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David R. Countryman, retired American Plywood Association assistant director of technical services, died on June 13. 1987. after a fall in a bus in London. England, during a vacation. He was 68.

A civil engineering graduate of the University of California, he joined APA's predecessor. the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, as a research engineer in 1941. He earned an international reputation as a wood products researcher and technical innovator. He was a resident of Lakewood (Tacoma), Wa.

He is survived by his widow, Lorraine, six daughters, six sons and 1 I grandchildren.

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