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Kenneth John Coleman, a wholesale lumber salesman for more than 40 years and a very active member of the lumbermens fraternity Hoo-Hoo International, died of cancer on May 3, 1986, in Fallbrook. Ca. He was 62.

A native of Los Angeles, Ca. , Mr. Coleman served in the U.S. Army during World War tr in the 86th Blackhawk Division, 34lst Infantry Regiment. He then joined E.K. Wood Lumber Co. and later California Door Co. He worked for Eckstrom Plywood Corp., Los Angeles, Ca., for over 20 years until its closure in 1983.

President in I9l of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club, he also served as Deputy Supreme Nine for several years before becoming Supreme Nine of Jurisdiction 6 from l98l through 1983. He attended ll Hoo-Hoo conventions in the last 15 years in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

Mr. Coleman is survived by his widow, Dolores, two sisters, one daughter, one son and two grandchildren.

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