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L.A. "Stokes" Stookesberry, 84, former owner of Colorado-based Economy Lumber Co., Inc. and Economy Building Specialties, died April 5 in Denver.

A native of Milton, Ia., he worked in the lumber industry for over 48 years, beginningin l92i at Wormhadt Lumber Co. in Milton.

After stints with Sutherland Lumber Co., Omaha, Ne., and Lumber Dealers, Inc., Denver, Co., he and Al Westerman opened Derby Lumber Co., Commerce City, Co., in 1948.

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In 1950, he sold his share of the business and purchased Economy Lumber Co., Denver. which he twice rebuilt, once following a 1963 fire and again after a 1965 flood. He operated the firm for 45 years, before selling it in 1995 to BMC West.

He also owned Economy Building Specialties, a wholesale drywall supply company, which he sold in 1975, and SMG Corp., a steel stud manufacturer, which was sold in 1980.

Mr. Stookesberry was a past president of the Mountain States Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association and was elected as an honorarv life member in 1983. He also servei as president of the Denver Hoo-Hoo Club and was a founding member of W.O.O.D.,Inc.

Gene David Knudson, 81, retired chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Willamette Industries, Portland, Or., died April 9 in Tucson, Az.

Born in Washtucna, Wa., he served in the Arm-y for four years in Europe during WWII and was awarded a Bronze Star and a French Croix de Guerre with a Silver Star.

After the war, he worked as a forester for the Bureau of Land Management before joining Willamette as chief forester in L949. He was elected an officer of Willamette in 1957, became president in 1970, c.e.o. in 1974 and chairman in 1976. He retired in 1984.

Mr. Knudson was a member of the Oregon State Board of Forestry and served on the boards of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry,-the World Forestry Center, AssoCiated Oregon Industries, Keep Oregon Green and the Industria[ Forestrv Association.

Gordon Saunders, 80, former company executive, Lamon Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca., died March 2l of a heart attack.

A native of St. Paul, Mn., he served in the U.S. Army between 1945-1947, including a stiirr in Japan after WWII.

He started working at Lamon Lumber in 1952 and retired in 1981.

Albert Frank Glicker, 64, president, E.H. Wood Products, Ciiy of Commerce, Ca., died March 14 of heart failure.

He worked in Naval Intelligence prior to becoming a salesman for Johns Manville and-Masonite Corp.

He began working in sales at Elof Hansson Wood Products in Januarv 1977, eventually becoming president.

- Langdon B. "Skip" Greg, Jr., 78, tormer co-owner, Lane and Vance Lumber Cos., City of Industry, Ca., died March 21 in Pasadena. Ca-

Born in Clovis, N.M., he served as a Lieutenant JG in the Navy during WWII and received a Broirze Stai after more than 12 engagements.

He worked for mo-re-than 40 vears in the lumber industry, starting with Penberthy Lumber, Carson-, Ca, before founding Lane and Vance Lumber Cos. with partner Vince Besinque.

Curtiss ttCurttt Kehoe, 81, coowner, Lumbermen's of Lynnwood, Lynnwood, Wa., died March 7 of cancer in Mukilteo, Wa.

A native of Seattle, Wa., he served as a Chief Yeoman in the Navv on board the U.S.S. Virginia from i935 to 1939 and later saw action in the when the Port finally installed a 5 car reciprocal rail spur into our terminal. This spur can be extended to accommodate additional customer needs.

Pacific theater during WWII.

In 1946, he joined Dickey & Clauson Lumber Co., Lynnwood. In 1965, he and Bob Slettedahl purchased the company, which was then called Lumbermen's of Washington, and changed the name to Lumbermen's of Lynnwood. He served as manager and v.p. until his retirement in 1981, a total of 35 years in the lumber industry, all at the same location.

Mr. Kehoe was a past president of the Associated Lumber Dealers of Greater Seattle and also a member of the Western Building Materials Association.

Ralph L. Parr, 81, retired Purchasing manager for Fremont Forest Products, Eugene, Or., died of heart failure April 16 in Eugene.

Born in Tacoma, Wa., he served in the Navy in the PhilipPines during WWII. A resident of Eugene for 50 years, he began working at Fremont in 1979, retiring in 1987.

Richard "Rick" Hooper, 45, general manager of McDonald Moulding, Redding, Ca., died of cancer March 22 in Redding.

A native of Oakland, Ca., he began working at McDonald Moulding in 1983, under his father-in-law, owner and founder Glenn McDonald.

He and his wife, Gayle, began running the company upon McDonald's retirement in 1988. With HooPer's death, the business is for sale.

Paul James Testa, 57, sales manager of Banks Lumber Co., Banks, Or.. died of cancer March 30 in Portland, Or.

A native of New York CitY, N.Y., he moved to Beaverton, Or., in 1980 and worked for Forest City Trading Group before becoming sales manager at Banks Lumber in 1989.

(2) Our dockside facility consists of l0 blacktopped acres surrounding Pier T122 on Terminal Island. Fremont has exercised its option to add an additional contiguous 6+ acres. The dock is on deep water and is designed to accommodate the unloading of both barges and ships.

(3) Our facility is contiguous to the now closed Navy Shipyard which gives us the opportunity to add more land to accommodate any potential increase ofbusiness.

Peter V. Speek President Fremont Forest Products

P.O. Box 4129 Whittier. Ca.90607

Port Of Call

In your April issue, p. 55, you Published an article entitled, "Port Trying To Close PLT." We respectfully wish to correct an error in the third paragraph, where you say "while a similar facility in the Port of Long Beach has a limited capacity." This statement refers to the Fremont Forest Product facility and is simply a misleading and untrue statement. The following are the facts about Fremont's operation and its capacity: l) Fremont has a superior and unique long-term 40 year lease with the Port of Long Beach which was signed in 1982, but did not commence until MaY 1996

Color Confusion

I cannot find out why Wolmanized lumber has different color identification tags on it (blue, green, yellow and white). The local lumber yards could not give me an honest answer. I am a small contractor, and some of my clients want certain color tags, and I don't know what the difference is. Could you please help me out?

Steve Frash sfrash@msmisp.com

Wolmttnized lumber is a specific brand oJ pressure lreated wood treated with chemi' cals produced by Hickson Corp., and Wolmanized lumber will only have blue identificatkn tags. Other chemical manufacturers and treaters use dffirent color tags. Yellow tags, for instance, denote Osmose Pressure treated lumber.

_ Editor