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Steven Joseph Killian, 51, product manager for Master Halco, Orange, Ca., died May I in Rockwell, Tx.

Mr. Killian grew up in the Seattle, Wa., area and graduated from Washington State University with a degree in marketing.

He started working for Master Halco in 1979, handling both inside and outside sales in Seattle. He was transferred to Chicago, Il., in 1983 as a sales rep. He then served as branch manager in Milwaukee, Wi., in 1984; in Des Moines, Ia., in 1985; in Denver, Co., later that year, and in Kent, Wa., in 1986. He returned to Chicago in 1993 as regional sales manager and moved to Dallas, Tx., in 1995 as regional general manager. Since 1997, he worked in the marketing department.

He was also an active member of the American Fence Association and the American Society for Testing & Materials.