionales, colaborando con productores o enfrentando desaf\u00edos en nombre de toda la industria, Frank aport\u00f3 integridad, calidez y un esp\u00edritu aventurero a todo lo que tocaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A menudo describ\u00eda la industria como una \u201ctribu global\u201d, y sus conexiones abarcaban continentes y d\u00e9cadas, impulsadas por ferias comerciales, polvorientas visitas a granjas y desv\u00edos espont\u00e1neos por las laderas colombianas. Sus colegas lo conoc\u00edan tanto como un defensor ac\u00e9rrimo como un amigo leal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrank era m\u00e1s que un brillante emprendedor. Era un amigo sincero y un apasionado defensor de nuestra industria\u201d<\/strong> dijo Steve Dionne, amigo de toda la vida y socio gerente de Wafex USA. \u201cSu legado seguir\u00e1 inspir\u00e1ndonos a todos.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Frank le sobreviven su esposa, Jennifer, y sus hijos, Joseph y George. Juntos, Jennifer y George continuar\u00e1n las operaciones tanto de FBI Flowers como de Tradewinds Intl, preservando el legado que Frank construy\u00f3 con dedicaci\u00f3n, coraz\u00f3n y una audaz imaginaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La celebraci\u00f3n de la vida de Frank se llevar\u00e1 a cabo en los campos de flores en Carlsbad el 20 de julio a las 11:00 a. m., seguida de un almuerzo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puedes honrar la memoria de Frank con una donaci\u00f3n a la Homenaje en memoria de Frank Biddle<\/strong>. Las contribuciones se pueden hacer conectado aqu\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> o mediante el env\u00edo de un cheque con este formulario<\/strong><\/a> a AFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Americana
c\/o Homenaje Memorial de Frank Biddle
610 Madison Street, Suite 101, PMB 803
Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siempre se notifica a la familia de las donaciones y las contribuciones se pueden hacer por cualquier cantidad.<\/em>        <\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,42,31,48,29],"class_list":["post-22662","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-grower","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-memorials","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMemorial Tribute Established Honoring Frank Biddle - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A memorial tribute has been created through the\u00a0American Floral Endowment (AFE)\u00a0honoring Francis \u201cFrank\u201d Biddle, who passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025, at the age of 60.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/homenaje-memorial-establecido-en-honor-a-frank-biddle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Memorial Tribute Established Honoring Frank Biddle - 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