OBITIUARIES

Zack T. Brandon, former vice president and general manager of Palmer G. Lewis Co.'s Pacific Yard Service in Portland, Or., died May 14, 1990, in Portland of complications from heart surgery. He was 77.

Born in Fordyce, Ar., he moved to Portland in 1946 after his discharge from the U.S. Navy to join Pacific Yard Service, which was later acquired by PGL. He retired from the company in 1980.

Mr. Brandon is survived by his widow, Marjorie, five sons, three brothers, one sister, I I grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Harold D. Beckemeier. 59. owner of Quincy Lumber Co., Quincy, Wa., was killed April 19, 1990, in a four car traffic accident north of Auburn, Wa.

Born in Potlatch. Id.. he purchased the company with his uncle in 1954.

Mr. Beckemeier is survived by his widow, Maria, two sons, one daughter, one brother, one sister, and seven grandchildren.

Fred Scott Thomson. 76. founder and owner of Inland Lumber Co., Grand Terrace. Ca.. died of cancer April 30, 1990, in Corona del Mar, Ca.

A native of Macklin, Saskatchewan. Canada. Mr. Thomson moved to Southern California in 1934, joining Suverkrup Lumber Co., San Bernardino, Ca. He opened Inland Lumber Co. in 1946 in Bloomington, Ca., moving it to Rialto, Ca., in 1957, before finally settling in Grand Terrace. The company grew to include offices in California, Oregon and Washington. He retired in 1986.

He served on the board of directors of the National Building Material Distributors Association and the Lumber Association of Southern California. and was a charter mem-

Computerized Paint Depts.

State-of-the-art Custom Paint Centers, which allow do-it-yourself decorators to preview thousands of color combinations and room color layouts on a computer screen, are being installed in all 60 HomeClub locations.

At the push of a button, the AccuVision room color visualizer shows different color combinations on various types of homes' exteriors,