DELORICE’S FLORIST HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. MRS. DELORICE BEGAN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY FLORALS IN 1968. OVER HER 30 YEARS AS OWNER AND DESIGNER, SHE COMFORTED MANY FAMILIES, CELEBRATED COUNTLESS BIRTHDAYS, AND MADE MANY VALENTINE’S DAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES SPECIAL. SHE WAS A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR A MULTI-GENERATIONAL BUSINESS. TWENTY YEARS AGO, DELORICE’S GRANDSON, RANDY WOOTEN, TOOK OVER AND BROUGHT DELORICE’S INTO A NEW ERA. RANDY’S TALENT WAS INCREDIBLE, AND HIS CHRISTMAS DÉCOR BECAME SOMETHING TO ADMIRE. WHILE GROWING THE BUSINESS, RANDY REMAINED TRUE TO DELORICE’S VALUES. HE ALSO SET OUT TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF FLORISTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION. ONE OF HIS STUDENTS WAS ME, KARA ADAMS. I TRAINED UNDER RANDY FOR YEARS AND BECAME A STATE WINNER IN FLORAL DESIGN. DURING THIS TIME RANDY BECAME LIKE FAMILY TO ME. HE IGNITED A PASSION IN ME THAT WOULD BECOME MY LIFE’S WORK AND ONE DAY TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS HE HELPED TO BUILD. I ATTENDED GEORGIA TECH, ENCOURAGED BY COMMUNITY LEADER FRANCIS LOTT. I GRADUATED AND RETURNED HOME TO WORK TO BETTER MY COMMUNITY, JUST AS FRANCIS DID. I CAME HOME AND BEGAN MY WEDDING BUSINESS, KARA ADAMS DESIGNS. AFTER A FEW YEARS, RANDY OFFERED ME THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME: TO BECOME THE OWNER AND LEAD DESIGNER OF DELORICE’S FLORIST. MY HUSBAND DAWSON AND I PURCHASED THE BUSINESS ON JANUARY 1, 2024, AND BEGAN USHERING IN A NEW ERA FOR DELORICE’S, ADDING HOME DÉCOR, GIFTS, AND BRIDAL REGISTRIES TO THE BUSINESS. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY AND ARE HONORED TO CONTINUE THE DELORICE’S LEGACY.