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Walter F. "Wally" Lynch, Jr., 69, president of Paid Associates Inc., fuchardson, Tx., died Jan. 30 of colon cancer. He was a longtime contributing editor and former columnist for The Merchant Magazine and Building Products Digest.

A native of Chicago, Il., he had been a buyer for Sears Roebuck; v.p.mktg., Flanders Furniture Co.; pres., Hardie Gardens; v.p., Desoto; gen. mgr., Dawson Home Centers, and pres., Builders Express.

Edwin Earl Cone, 78, retired gen. mgr. of Cone Lumber Co., Eugene, Or., died of a heart condition Feb. 19 in Eugene.

Born in Portland, Or., he began working for the family-owned business in 1942, retiring in 1986. In 1958, he was elected Eugene mayor and was reelected twice, serving until 1968. He also served two sessions on the state legislature, including being House minority leader.

Charles Slocum, 63, founder of Pacific Coast Hardwoods. Portland.

Or., died of a brain tumor Jan 24 in Portland, Born in Tilton, Ar., he served in the Army during World War II. He founded Pacific Coast in the 1950s and also was a National Hardwood Lumber Association grading inspector.

Mr. Slocum was a director of the Western Hardwood Association for a record 30 years, president in l97O-71, and honored as WHA's first Man of the Year in 1985.

Hank Aldrich, 78, veteran lumberman, died Feb. 7 in Walnut Creek, Ca.

Born in Seattle, Wa., he began his career at Foster Mills, Willamina, Or., then served as assistant mgr. at White Star Lumber, Montesano, Wa. After college, he worked at Powell Valley Lumber & Hardware, Portland, Or., and then his father's business. H.W. Aldrich Lumber, Eugene, Or. After serving as lieutenant commander on the last destroyer sunk during WWII, he returned to Aldrich Lumber, eventually running the firm until its close in 1959. He joined J.W. Hendricks, Piedmont, Ca.; Ward & Knapp, San Francisco; in 1966, Goodman Lumber, San Francisco, and in 1978, DMK-Pacific, Fremont, Ca., where he stayed the rest of his life.

Doug Woodcock, 43, owner of Santiam Midwest Lumber, Salem, Or., died of pancreatitis Jan. 26 in Portland, Or.

A native of Portland, he worked for Skyline Homes, McMinnville, Or., before founding the lumber company in 1990.

Ken Stovall, 60, president and ceo of Bright Wood Corp., Madras, Or., died Feb. 11 in Bend. Or.

Born in Sims, Ar., he joined Robert Dollar Box Co., Glendale, Or., in 1953. He then joined Clear Pine Mouldings, Prineville, Or., leaving in 1960 to co-found Bright Wood.

Mr. Stovall served as a board member of the National Wood Window and Door Association.

Ed "Swede" Olson, 75, died of cancer Feb. 3 in Santa Rosa. Ca.

Born in Casper, Ca., he worked for Don's Lumber Yard, Santa Rosa. for 20 years before joining Diamond International Lumber Co., Sebastopol, Ca., retiring in 1986.

Lawrence "Larrytt V. St. Onge, 75, retired co-founder and sales mgr. at Fourply, Inc., Grants Pass, Or., died of a heart attack Feb. 2l in Grants Pass.

Born in Portland, Or., he began his

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Lengths: career at Tacoma Mutual Door, Tacoma, Wa., before joining the service. He returned to the company, later joining Multnomah Plywood, St. Helens, Or.; Grants Pass Plywood, Grants Pass, and Agnew Plywood, Grants Pass. In L975,he retired from Fourply, but remained on the board. He was past pres. of the Plywood Pioneers Association. director of the Lumber Merchant's Association in the late 1940s and as local chapter pres. and international board member of Hoo-Hoo.

Larry Hoff, 49, died Jan. 31 in Colton, Or.

Born in Portland, Or., he worked for North Pacific Lumber, Portland, before joining Arthur Pozzi, Portland, in 1983. In 1985, he joined West Shore Forest Products, Tualatin, Or.

Robert Johnson "Bob" Wright, 86, co-founder of Reid & Wright, Inc., Arcata, Ca., died Jan.25 in Santa Rosa, Ca.

Born in Douglas, Az., he enjoyed telling people he was "the last male child born in the territorv of Arizona before it became a state.'; He worked at Barber & Associates Lumber Market Report Service, Fresno, Ca., before serving in the Navy during World War IL He started the wholesale redwood business with Bob Reid in 1947, retiring as pres. rn 1974.

Mr. Wright also served as exec.

Wylo Pleasant, 72, founder of Pleasant Western Lumber, Monte Vista, Ca., died of an aneurysm Jan. 18 in Pueblo. Ca.

Born in Howard Ridge, Mo., he established the company in 1954.

Clarence C. Utzig, Sr., 85, 70year lumber veteran, died Jan. 25 in

Stockton, Ca.

A native of Iowa, he began his career in 1925 with Farlev & Loetsher Co., Dubuque, Ia. He jbined Sierra Lumber Manufacturers, Stockton, Ca., in 1977

Bill Holt, 64, owner of Holt Lumber Inc. and J.W. Holt Lumber Co., Fresno, Ca., died of a heart attack Jan. 31 in Fresno.

A native of Hanford, Ca., he began working for his father's company in the 1950s.

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