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Paul Ecke III (left) at the PLA booth at the Essen Trade Show in Germany. PLA was an Ecke company based in Denmark that managed licensing for poinsettias and other crops around the world. 

From left to right: Peter Fitzpatrick (family dentist, Encinitas), John Barrett (sp.), attorney and family friend, Lola Larson, and Paul Ecke Jr. Lola and Paul went to elementary school together. The group is pictured with a YMCA award.

Paul Ecke, Sr. in Switzerland presumably on a hike. 

Paul Ecke, Sr. and chief breeder, Franz Fruehwirth pose potted plants

Paul Ecke Jr. is the second row, seventh from left

Paul Ecke Jr. (right). The picture was taken on the Paul Ecke Ranch in what were animal pens from the time Paul Ecke Jr.'s children were young and in 4-H. The pens and barn were eventually used as a growing area, with the barn built like a…

Paul Ecke, Jr. (second from left). The group is sporting Paul Ecke Ranch trucker hats. 

Picture taken presumably at the Del Mar Fair. From left to right: Tim Fennell's wife (Tim was the CEO/General Manager of the Del Mar Fair Grounds), Paul Ecke, Jr., and unidentified person. Paul Ecke, Jr. was on the Del Mar Fair Board for eight years…

Picture taken at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.. Paul Ecke, Jr. was on the Board of Directors of the Arboretum in the 1990's.

Paul and Magdalena Ecke moved into their "new" (second) house on the Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA in 1957. This is the same house he passed away in at age 96. 

Paul Ecke Sr's 80th birthday party in one of the Ecke Ranch Barns.

Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party in Barn 2, the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA.