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Orrie Hamilton, former executive vice president of the Lumber Association of Southem California, Los Angeles, died Dec. 17, 1985, in San Diego, Ca. He was 94.
A native of Colorado Springs, Co., he was involved for manv vears in the lumber industry in San-Diego until he moved to the Los Anseles area with the Southern California F.etail Lumber Association, predecessor of the LASC. He retired in 1961.
Mr. Hamilton is survived by one brother, one son, two daughters, 17 grandchildren and 28 greargrandchiloren.
A. Ford Barclay, owner of Barclay Lumber Sales in Cify of Industry, Ca., died Dec. 20, 1985, inArcadia, Ca., He was J2.
In the lumber industry for more than 40 years, he also founded Pine Ridge Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca.
Mr. Barclay is survived by his widow, Jean, one brother, three sisters, one son, two daughters and six grandchildren.
Don V. Simon, president and cofounder of Simon, Crabtree & Ryan, Lake Oswego. Or.. died of cancei on Jan. 27, 1986, in Monterey, Ca. He was 53.
A native of Portland, Or., he was graduated from the University of Oregon. In the lumber industry for 30 years, Mr. Simon had earlier worked in sales for Continental Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or.; American Intemational Forest Products, Beaverton, Or., and Willamette Industries, Albany, Or.
In 1976 he formed Simon, Crabtree & Ryan with Tom Crabtree and Pat Ryan.
Mr. Simon is survived bv his mother. one son. two daughters and one brother.
European D-l-Y Growing Fast
Building material dealers visiting Europe on trade missions have been interested in the development of the d-i-y movement there.
Estimates now place the d-i-y population in West Germany, for example, at close to half the entire population, with a growth in the size of building material and d-i-y store sales floors reflecting this figure. Sales floor areas grew l0.9%obe- tween 1984 and 1985 to an average of 1,930 meters (about 6,332 sq. ft.).
Living Space Expands
The amount of living space in the avemge new single-family home is expanding, rising to a record high of l, 790 sq. ft. in 1984 from a low of 1,690 sq. ft. in 1982, according to the Census Bureau.
