OBITIUARIES

Lee Pate, owner of Precision Moulding Co., Inc., Cottonwood, Ca., died Aug. l, 1990, in Cottonwood. He was 87.

Born in Grays Point, Mo., he moved to Southern California in 1936, later working for Associated Moulding, Industry, Ca., and Mutual Moulding & Lumber Co., Gardena, Ca., before founding Precision in Gardena in 1952. In 1968, he moved the company to Cottonwood, where he semi-retired last year.

Mr. Pate is survived by his widow, Fern, two sons, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Personals

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Duncan Hossack, exec. v.p., O'Malley Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az., has also assumed the duties ol gen. mgr. of O'Malley's Phoenix contractor yard.

Jim O'Malley has resigned as v.p. but remains on the board and executive committee.

Ken Lott is the new gen. mgr. of Fort Apache Timber Co., Pinetop, Az.

Ed Gavotto, American Mill & Lumber, Chula Vista, Ca., and his wife, Norma, Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., recently attended her high school reunion, Gilbertville, Ia.

John Pederson is now national accounts mgr. of consumer products for States Industries, Eugene, Or.

David Ingham, corporate credit mgr., Western American Forest Products, Benicia, Ca., and his two sons, Mark and Eric, are back from a week-long bike pack trip in the Emigrant Wilderness Area with Boy Scout Troop 184.

Lorne Bell has joined the Woodwork Institute of California, Fresno, Ca., as part-time field man.

Rick Deen, buyer, Nichols Lumber, Baldwin Park, Ca., and his wife, Valarie, are the proud parents of9 lb. 12 oz. Cameron Deen, born Aug. 17, I 990.

James Mundell, sales mgr., Mt. Fir Lumber Co., Independence, Or., celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner party for his wife, Margaret, attended by their four surviving children, l2 grandchildren, her two sisters and their husbands.

Donald Tockey has joined J. M. Thomas Forest Products at their Rocklin. Ca.. ofllce. Richard Williams is new at their Ogden, Ut., distribution yard, according to Matthew Thomas.

The Merchant Magazine

Fred Holmes, Fred C. Holmes Lumber Co., Fort Bragg, Ca., spent last month touring Africa.

Mike Brallier, Belco Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa., is back from a 7,000 mile Alaska sales trip.

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