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Past AFE Trustee David Niklas and wife Zoe Niklas established a memorial tribute honoring David\u2019s parents, Edmund (\u201cEd\u201d or \u201cNick\u201d) Robert Niklas and Dorothy (\u201cDot\u201d) Niklas. Ed died Sept. 16 at age 93, and Dorothy passed away Nov. 20, 2008.<\/p>\n

Ed, former president of Clackamas Greenhouses, Inc. in Oregon, was a strong supporter of AFE since its inception through generous donations and as a host of numerous AFE Vic and Margaret Ball and Mosmiller interns.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents were proud to be part of an industry that could produce an entity like AFE, and they would be proud that they can still continue their support,\u201d David Niklas said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ed was born into floriculture. In 1911, Ed\u2019s father and grandfather became partners in Rahn and Herberts Greenhouses in Clackamas, which incorporated in 1922 as Clackamas Greenhouses, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed met Dorothy in 1941 after graduating from the University of Oregon with a business degree. They were parted the next year when Ed enlisted in Officer Training School for the U.S. Marine Corps and spent the next several years in the Pacific Ocean theatre during World War II. He married Dorothy on his one stateside leave and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Major. Eventually, the couple settled in Portland to raise a family that would grow to five children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1955, Ed purchased the half of Clackamas Greenhouses, Inc. not owned by his father and made the company a specialist in year-round potted flowering plants, creating one of the first weekly mum programs in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed was president and general manager of Clackamas Greenhouses until 1986 when David, the couple\u2019s eldest son, became president. Ed remained Chairman of the Board for two decades after that. Later, the couple\u2019s younger son Mark and daughters Susie Rough and Joan also joined the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An influential member of the local and national floriculture communities, Ed served as president of the Oregon Flower Growers Association, board member for the Northwest Florists\u2019 Association and the Oregon Florist Association and on the Society of American Florists advisory board on western air cargo in the 1960s. Dorothy accompanied him on many industry assignments throughout his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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or send a check to: <\/strong>
Endowment Floral Americano<\/strong>
c\/o Ed and Dorothy Niklas Memorial Tribute<\/strong>
610 Madison Street, Ste 101, PMB 803<\/strong>
Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,48,29],"class_list":["post-2438","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-memorials","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAFE Memorial Tribute Established for Ed and Dorothy Niklas - Donate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Past AFE Trustee David Niklas has established a memorial tribute within AFE for his parents Ed and Dorothy Niklas of Clackamas Greenhouses in Oregon.Past AFE Trustee David Niklas has established a memorial tribute within AFE for his parents Ed and Dorothy Niklas of Clackamas Greenhouses in Oregon.\" \/>\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\/news\/afe-memorial-tribute-established-for-ed-and-dorothy-niklas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFE Memorial Tribute Established for Ed and Dorothy Niklas - 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