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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. 

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Paul Ecke III (far right), David Hartley, Ranch employee (adjacent). 

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From left to right: David Hartley and Ron Cramer, Paul Ecke Ranch employees. Picture taken in the Philippines. 

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Unidentified

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At Fides, Dutch company. 

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Retirement party for Franz Fruehwirth, chief poinsettia breeder, Paul Ecke Ranch. Seated next to him is his wife Lilo. Behind - Paul Ecke III. At the podium - Steve Rinehart, COO of the Ranch. 

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Connie Van Hertzon was Paul Ecke Sr.'s boyhood friend, and eventually his attorney.

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Alex Laurie, floriculture professor, Ohio State University. The Society of American Florists established an award in his name in 1948.

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Eckespoint C-1 leaf under the microscope. This was one of the first successful poinsettia varieties from the Ecke Ranch Breeding program.

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From left to right: Paul Ecke Jr., Manabu Kurishima, Kimie Kurishima (wife of Manabu), Lizbeth Ecke, and Professor Tsurishima. Taken on a business trip to visit Japanese poinsettia growers and establish a plant patent act in Japan.
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