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Robert Edward "Ed" Byard died May l, 1981, in Marin County, Ca., of a stroke.

A resident of Tiburon, Ca., he had owned Gillon Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca., since 1934. He also had owned and operated Trinity River Lumber Sales Co., and Big 4 Lumber Co., a stud mill in Hoopa, Ca.

A second generation native Californian, he was born in Samoa, Ca., in 1902 and grew up in Humboldt County where his father was mill foreman of Northern Redwood Lumber Co., now part of Simpson Timber Co. In his early years, before going to work for the Hammond Lumber Co. as bookkeeper, he was a booking agent for Paramount Pictures and owned a theater. He was a member of the Native Sons of California, a Mason and a Shriner.

Mr. Byard is survived by his widow Ila, two children, seven grandchildren, and two sisters.

Wesley "Bud" Hubbard, former owner and president of Hubbard & Johnson Lumber Co. in Northern California, died June 8, 1981, of a heart attack in Palo Alto, Ca.

Born in San Jose, Feb. 8, l9ll, he played football at San Jose State, later playing in the Hula Bowl, EastWest game, and on the All-Star team which introduced football to Japan. He played with the Brooklyn Dodgers football team in 1934-36.

ln 1942 with Chet Johnson, he founded Hubbard & Johnson with yards at Mt. View, Palo Alto, and San Jose, Ca.; truss yard at Fremont, Ca., and the main yard at the Port of Redwood City, Ca. He was president of Placerville Industries, a v.p. of Hubbard Structures, Inc. and served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from 1956 to 1961. Hubbard & Johnson was absorbed by Grossmans, a division of Evans Products, in 1972.

He is survived by his widow, Beatrice, four sons and a daughter.

da, Ca., of a heart attack. He would have been 65 on June 28.

A native of Los Angeles and former owner of Ray Van Ide Lumber Sales, Pasadena, Ca., he was active in the Air Force and active duty reserve, retiring in 1970 as a Lt. Col. His career starting in 1942 as an ArmyAir cadet included World War II, where as a bombadier he was shot down over Italy and interned, and the Korean War.

He is survived by his widow Susan, one daughter, two grandchildren, his mother and two brothers.

Malcolm G. "Mal" Coombs. fidely respected timberman and mill operator, died June 15, 1981, in Sacramento, Ca., after a brief illness. He was 70.

A native of San Francisco, Ca., he spent his early years in Mendocino County, Ca., where his grandfather was a mill operator at Little River. After attending the University of California at Berkeley where he played football and was a champion wrestler, he worked for the Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia; Humboldt Redwood Co., Carlotta, and the American Tank Co., Carlotta. He later operated a sawmill at Piercy. He had been a board member of the Western Lumber Inspection Bureau.

Mr. Coombs is survived by his widow, Melba, two sons and five grandchildren.

Harold M. Frodsham, founder and board chairman of South Bay Forest Products, Orange, Ca., died June 21, 1981, following surgery in Houston, Tx. He was 75.

Born in Brighton, England, February 28, 1906, he began his industry career in 1946 with a sawmill in Northern California. In 1948 he started a small redwood distribution yard in El Segundo (Los Angeles), Ca., moving in 1959 to a larger facility in nearby Hawthorne, Ca. In 1970 the company moved to its present facility, which now includes 30 acres devoted to distribution and the manufacture of specialty softwood products. Mr. Frodsham was active in the firm until the time of his death.

Raymond J. Van lde, a lumber broker for Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc., Huntington Beach, Ca., died June 3, 1981, in Yorba Lin-

He enjoyed travel and had visited more than 140 countries. He was a Mason and had received the Paul Harris Award from Rotary Club for his outstanding achievements.

Mr. Frodsham is survived by his widow, Leatrice, two sons; and two daughters.

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