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William C. "Bill" Connor. president of'C'onnor Lumber Sales, Rialto, Ca.. died following a hearr attack on Sept. 5. l9ll7. in Pasadena, Ca. tle was 49.

Ilorn in I)es Moincs. Ia., hc entered the lumber industry with Neiman-Reed, Van Nu1,s. Ca.. in 1961. He worked for various other companies before lounding his own in 1917.

Mr. Connor is survived bv his widow. Joanne. t\ o daughters. und one brother.

Peter Vaida , 1917 -18 president of the American }lardware Manufacturers Association, died Sept. 29, 1987, after a plane crash in western New Jersey. Iie was 65.

An experienced pilot. N{r. Vaida was alone in the twin-engine aircraft when it crashed just alter take-off in heavy morning lbg at ,\lexandria Irield Airport.

At the tinte ol his death. he was a consultant with the Warren Tool (iroup, IIiram, Oh.. and a member of'the AIIMA board of directors and government relations committee. Ile had served as a member of the AHMA show/conference committeet founding menlber and past pres., AHMA Young Executives' Club, and past pres.. Hardware Marketing Council.

Mr. Vaida is survived by his widow, Ritter. two daughters, two stepsons, two brothers, a sister, and five grandchildren.

George Parks, a hardboard salesman at Stimson Trading Co., Portland, Or., died Oct. -5, 1987, near Mount Shasta, Ca., afier suffering a heart attack while driving on the freeway to a sales meeting. He was _5 -5.

A 30-year veteran of the lumber induslry, hc joined Stimson in 198,1 in regional hardboard sales for the l:orest Iriber division.

Mr. Parks is survived by his window, Dorothy, two daughters, one son, and one grandchild.

Arnold )1 Koutonen. a Dioneer of the U.S. plywood industry. died Sept. 20, 1987, in Olympia, Wa. He was 83.

After emigrating from Finland with his family, Mr. Koutonen began his career in l92l as a floor sweeDer in the firsl worker-o\\ned cooDerative. the Olympia Veneer Co.. Olympia. IIe held virtually every job in the plant, including president lrom I 942 to I 946 and later general nlanager when the company was purchased by the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. Ile also served as president of Associated Plywood Mills. Inc.

Mr. Koutonen is survived by his wiclow, Maureen, three sisters, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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