. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Apbil 20, 1020 The Florists^ Review 29. James T. Copas. James T. Copas, of Salida, Colo., died Wednesday night, April 21, at the age of 43 years. His death resulted from pneu- monia, which was caused by exposure suffered while helping a stranger caught in a blizzard near Husted, Colo. Mr. Copas, his wife, their 10-year-old •daughter and a friend started early Saturday morning, April 17, to go by automobile from Salida to Denver. Near Husted the party was caught in the bliz- zard. A short distance behind them was a Ford sedan car, in which were a ma
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Apbil 20, 1020 The Florists^ Review 29. James T. Copas. James T. Copas, of Salida, Colo., died Wednesday night, April 21, at the age of 43 years. His death resulted from pneu- monia, which was caused by exposure suffered while helping a stranger caught in a blizzard near Husted, Colo. Mr. Copas, his wife, their 10-year-old •daughter and a friend started early Saturday morning, April 17, to go by automobile from Salida to Denver. Near Husted the party was caught in the bliz- zard. A short distance behind them was a Ford sedan car, in which were a man, ill with asthma, his wife and two chil- dren. Mr. Copas decided to turn around, but after working almost an hour to help turn the Ford car around, he was too weak to turn his own. For nearly fifty hours, until the following Monday afternoon, Mr. Copas and his party had to stay in their automobile, almost covered by the drifting snow. They had only one sandwich apiece to eat and the water in their canteen had frozen. When the storm broke, they fought their way one-quarter of a mile to a farm house, where Mr. Copas fell unconscious; both of his feet were frozen. In a state of semiconsciousness he was carried to Colorado Springs in a wagon and later taken to his home in Salida. Mr. Copas was at one time in business in Elyria, O. For three years he worked for the Espelin Floral Co., Fort Collins, Cole, and then for a while he was pri- vate gardener for Verner Z. Eeed, of Denver. He bought the establishment at Salida last fall. John Giles. John Giles, formerly of Hoskins & Giles, Eeading, Pa., died during the week of April 18. Mr. Giles retired from business several years ago. His son, Stanley Giles, is a prominent florist of Reading. Phil. Joseph H. Campbell. Joseph H. Campbell died at his home in Ambler, Pa., during the week of April 18. Mr. Campbell, who was before his retirement a grower at 3601 German- town avenue, Philadelphia, is survived by four sons, all famed in f
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