On the morning after Jack Benny's death, his widow, Mary, received a single long-stemmed rose from the local florist. When another rose was delivered the next day, Mary called the florist and was told her of an order her husband had placed before he died: He had made provision in his will for the florist to supply "one perfect red rose daily for the rest of Mary's life."
[Where was the yellow rose of Texas first found on America soil? In New York City. It was brought west by settlers and -- according to legend -- adopted by Texans after Mexican General Santa Anna was distracted by a beautiful woman wearing it in her hair.]
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I. Fein, Jack Benny
