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Rose, who has been nationally recognized by the floral industry for her accomplishments in floral design, taught horticulture seminars at NC State on topics ranging from design to business management.
"I spent eight wonderful years teaching at NC State," she says. "I loved the kids. I loved every minute of it."
She says that the endowment is intended to support future horticulturists, as well as to honor her late husband, Ed.
Within just a few weeks of meeting Rose, she says, Ed rearranged his schedule to fly to Hawaii, where she was attending a conference. "He greeted my plane with a beautiful lei of orchids and had two dozen roses put in my room," she recounts. "Then, he proposed on the beach, and the rest was history. Ed was the love of my life."
In addition to giving lectures at NC State, Rose also taught at Johnston County Community College, conducted demonstrations at the North Carolina State Fair's Horticultural Show and operated a successful floral business. She has won a number of awards for her work and has arranged flowers for two Presidential inaugural balls.
Ed Phillips served in the U.S. Navy, receiving personal letters of commendation, various campaign ribbons and the Bronze Star. He worked for the American Can Co. for 37 years, where he met Rose. The two were actively involved in the floral industry, most notably as members of the Academy of Florists. Ed passed away in 1996.
At the endowment signing ceremony, which happened to fall on Rose's 76th birthday, she said, "When my husband was dying, he told me that every year for my birthday, I was to buy something special for myself from him. The first year, it was a new faucet; the second year, I bought a garage door opener; then it was a mailbox, and so on. Today, I know he's looking down on us, saying, 'Princess, I think you finally got it right.'"
You also may want to make it easy and convenient to have a bequest included in your will. The language below shows how a bequest can very easily be included in your will.
You might find it helpful to select the "print" button on the top of your screen and print this page. You may feel free to give this page to your attorney. If he or she has any questions, please have him or her contact Sonia Murphy at phone number 919-513-0637 or email us at sonia_murphy@ncsu.edu.
Example bequest language - Please feel free to change the numbers or percentages as you desire.
1. Bequest of cash
"I bequeath the sum of $10,000 to North Carolina State University/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Raleigh, NC."
2. Bequest of a percent of the estate
"I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to North Carolina State University/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Raleigh, NC."
3. Contingent Bequest
"If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath 20% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property and wherever located to North Carolina State University/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Raleigh, NC."
You may print a Bequest tri-fold brochure. Voice of a Legacy or Will Your Will be Known.
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