OBITUARIBS

William Fdward Baugh, 75, pres. of W.E.B. & Associates, Incline Village, Nv., died of congestive heart failure Oct. 8 in Newport Beach, Ca.

Baugh was widely recognized for his knowledge of lumber and as a leading expert on distribution.

Born in Pasadena, Ca., he was owner of Baugh Brothers Lumber Cos. from 1938 to 1970. In 1970, he was pres. of Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix, Az., and in 1975 he started W.E.B., retiring early this year.

He was past president of the North

American Wholesale Lumber Association and spent the last 20 years serving as a director of numerous multinational forest product companies. In 1975, he was appointed by President Ford to facilitate the export of radiata pine from all South American countries.

Lyle Burnett, 53, longtime lumber buyer for Trus Joist MacMillan, Eugene, Or., died of cancer Sept. 28 in Boise, Id.

Born in Ogden, Ut., he joined Trus Joist in 1972 as Valdosta, Ga., plant mgr., leaving in 1977. ln 1979, he rejoined Trus Joist as a veneer buyer, and in 1988 he became mgr. of lumber procurement, retiring in 1995.

James S. Linderman, 86, retired owner of Linderman Wholesale Lumber, Long Beach, Ca., died Oct. 19 in Newport Beach, Ca.

Born in Chicago, Il., he began his career in 1930 with Brooks Wholesale Lumber. He helped start Commercial Lumber and was co-owner of a sawmill in Southern Oregon. In 1956, he opened his own wholesale firm, retiring in 1982.

Bud Lloyd Tomczuk, 63, co-founder and pres. of Chintimini Forest Products, Albany, Or., died of cancer Oct. 3 in Corvallis, Or.

Bom in Tacoma, Wa., he served in the Army until 1956, joining Forest Product Sales, Corvallis, in 1965. In 1975, he went to work for Publishers Forest Products, Portland, Or., co-founding Chintimini in 1977.

From cutting a wedge to pre-fab'd crane pads or mine shafts. Angle cut, cross cut, drilling, dapping-rVe'll do them all to customer specification.

Ifarry Mendenhall, 69, former exec. v.p. of the Lumber Merchants Association, Sacramento, Ca., died of heart failure Oct. 2 in Milpitas, Ca.

Born in Logansport, In., he was a career officer in the Army before joining LMA in 1970, retiring in 1985.

Jack Fineman, 91, a 35-year salesman for Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., died of Parkinson's disease Sept. 25 in Los Angeles, Ca.

Bom in Pittsburgh, Pa., he joined BelAir in 1960, retiring in 1990 at age 83.