Miami Herald, The (FL) - March 14, 1997
Deceased Name: ANDREW ROSE SR., LONGTIME HERALD EMPLOYEE, HORTICULTURIST
Andrew Rose Sr., who retired from The Herald after 30 years, died Monday in Ocala of congestive heart failure. He was 83.
Rose was born in Akron, Ohio. According to his son Andrew Jr., Rose grew up next door to John and James Knight, the brothers who founded Knight Newspapers, which later became Knight-Ridder. The Herald is one of 31 daily papers owned by the Miami-based company.
Rose also served as the Knights' children's scoutmaster, his son said.
In the late 1920s, Rose graduated from the University of Akron with a degree in commercial art. In 1933, Rose began working for BFGoodrich.
During World War II, he was assigned by the government to work at Redstone Arsenal, an Army weapons plant in Huntsville, Ala.
After the war, Rose went back to Goodrich, eventually becoming a superintendent in the production of tires in the Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant.
''He produced the first tire for that plant. A film was made about it,'' Andrew Rose Jr. said.
Rose was scheduled to return to the Akron plant, but because he loved living in the South, he quit working for Goodrich and moved to Miami in 1948 to be with his father.
The late John Knight hired Rose to work for The Herald. He started a training program and made his way from the pressroom to the advertising department. He retired in 1979 as a major accounts coordinator.
Rose maintained a $2,000 scholarship at the University of Florida, which was matched by The Herald. He also made donations to the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch, where he was a lifetime honorary member. In addition, he was a lifetime member of the Republican National Committee.
After he retired, Rose lived in Ocala, where he loved spending his days as a horticulturist, his son said. Rose raised orchids and sold them to local nurseries. He also cultivated blueberries in his back yard.
In addition to his son, Rose is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary; daughters Patricia Biggs, of Ocala, and Kathryn Short, of Wayne, Pa.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Rose was cremated. Services will be held on March 27 at St. John United Methodist Church in Ocala. Roberts Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements. Edition: Final
Deceased Name: ANDREW ROSE SR., LONGTIME HERALD EMPLOYEE, HORTICULTURIST
Andrew Rose Sr., who retired from The Herald after 30 years, died Monday in Ocala of congestive heart failure. He was 83.
Rose was born in Akron, Ohio. According to his son Andrew Jr., Rose grew up next door to John and James Knight, the brothers who founded Knight Newspapers, which later became Knight-Ridder. The Herald is one of 31 daily papers owned by the Miami-based company.
Rose also served as the Knights' children's scoutmaster, his son said.
In the late 1920s, Rose graduated from the University of Akron with a degree in commercial art. In 1933, Rose began working for BFGoodrich.
During World War II, he was assigned by the government to work at Redstone Arsenal, an Army weapons plant in Huntsville, Ala.
After the war, Rose went back to Goodrich, eventually becoming a superintendent in the production of tires in the Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant.
''He produced the first tire for that plant. A film was made about it,'' Andrew Rose Jr. said.
Rose was scheduled to return to the Akron plant, but because he loved living in the South, he quit working for Goodrich and moved to Miami in 1948 to be with his father.
The late John Knight hired Rose to work for The Herald. He started a training program and made his way from the pressroom to the advertising department. He retired in 1979 as a major accounts coordinator.
Rose maintained a $2,000 scholarship at the University of Florida, which was matched by The Herald. He also made donations to the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch, where he was a lifetime honorary member. In addition, he was a lifetime member of the Republican National Committee.
After he retired, Rose lived in Ocala, where he loved spending his days as a horticulturist, his son said. Rose raised orchids and sold them to local nurseries. He also cultivated blueberries in his back yard.
In addition to his son, Rose is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary; daughters Patricia Biggs, of Ocala, and Kathryn Short, of Wayne, Pa.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Rose was cremated. Services will be held on March 27 at St. John United Methodist Church in Ocala. Roberts Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements. Edition: Final
Miami Herald, The (FL) - March 14, 1997
Deceased Name: ANDREW ROSE SR., LONGTIME HERALD EMPLOYEE, HORTICULTURIST
Andrew Rose Sr., who retired from The Herald after 30 years, died Monday in Ocala of congestive heart failure. He was 83.
Rose was born in Akron, Ohio. According to his son Andrew Jr., Rose grew up next door to John and James Knight, the brothers who founded Knight Newspapers, which later became Knight-Ridder. The Herald is one of 31 daily papers owned by the Miami-based company.
Rose also served as the Knights' children's scoutmaster, his son said.
In the late 1920s, Rose graduated from the University of Akron with a degree in commercial art. In 1933, Rose began working for BFGoodrich.
During World War II, he was assigned by the government to work at Redstone Arsenal, an Army weapons plant in Huntsville, Ala.
After the war, Rose went back to Goodrich, eventually becoming a superintendent in the production of tires in the Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant.
''He produced the first tire for that plant. A film was made about it,'' Andrew Rose Jr. said.
Rose was scheduled to return to the Akron plant, but because he loved living in the South, he quit working for Goodrich and moved to Miami in 1948 to be with his father.
The late John Knight hired Rose to work for The Herald. He started a training program and made his way from the pressroom to the advertising department. He retired in 1979 as a major accounts coordinator.
Rose maintained a $2,000 scholarship at the University of Florida, which was matched by The Herald. He also made donations to the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch, where he was a lifetime honorary member. In addition, he was a lifetime member of the Republican National Committee.
After he retired, Rose lived in Ocala, where he loved spending his days as a horticulturist, his son said. Rose raised orchids and sold them to local nurseries. He also cultivated blueberries in his back yard.
In addition to his son, Rose is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary; daughters Patricia Biggs, of Ocala, and Kathryn Short, of Wayne, Pa.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Rose was cremated. Services will be held on March 27 at St. John United Methodist Church in Ocala. Roberts Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements. Edition: Final
Deceased Name: ANDREW ROSE SR., LONGTIME HERALD EMPLOYEE, HORTICULTURIST
Andrew Rose Sr., who retired from The Herald after 30 years, died Monday in Ocala of congestive heart failure. He was 83.
Rose was born in Akron, Ohio. According to his son Andrew Jr., Rose grew up next door to John and James Knight, the brothers who founded Knight Newspapers, which later became Knight-Ridder. The Herald is one of 31 daily papers owned by the Miami-based company.
Rose also served as the Knights' children's scoutmaster, his son said.
In the late 1920s, Rose graduated from the University of Akron with a degree in commercial art. In 1933, Rose began working for BFGoodrich.
During World War II, he was assigned by the government to work at Redstone Arsenal, an Army weapons plant in Huntsville, Ala.
After the war, Rose went back to Goodrich, eventually becoming a superintendent in the production of tires in the Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant.
''He produced the first tire for that plant. A film was made about it,'' Andrew Rose Jr. said.
Rose was scheduled to return to the Akron plant, but because he loved living in the South, he quit working for Goodrich and moved to Miami in 1948 to be with his father.
The late John Knight hired Rose to work for The Herald. He started a training program and made his way from the pressroom to the advertising department. He retired in 1979 as a major accounts coordinator.
Rose maintained a $2,000 scholarship at the University of Florida, which was matched by The Herald. He also made donations to the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch, where he was a lifetime honorary member. In addition, he was a lifetime member of the Republican National Committee.
After he retired, Rose lived in Ocala, where he loved spending his days as a horticulturist, his son said. Rose raised orchids and sold them to local nurseries. He also cultivated blueberries in his back yard.
In addition to his son, Rose is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary; daughters Patricia Biggs, of Ocala, and Kathryn Short, of Wayne, Pa.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Rose was cremated. Services will be held on March 27 at St. John United Methodist Church in Ocala. Roberts Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements. Edition: Final
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