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Alphabetical by state.
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AL | AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MS | NC | NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | TN | TX | UT | VA | WA | WI | WV
Alabama
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Baier | Northport | fbb10[at]comast[dot]net |
| David Clemons | Grant | rosetech[at]nehp[dot]net |
| Terry & Elizabeth Lee | Toney | leeroses[at]aol[dot]com |
Arizona
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Baird | Scottsdale | coolroseaz[at]msn[dot]com |
| Jeannie Cochell | Phoenix | jcochell[at]cox[dot]net |
| Marylou Coffman | Gilbert | coffmanml[at]aol[dot]com |
| Lauren Kettenbach | Tucson | ccrosequeen[at]aol[dot]com |
| Mike Jepsen | Tempe | mikejepsen[at]cox[dot]net |
| Heidi & Terry Leavitt | Phoenix | htroses3[at]cox[dot]net |
| David Mahoney | Glendale | space.man[at]cox[dot]net |
Arkansas
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Cooper | Van Buren | coop_rose[at]yahoo[dot]com |
California
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Jolene Adams | Hayward | jolene_adams[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Kitty Belendez | Santa Clarita | rosextckb[at]aol[dot]com |
| Ted Burg | Hanford | ttburg[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Linda Burg | Hanford | ldburg[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Judy Bonds | Eureka | judy_d[at]suddenlink[at]net |
| Jim Delahanty | Sherman Oaks | jjjzdelahanty[at]earthlink[dot]net |
| Janis Forster | Fountain Valley | janisforster[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| Robert Martin | Escondido | petrose[at]aol[dot]com |
| Dona Martin | Escondido | petrose[at]aol[dot]com |
| Michael Devencenzi | Woodbridge | michael[at]inreach[dot]com |
| Muriel Humenick | El Dorado | mimi[dot]rosarian[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Janey Leonardich | Watsonville | sweeete940[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Hal Reynolds | Palm Desert | datebeatle[at]aol[dot]com |
| Robin Rosenberg | Sunnyvale | robin[at]rosebridge[dot]com |
| Barbara ShulaEllis | Sebastopol | sonomarose[at]barbara[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Gail Trimble | San Rafael | gail[at]marinrose[dot]org |
| Baldo Villegas | Sacramento | sactorose[at]gmail[dot]com |
Colorado
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Stan Griep | Loveland | roseman1954[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Carol Macon | Colorado Springs | carol[at]maconsys[dot]com |
| Carol Roman | Loveland | carolro[at]msn[dot]com |
| Tim Tompkins | Loveland | timpkins[at]frii[dot]com |
| Collette Morton | Broomfield | collettemorton[at]yahoo[dot]com |
Connecticut
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Berg | Bloomfield | davidb11[at]comcast[dot]net |
| David Candler | Preston | davcandler[at]aol[dot]com |
| Art Emmons | disbudder[at]aol[dot]com | |
| David Long | Old Lyme | longcottage[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Elizabeth Morin | Cheshire | ermorin[at]cox[dot]net |
| Dan Russo | Southington | drramblerroses[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Marci Martin | Windsor | windsorroselady[at]gmail[dot]com |
Florida
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Russ Bowermaster | Sarasota/Bradenton | russinfl[at]gte[dot]net |
| Tom Burke | Orlando | tburke[at]cfl[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Margarita LM Calvet | Miami, | mlmcalvet[at]aol[dot]com |
| Sandy Dixon | Jacksonville | l sandyfdixon[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Bill Langford | West Palm Beach | WHL2[at]prodigy[dot]net |
| Jody Lowe | Jupiter | PBROSELADY[at]AOL[dot]com |
| Wayne Myers | Orange Park | wayneiacroses[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Philip Paul | Bradenton and Sarasota | pfpaul[at]verizon[dot]net |
| Anna and Bill Price | Tallahassee | wprice2777[at]msn[dot]com |
| Edna Robert | Hudson | flarky311[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Fermin Rodriguez | Tampa | fermin33629[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Hank Rosen | Tallahassee | hankrosen[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| Bill and Mary Maud Sharpe | Tallahassee | wjmmsharpe[at]aol[dot]com |
| Ralph Stream | Micanopy | streamj[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Gary Smith | Morriston | gsav8r[at]embarqmail[dot]com |
| Bill Tevepaugh | Atlantic Beach | blteve[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| George Williamson | Spring Hill | roses4friends[at]aol[dot]com |
Georgia
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Clingenpeel | Bethlehem | Roses4sjc[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Cindy Dale | Peachtree City | rosepro[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Ron Gladin | Lizella | rsgladin2[at]cox[dot]net |
| Lee C. Hale | Jackson | leechale[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Bobbie Reed | Lawrenceville | berdks[at]mindspring[dot]com |
| Rick Thomas | Thomasville | rthomas[at]rose[dot]net |
Idaho
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Marion | Boise | decobug[at]idahorosesociety[dot]org |
Illinois
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean & Mary Ewaldz | Rockford | roses.ewaldz[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Dan Keil | Decatur | dankeil_1[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Don & Joan Mapes | Macomb | jmapes[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Dennis Nelson | Belleville | IllinoisRosarian[at]aol[dot]com |
| Ron Schwerdt | Chicago | rgschwerdt[at]aol[dot]com |
| Kathy Wright | Belleville | alwright[at]norcom2000[dot]com |
Indiana
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Bapst | Wheatfield | rosenut7673[at]earthlink[dot]net |
| Bill Carlson | Pendelton | prorose41[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Thomas Hickey | Mount Vernon | rosedoc8[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Linda Kimmel | Indianapolis | lovroses[at]comcast[dot]net |
Iowa
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Clif Godfrey | Urbandale | yerfdogcm[at]msn[dot]com |
| Marianne Klinsky | Ames | klinskym[dot]ghhome[dot]com |
| Ron Morlok | Carroll | rjmorlok[at]win-4-u[dot]net |
| Gary Osborn | Newton | gosborn[at]iowatelecom[dot]net |
| Ed Pagliai | Des Moines | iowarose[at]prodigy[dot]net |
| John & Peg Slusher | Marion | slusherjon[at]aol[dot]com |
Kansas
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Kay Case | Wichita | casechartes[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Laura Dickinson | Shawnee | lkdickinson[at]everestkc[dot]net |
| Glenn Hodges | Lenexa | hodg01[at]aol[dot]com |
| Betsy Latta | Wichita | pmlatta[at]cox[dot]net |
| Suja Mathew | Wichita | kansas_gardener[at]hotmail[dot]com |
Kentucky
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert Jacobs | Bowling Green | r.jacobsa[at]insightbb[dot]com |
| Linda Jansing | Louisville | Roseslbj[at]insightbb[dot]com |
Louisiana
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Alston | Lake Charles | bfalst[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Larry & Virginia Baker | Lafayette | VBVirginiabaker[at]aol[dot]com |
| Letha & Willard Briggs | Lafayette | wilrdbgs[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Carolyn DeRouen | Baton Rouge | cderouen[at]earthlink[dot]net |
| Dr. Don Edgerton | Alexandria | dgedgerton[at]msn[dot]com |
| Al Hobbs | Lake Charles | aehobbs[at]prodigy[dot]net |
| Frank & Flora Hover | Ruston | gulfdistrictrose[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Judy Mayo | Lake Charles | cjmayo[at]prodigy[dot]net |
| Marilyn Wellan | Alexandria | roseusa[at]suddenlink[dot]net |
Maryland
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Shipley | Cumberland | navybng[at]atlanticbb[dot]net |
| Clif Jeter | Silver Spring | cbjeter[at]verizon[dot]net |
| Dianna Klassy | Lexington Park | diana_roses[at]netzero[dot]com |
| David Walsh | Hampstead | Shiloh[at]qis[dot]net |
Massachusetts
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Osborn | East Harwich | caperose[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Oz Osborne | East Harwich | ozrose[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Irwin Ehrenreich | Barnstable | theroseman[at]operamail[dot]com |
Michigan
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Crassweller | Lansing | pegasis2bsc[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Paul Desmet | East Harwich | roseguy[at]t-one[dot]net |
| Joey & Rose Enders | Jenison | rosietherosarian[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Bob Filter | Saginaw | roseguy[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Jim Hill | Warren | rosarian[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Roman Kwarcinski | Detroit | rosered251[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Ronald Loch | Warren | warrenrose[at]wowway[dot]com |
| Jill Moore | Canton | jillmoore55[at]wowway[dot]com |
| Henry Rankin | Alto | hmrankin[at]chartermi[dot]net |
| Tom & Diane Schrift | Birmingham | schrifts[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Lee Weese | Kalamazoo | lweese[at]charter[dot]net |
| Jon Wier | Grand Rapids | jonwier[at]aol[dot]com |
Minnesota
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Ahlgren | Duluth | KATEAHLGRE[at]aol[dot]com |
| Jim Beardsley | Maplewood | maplerosedoc[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Norma Booty | Apple Valley | applerose44[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| Rose Diestler | Roseville | gardenrose[at]peoplepc[dot]com |
| Lois Ann Helgeson | Minneapolis/St. Paul | helge006[at]umn[dot]edu |
| Carole Smuda | Minneapolis | cs4roses[at]comcast[dot]net |
Mississippi
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| James Mills | Buckatunna | millsroses[at]netpathway[dot]com |
Missouri
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly & Don Brundridge | Kansas City | b.brundridge[at]worldnet[dot]att[dot]net |
| Mary & Ed Carle | Ballwin | mcarle[at]flash[dot]net |
| Dan Faflak | Springfield | dandpfaf[at]aol[dot]com |
| Linda Finkes | Chesterfield | ken-rose[at]worldnet[dot]att[dot]net |
| Glenn Hodges | Kansas City | hodg01[at]aol[dot]com |
| Bob House | Joplin | roberthhouse[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Lawrence Meyer | Hazelwood | meyrosesports[at]aol[dot]com |
| Lisa & Mike McDonald | Ballwin | mjmicm001[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Beverly Parish | Nixa | bevroses[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| John Regnier | Chesterfield | jrrealest[at]earthlink[dot]net |
| Phillip Schorr | Sunset Hills | pschorr[at]worldnet[dot]att[dot]net |
| Steven Selph | Springfield | steveenidselph[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Kerry Weirich | Washington | wweirich[at]yhti[dot]net |
| Robyn Wilkerson | Fenton | stump3090[at]charter[dot]net |
Nebraska
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Eckley | Bellevue | mjeckley53[at]cox[dot]net |
| Patty Haddow | Lincoln | haddowpe[at]msn[dot]com |
| Doug Helberg | Omaha | dlhelberg[at]cox[dot]net |
| Brendan Moore | Lincoln | prairieroseman[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Don Swanson | Omaha | donswan45[at]aol[dot]com |
Nevada
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Marie Harris | Reno | annmarieharris[at]charter[dot]net |
| Steve Schneider | Green Valley | sas546[at]aol[dot]com |
New Hampshire
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Carole Cohen | Dublin | car42mx[at]cs[dot]com |
New Jersey
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Gus Banks | Mt. Holly | Jrsyrose[at]verizon[dot]net |
New Mexico
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Ifversen | Tijeras | roseaddict[at]msn[dot]com |
| Jody Ifversen | Tijeras | jifversen[at]msn[dot]com |
| Katherine Lahti | Edgewood | luvred442[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| Al Troyer | Albuquerque | troyer[at]swcp[dot]com |
New York
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Arce | Fresh Meadows | LouisArce101[at]msn[dot]com |
| Louise Coleman | Lower NY State | roseylou[at]aol[dot]com |
| Whit Fowler | Huntington, Long Island | whitfowler[at]aol[dot]com |
| Dave & Sharon Gade | Schenectady | dgade[at]nycap[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Fred Lorenzen | Long Island | FcLorenzen[at]aol[dot]com |
| Larry & Mary Peterson | Horseheads | lpeterso[at]stny[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Freda Smith | Rye | golfgrrrl[at]aol[dot]com |
| Dave Stever | Liverpool | greenrosedave[at]aol[dot]com |
| Lillian Walsh | Schenectady | rosefun01[at]sprynet[dot]com |
North Carolina
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ed & Lenna Easter | Morehead City | ROSES[at]ec[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Doug L’Hommedieu | Charlotte | DCLRose[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Don & Mary Myers | Wake Forest | rokirose[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Betty Stewart | Charlotte | rosesport[at]aol[dot]com |
| Larry & Mary Peterson | Horseheads | lpeterso[at]stny[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Marily Williams | Columbus | RoseyNut[at]aol[dot]com |
Ohio
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Burley | Worthington | bburley1092[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Gladys Johnson | Xenia | johnglad[at]aol[dot]com |
| Len Pavuk | Blacklick | lpavuk[at]insight[dotrr[dot]com |
| Thomas Rubins | Vandalia | tomrub[at]aol[dot]com |
| Sue Smith | Cincinnati | suesrose[at]cinci[dot]rr[dot]com |
Oklahoma
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Wheeler | Guthrie | cwheeler2[at]cox[dot]net |
Oregon
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Maryann Beirne | Salem | nwrainrose[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Shirley Pierce | Albany | otisandshirley[at]proaxis[dot]com |
Pennsylvania
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Adler | West Chester | eladler[at]sourcecodecorp[dot]com |
| James and Lois Conklin | Harrison City | jecljc[at]aol[dot]com |
| Fr. Gervase Degenhardt | Pittsburgh | gervase[at]capuchin[dot]com |
| David McKibben | Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) | dhmckibben[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| Georgianna Papale | Pittsburgh | msgeorgi[at]ix[dot]netcom[dot]com |
| Nancy Redington | Chambersburg | rosered1[at]comcast[dot]net |
| David Wolff | Doylestown | dwolff[at]voicenet[dot]com |
| Dave Yingling | York | dayjky1961[at]comcast[dot]net |
Rhode Island
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Chute | East Providence | mikechute[at]aol[dot]com |
| Patsy Cunningham | Pawtucket | edcps116[at]cox[dot]net |
South Carolina
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Fletcher C. Derrick | Charleston | docfcd[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Nancy Humphreys | Columbia | nhumphreys[at]sc[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Sandy Lundberg | Bluffton | sandylund[at]aol[dot]com |
| Michael Williams | Cross Hill | roseinfo[at]greenwood[dot]net |
Tennessee
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff & Cindy Garrett | Soddy Daisy | rirjeff[at]aol[dot]com |
| Sam Jones | Nashville | gsamj[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Charles Lott | Hendersonville | crlott[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Michael Williams | Cross Hill | roseinfo[at]greenwood[dot]net |
| Mary Alice & Ted Mills | Chattanooga | rosedoc[at]aol[dot]com |
| Jeanne O’Steen | Ooltewah | josteen[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Martha Reich | Nashville | marty615[at]bellsouth[dot]net |
| Don (Floyd) Wear | Lakeland | fwear[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Noah Wilson | Morristown | noah[at]charter[dot]net |
| Lyle Worsham | Columbia | lyleworsham[at]hotmail[dot]com |
Texas
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Becker | Southlake | mike[dot]becker[at]att[dot]net |
| Randolph Blakeman | San Antonio | TXrblakeman_78249[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Edgar Bradley | Universal City | brad9[at]satx[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Jackie Clark | San Antonio | JBCLARK22[at]aol[dot]com |
| William Groth | Houston | bill.groth[at]att[dot]net |
| Gaye Hammond | Houston | gayeh[at]lpm-triallaw[dot]com |
| Jerry Haynes | Gunter | jhaynes[at]texband[dot]net |
| Carolyn Hayward | Denton | cghroses[at]verizon[dot]net |
| Tommy Hebert | Beaumont | angtomheb[at]aol[dot]com |
| Robin Hough | Friendswood | rzhough[at]earthklink[dot]net |
| John Jons | Houston | jvjons[at]earthink[dot]net |
| Deanne & Earl Krause | Pasadena | eekr[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| James Laperouse | Cypress | laperjam[at]aol[dot]com |
| Carol Mainwaring | Plano | cmainwak5[at]verizon[dot]net |
| Jan Shannon | Corpus Christi | ccshannon[at]aol[dot]com |
| Maria Trevino | Houston | maria[at]burger[dot]com |
| Meg Ware | Fair Oaks Ranch | wmware[at]swbell[dot]net |
| Baxter Williams | Houston | bxtwms[at]att[dot]net |
| Patsy Williams | Houston | ptzwms[at]att[dot]net |
Utah
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Bott | Bountiful | earleola[at]netzero[dot]net |
| Jerry Yoneda | West Point | jerryoyo[at]comcast[dot]net |
Virginia
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Little | Hampton | rlittle666[at]aol[dot]com |
| Katherine Craig | Basset | roselady2[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Sharlie Eaton | Oakton | loverofroses[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Edwin Krauss | Amissville | rosemeister19[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Janice Sellers | Martinsburg | rosethorns[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Charles Shaner | Staunton | clshaner[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| David Maxwell | Fairfax | davesroses[at]yahoo[dot]com |
Washington
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Gracie Baker | Gig Harbor | grayfilly[at]harbornet[dot]com |
| Rod Banach | Mukilteo | mukilteo_arscr[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Don Julien | Snohomish | donjulien[at]aol[dot]com |
| Jack Kiley | Olympia | jack[dot]kiley[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Bruce Lind | Tacoma | lindbruce[at]mac[dot]com |
| Larry and Lou Little | Vancouver | loulittleii[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Jo Martin | Tacoma | tearoselady[at]harbornet[dot]com |
| Steve McCullogh | Olympia | steve[at]mtshadow[dot]com |
| Mitchie Moe | Federal Way | MJMOE[at]SEANET[dot]COM |
| Helen Pressley | Olympia | hpre461[at]aol[dot]com |
| Gary Ritchie | Olympia | rosedoctor[at]comcast[dot]net |
| Lynn Schafer | Spokane | lynnschafer[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Anne Theivagt | Puyallup | annelth[at]aol[dot]com |
West Virginia
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| John & Diana Fleek | Cross Lanes | fleek[at]suddenlink[dot]net |
| Lynda Grass | Charleston | lyndagrass[at]wvhdf[dot]com |
| Richard Hanlon | Charleston | rhanlon[at]kta[dot]com |
| Gary Rankin | Lavalette/Huntington | rankin[at]marshall[dot]edu |
| Donna Smoot | South Charleston | dsmoot[at]msn[dot]com |
| L Monica Valentovic | Monica Valentovic | valentov[at]marshall[dot]edu |
Wisconsin
| Name | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce and Maggie Barr | Port Washington | rosemorehall[at]sbcglobal[dot]net |
| Yvonne Brault | Viroqua | yobrault[at]mac[dot]com |
| Betty Gurschke | Franklin | bgurschke[at]wi[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Dr. Henry Najat | Monroe | beekeeper1[at]cppweb[dot]com |
| Thomas Ptak | Marshfield | thomasjptak[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Sherry Shaft | Sun Prairie | sashaft1[at]aol[dot]com |
| Steve Singer | Kenosha | steve[at]wiroses[dot]com |
| Diane Sommers | Menomonee Falls | dianesommers[at]wi[dot]rr[dot]com |
| Jan Staedler | Wauwatosa | carfrewndr[at]aol[dot]com |
