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Dec 28, Ed Trumble, longtime owner and Chairman of Leanin’ Tree, Inc. and founder of the Leanin’ Tree Museum and Sculpture Garden, died in Longmont, Colorado on Wednesday, December 26th. A resident of Boulder, he was Edward Patrick “Ed” Trumble, born Nov.

1,in Havelock, Nebraska made his mark on Boulder County and far beyond, both as a highly successful entrepreneur Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. In Maythe GCA bestowed its highest"Award for Lifetime Achievement" to Mr. Ed Trumble, the founder and chairman of Leanin' Tree, for his decades-long dedication to building a healthy and vibrant greeting card industry. Leanin’ Tree greeting cards have been an American tradition since That’s when Ed Trumble, founder and Chairman, started selling Christmas cards through the mail to western farmers and ranchers.

The first Christmas cards sold in were created. by co-founder Bob Lorenz. Starting on a Shoe String, In a Shoe Box. Dec 28, December 28, at p.m. Ed Trumble, longtime owner of Gunbarrel’s Leanin’ Tree greeting card company and founder of the Leanin’ Tree Museum and Sculpture Garden, which closed last year, died Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Ed Trumble purchased full ownership of the company in after the untimely loss of co-founder Bob Lorenz to cancer. Leanin' Tree has grown from four Western Christmas cards to offer over 3, unique greeting cards in a wide variety of themes for everyday occasions and major holidays.