A Letter from Jim Lutz - President of Lutz Corporation

It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my father, Lee Lutz, the founder of Lutz Corporation, on May 26, 2011. My father was predeceased in 2001 by my mother, Lucy.

Although this is a very sad occasion for me, my brother Jack and sister Claudia, it is also a time of celebration and joy. We celebrate the rich, fulfilling and exciting life of our father and we are joyful that he was graced with almost 90 years of life and that his passing was peaceful.

We have posted the full obituary for Lee Lutz on this website so that you can have a greater sense of this extraordinary man’s life.

My father started our company almost 25 years ago, when he was already in his 60’s. The mission of the Lutz Corporation was simple and straightforward: First, to provide products that are truly needed by our customers. Second, to provide those products at a fair price. Third, to support our customers with personalized, first-class service.

Although some of our customers may not know me personally, I have been involved with the Lutz Corporation with my father since its founding. As the President of Lutz Corporation, I have had primary responsibility for production of all the Lutz palm tree spikes and for administration of the company. My dad’s focus throughout our partnership was on sales and service. With the passing of my father, I will now also assume those responsibilities within the company.

I want to assure all of our customers that I undertake my new sales and service duties with knowledge, energy and experience. Although my focus at Lutz Corporation has been in production, I have many years of prior experience selling and servicing horticultural products. Most importantly, I had the priceless opportunity and privilege of working side-by-side with my father for more than two decades. He was a wonderful and enthusiastic mentor and he both taught and inspired me, in his daily actions, with the principles of customer service to which he was so dedicated. I am committed to honoring his memory by continuing his legacy of service.

And so we enthusiastically begin the next era of the Lutz Corporation, with our founder’s business philosophies of value and service firmly established in the culture of our company and always at the forefront of our thoughts and actions.

I very much look forward to serving you in the future and I hope that I will have the opportunity to meet many of you in person in the years to come. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me directly at any time at jim@lutzcorp.com

Sincerely,

Jim Lutz