The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 959 

ED REMY.

Ed Remy is the president of the Yakima County Horticultural Union and has been a
most active factor in promoting the fruit raising interests of this section of
the state, demonstrating the possibilities of the valley in his connection and
doing much to stimulate effort of that character. He has lived in the valley
since April, 1893, and his labors have been a most resultant force in producing
desired results. Mr. Remy is a native of Belgium. He was born on the 12th of
November, 1860, a son of Peter J. and Mary Jane Remy. The mother died in her
native country and in 1879 the father came with his son Ed to the new world,
settling in Kent, Ohio. He was a glassblower by trade and after working along
that line for a time in Ohio lived in various places. Ed Remy accompanied his
father as he removed from point to point and in April, 1893, he reached the
Yakima valley, where he purchased a fruit ranch three miles southeast of the
city of Yakima. It was then a tract of wild land. He planted it to prunes and is
still the owner of the place. His labors demonstrated the possibility for
successful prune production in this locality and in 1900 he turned his attention
to the raising of apples and pears. He has ten acres planted to trees of that
kind and his fruit interests are now in excellent condition, returning to him a
gratifying annual income. He is also the owner of city property, having made
investment in Yakima real estate. He has been very active in building up the
Yakima County Horticultural Union and deserves great credit for his efforts in
that connection, being now president of the organization which is doing so much
to advance the fruit raising interests of this section of the state and promote
and protect the rights of those active in this field of business. Mr. Remy also
served for four years on the state fair board under Governor Meade.

On the 16th of January, 1883, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Remy and Miss
Mary Deiley, a native of England. Their children are three in number: Mary, who
is president of the Yakima school board and resides at home; Alice, the wife of
Chester L. Miller, a resident of the Yakima valley; and Ed, Jr., who is with the
Yakima County Horticultural Union.

The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church and in
addition to his membership therein Mr. Remy is a member of Yakima Lodge, No.
24, F. & A. M.; Yakima Chapter, No. 21, R. A. M.; Yakima Commandery, No. 13, K.
T.; and Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Commercial Club and
in politics is a republican. In addition to his other activities of a business
nature he has served as trustee and president of the Union Ditch Company. He is
most widely known because of his activity along horticultural lines, in which
connection he has done much for the west. He is constantly studying the
possibilities and opportunities for fruit culture and his labors have given
demonstration of the practicability of his belief. He has set a pace which
others have followed, leading to the substantial development of Yakima county
along horticultural lines.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.