OtsITUARIDS

Jim DiStefano, 51, former field marketing specialist for Simpson Timber Co., Shelton, Wa., died of cancer Dec. 12, 1995, in Tacoma, Wa.

Following a lengthy career as marketing manager with Champion International, he joined Simpson in April, 1995.

Robert A. "Tony" Gallagher, 50, former sales mgr. for Warm Springs Forest Products, Warm Springs, Or., died of lung cancer Dec. 11 in Redmond, Or.

Born in The Dalles, Or., he served in Army military intelligence before working for Fibreboard, Truckee, Ca., and Louisiana-Pacific, Inyokern, Ca. He joined Georgia-Pacific, Cottonwood, Ca., as purchasing manager for its moulding plants and in 1987 went to work for Warm Springs.

Charles Francis Craig, 7'1 , retired executive vice president of J.H. Baxter & Co., San Mateo, Ca., died of Super Numeral Palsy Nov. l5 in Portland, Or.

Born in Bremerton, Wa., he was a decorated Army colonel during World War II. After working for Pope & Talbot, Portland, he joined J.H. Baxter, Portland, in 1952. In 1965, he was promoted to Baxter's head office in San Francisco, Ca., retiring in 1980.

He served as president of the Western Wood Preservers Institute in 1959 and 1973.

Nicholas V. Poletika, 77, retired president and chief executive officer of J.H. Baxter & Co., San Mateo, Ca., died Nov. 2l in Palo Alto, Ca.

Born in Mariupol, Russia, he worked for Union Lumber Co., Fort Bragg, Ca., and Potlatch Corp., Lewiston, Id., before joining J.H. Baxter in the early 1980s as vice president-licensing. In 1992, he was promoted to president/ceo, retiring in 1993.

Davis Martin, 79, former coowner of A.D. Martin Lumber Co., Riverton, Wy., died Nov. l9 in Riverton.

Born in Pranell, Mo., he worked for Lumber Dealers Inc., Denver, Co., from l94l-1947. In 1948, he joined his father at A.D. Martin Lumber as co-owner, retiring in 1985.

He was president of the Mountain States Lumber & Buildins Material

Dealers Association in 1973 and served on the board of directors from t97t-73.

Holmes Christie Pooser, 75, former owner of Pooser Lumber Co., Sacramento, Ca., died Nov. 23 in Sacramento.

Born in Savannah, Ga., he worked for Murphy Lumber, Eugene, Or.; Tamarack Lumber, Eugene, and B&M Lumber, Sacramento, before c o-founding Dier- Pooser Co., Sacramento, in 1961. In 1963, he founded Pooser Lumber, retiring in 1989.

His widow, Isabelle, died five days later on Nov. 28 at age 78.

Frank Curran Jr., 83, former president of Frank Curran Lumber Co., Santa Ana, Ca., died of a heart attack Christmas Day in Orange, Ca.

Born in Los Angeles, Ca., he worked for E.K. Wood Lumber Co. and Homer Burnaby Lumber Co., Los Angeles, before joining his father at Frank Curran Lumber. He became yard superintendent in 1943 and president in 1956, retiring in 1968.

Formerly E.K. Wood Lumber Co. facilities, the company had yards in Orange, Huntington Beach and Capistrano Beach (now owned by Ganahl Lumber), Ca., by 1950.

CELEBRATING its 25th anniversary, the Los Anoeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club drew 80io its annual Christmas partv Dec. 9 at the Balboa Bay Club, Newpori Bdach, Ca.: (1) Mari[n & Jim Harff. (2)Jim & Shirley Cadwell, Doroihv & Don Reel.'(3)Janet & Riik O'Shea, Deniss& Alan Bohnholf. (4) Paul & Candace

Pendergast, Butch & Mari[n Pope. (5) Fred & June Jones, Dan & Jean Jones. (6) Ray & Lori Gomez. (7) Judy & Gale Daugherty, Gerry & Jack Millikan. (8) Cathy & Mike Rhoades. (9) Rose & Phil Darden, Jane & Wally Atkinson.

(10) Richard & Sheree Phillips, Lynette & Pat Walsh. (11) Mike & Linda Mackin. (12) Dick &

Pat Lambert. (13) Lisa Rains, Gilbert & Ana Tapia. (14) Lynne & Nathan Osborne, Elyse & Phillip Sarris. (15) Joyce & Walter Ralston.

(16) Katia Santiago, Ken Tinckler, Cilene & Howard Scott. (17) Randy & Marty Porter.

(18) Mark Michie, Cheryl Snyder, John Buchanan.