OBOTUAROtrS

Fred Holmes

Fred V. Holmes, prominent redwood lumberman and president of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., Eureka, Ca. at the time of its sale in 1959 to the Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca., died November 7. 1976. He was 87.

Born December 4, 1888 in Ontario, Ca., he began with the Holmes Eureka Lumber Co. working with his father after graduating from the University of California in Berkeley in I 9 I 5. He was very active in all phases of the lumber business and was a member of both the national and local clubs of the International Order of Hoo-Hoo until his death as well as a number of other social and civic organizations.

He is survived by his two sons; Fred C. and Francis V.; a daughter; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

RICHARD S. GITTINGS

Richard Stout Gittings, 40, v.p. and general manager of the Gittings Lumber Co., Denver, Co., died December 10. of a stroke.

Born in Denver, he graduated from the University of Colorado in 1958 with a B.S. degree in business and remained active in alumni affairs until his death.

He was president of W.O.O.D. Inc., Denver; a member of the executive committee and chairman of the government affairs committee of North American Wholesale Lumber Assn.: a member of NFPA's executive committee and chairman of the national membership committee of the Forest Products Political Committeel a member of the distributors advisory committee of the American Plywood Assn.; and a member of the dealer/ distributor advisory committee of the Forest Industries Committee on Timber Valuation and Taxation; and cochairman of Preserve Our Way of Urban Residence, a civic group.

Mr. Gittings is survived by his widow: Mary, a son; a daughter; his mother Margaret; and his father, Clark R., who is the president of Gittings Lumber Co.

JACK CAMPBELL

Jack Campbell, Wood Fax Co., died of a heart attack Dec. 11. at his mother's home in Larkspur, Ca. He was born Aug. 2, 1921 in Fresno and was 55.

Following WWII service as a B-17 pilot, he began work at W. R. Spaulding Lumber, Porterville, later working for C.S. Pierce Lumber. In 1948 he began to represent Bernie Barber and Associates in southern California and Arizona. Later he was employed by the Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co. until I 959.

He was also associated with Independent Building Materials, Jewett Lumber Sales. He started Wood Fax. a wholesale lumber and pallet company, in Costa Mesa, Ca.

He is survived by his widow, Edna; his mother; a sister; a stepson; and a stepdaughter.

Leon Gillaspie

Leon Gillaspie, 64, president of Northridge Lumber Co., Northridge, Ca. died December 6, 1976 of a heart attack.

Born January ll, l9l2 in Boulder, Co. he graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A. degree in 1934. Mr. Gillaspie started his career as a builder in 1930 and was a co-founder of Northridge Lumber Co. in 1938.

Survrvors include his widow, Connie; his mother, two sisters, two children and two grandchildren.

Xabie Clark Koll

Xabie Koll, 82, widow of the late lumberman, Harvey Koll, died November 8, 197 6 of a ruptured aneurism.

Mrs. Koll was born in Streator, Il., September 2, 1894. She was very active in community projects until just before her death.

Survivors are one sister, a son, one daughter, 9 grandchildren and 2 gteatgrandchildren.