In Memoriam: Reese Kiikka

Chris Beytes

GrowerTalks was shocked to learn that Reese Kiikka, North American Sales Represent-ative for Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm of Israel, passed away suddenly on February 19. He was just 57. There was no word on the cause of death.

The announcement came to us from Danziger’s Chanochi Zaks, VP of Marketing and a 20-year colleague and friend of Reese’s. Said Chanochi: “His unflagging loyalty, pleasant manner and attention to detail will be missed by all of us at Danziger, and we are all grieving the loss of our true and dear friend.”

Reese, who lived in Painesville, Ohio, is survived by his wife, Carol, and daughter, Caresse. I saw Reese at every Pack Trials and OFA for the past 20 years and always enjoyed my time with him—he was just one of those really nice guys in the industry. He will be missed. GT