Obituaries
Karen Murphy, a long-time fruit merchandiser with Indianapolis Fruit Co., died unexpectedly May 11.
Paul “Sonny” H. Scheid Jr., former president of Scheid Produce Inc., a company founded by his father, died June 3. He was 89.
Matt Steve Pandol Jr. of Pandol Bros., 60, died unexpectedly April 21 at his home in Delano, Calif., according to a family statement.
Long-time Tom Lange Co. leader Farrell Cole “Dutch” Gay, 89, has died.
Yvonne Morales died June 20 after a brief illness. “She was a wonderful person and had a unique way of making people feel very special,” said Jimmy Bassetti, co-owner and president Little Bear Produce.
Ocean Mist Farms, a Castroville, Calif.-based grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in North America, is mourning the passing of beloved former president and CEO Ed Boutonnet.
Wilson, who is remembered as a stalwart in the produce industry and a mentor, died Jan. 5 after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer, his family announced.
Industry veteran Glenn Beckham, 77, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died March 12 after a courageous battle with health complications due to diabetes.
Don Valpredo, 85, co-founded Country Sweet Produce, grower-packer-shipper of the Bako Sweet brand of sweetpotatoes.
A mentor to countless individuals and a pioneer in organic produce, Maureen Royal died on Dec. 26.
The commission’s vice president of marketing, who dedicated nearly 26 years to the industry, died Nov. 24 after battling cancer.
Tom Hughes Sr. established and grew a company that had become one of Canada’s largest potato distributors by the time he retired in the mid-1980s.