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OtsITUAMIES
coLIN W. & RICHARD LOVESEE
Colin William Lovesee, 60, president of Boyd & Lovesee Lumber Co., Riverside, Ca., died Nov. 3. and his son, Richard Lovesee, 31, vice president and general manager of the company died Nov. 4.
The elder Lovesee was shot to death by his son in the Lovesee family home following a discussion about longstanding disagreements over business matters. Following his father's shooting, Richard Lovesee turned the same weapon upon himself and his body was found some 12 hours later in an isolated area outside Riverside.
The elder Lovesee was active in church and in the Lumber Association of Southern California and communitv work. He moved to Riverside in 1949. He was described by his business partner, George Champion, as a "very businesslike person, but a very, very fair person."
The younger Lovesee was described by co-workers as being a hard worker who went out of his way to be helpful to others.
Both men are survived bv Dorothv Lovesee, widow and mother; Lindi and Carol, daughters and sisters; and Gary, son and brother.
ROBERT S. OSGOOD
Robert S. Osgood, a prominent Southern California lumberman since 1922, died October 28 at his home in Pasadena, Ca.
Born in Tacoma, Wa. in 1899, he had been identified for 58 years with the lumber industry, first with The Wheeler, Osgood Co., Tacoma, later with Cadwallader-Gibson Co., pioneers in importing hardwoods from the Philippines. ln 1942 he formed Robert S. Osgood, Inc. of which he was president until his death and which became well known in the domestic and imported hardwood and softwood industries.
He was an enthusiastic golfer for more than 55 years and was well known in golfing circles.
He is survived by his widow, Edith Chaffee Osgood; a son; 4 daughters; and l3 grandchildren.
Louis Hoffman
Louis Hoffman, 76, president of the Mox Lumber and Wrecking Co., Los Angeles, Ca., died November 10, 1978.
He had been a partner in the firm since 1929 and held the positions of secretary and treasurer before being president in 1958.
Mr. Hoffman was a graduate of the University of Southern California where he was president of Tau Delta Phi fraternity.
He is survived by his widow. Martha, two sisters, two children and two grandchildren.
