James Lowe
Oct. 12, 1978-Aug. 31, 2018
James Laughlin Lowe,
39, Minot area floral
designer, died on Friday,
August 31, 2018 at the
Roger Maris Cancer
Center of Sanford Hospi-
tal in Fargo. He was diag-
nosed with Mantle Cell
Lymphoma less than two
weeks earlier.
James was born on Oc-
tober 12, 1978 in Minot to
Philip and Jennifer (Ross
Janes) Lowe. He attended
Sunnyside Elementary
School, Jim Hill Middle
School, graduated from
Minot High School in
1997 and from Tulane
University- New Orleans
in 2002.
His passion was always
the floral design part of
the family business,
Lowe’s Floral and Garden
Center. During and after
college he worked for
several floral shops in
New Orleans. Following
graduation, James re-
turned to Minot for a year
while he studied and test-
ed for his accreditation
with the American Insti-
tute of Floral Designers.
After being accepted into
membership with AIFD
he worked for three years
as the head designer of a
floral shop in Roanoke,
VA. He returned to Minot
in 2007 to manage the
floral shop at Lowe’s.
James was active in the
LGBT community, North
Dakota State Floral Asso-
ciation, American Insti-
tute of Floral Designers as
well as working with the
Domestic Violence Crisis
Center and the Second
Story.
James is survived by
his father and stepmother:
Philip and Karol Lowe of
Minot and several aunts,
uncles and cousins. He
was preceded in death by
his mother Jennifer Lowe
and grandparents: James
and Clarice Lowe as well
as Fred and Barbara Janes.
Memorial Booksigning:
Thursday, September 6,
2018 from 3:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. in Thomas Fam-
ily Funeral Home, Minot.
Celebration of James’
Life: Thursday, Sep-
tember 6, 2018 from 7:00
p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the
Lowe’s Floral and Garden
Center Greenhouse.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories and
condolences are invited to
use the expressions of
sympathy section at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.