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John Cavers, 48, v.p. and manager of purchasing at Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., died of complications of Hodgkin's disease Nov. l8 in Yorba Linda, Ca.

Born in Toronto, Canada, he joined Ganahl Lumber in 1979 as a hardware salesman in Corona, Ca. In 1981, he transferred to purchasing, and then became a lumber buyer. In 1984, he was named v.p. and manager of purchasing.

Tom Walsh, 56, co-founder and president of Tom Walsh Lumber Sales, Inc., Walla Walla, Wa., died OcL20 in Walla Walla.

Born in Portland, Or., he joined North Pacific Lumber Co., Portland, Or., in 1964. ln 1983, he co-founded Tom Walsh Lumber with his wife, who is still running the business.

Orville Reginald Justus, 82, a retired Western Wood Products Association lumber inspector, Portland, Or., died Nov. I in Eugene, Or.

Born in Rye Valley, Or., he joined Booth Kelly Lumber Co., Wendling, Or., in 1935 as a lumber grader. In 1945, he joined the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau, Eugene, as a lumber transit inspector. From 1966 until his retirement in 1980, he was WWPA's assistant chief lumber supervisor of grade quality and uniformity for the Coast Region mills.

Gordon J. Brown, 76, former secretary/treasurer of the Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Or., died of congestive heart failure Oct. 14 in Portland.

He started with the West Coast Lumber Association in 1960 as office mgr. In 1964, he became director of industry services for the new WWPA, overseeing the merging of the WCLA and Western Pine Association staffs. ln 1967, he was named secretary/treasurer. He retired in 1986.

HomeBase Killer Convicted

An unemployed ex-convict has been convicted of the 1996 slaying of a customer service manager at HomeBase, Santa Ana, Ca. (see The Merchant Magazine, July 1996, p. 33)

The jury concluded that Daniel Carl Frederickson. 34. shot Scott H. Wilson, 30, to death during a robbery. The jury must decide if Frederickson, who is eligible for the death penalty, was sane during the killing.

Frederickson, who has a long criminal record, admitted to wanting to return to prison for the rest of his life. He argued that he was innocent by reason of insanity.

He said he waited near the front of the store for an hour before Wilson opened the safe to change a $50 bill, then demanded all the money inside. Wilson closed the safe and walked away. Frederickson said he shot Wilson out of frustration.

The jury will return to determine sanity. If Frederickson is found sane, the jury will decide if he should be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole or death.

LightingLooks Bright

U.S. demand for lighting fixtures is expected to rise 5.8Vo a year to $16.3 billion in 2001, forecasts the Freedonia Group.

Shipments of U.S. lighting fixtures should increase 5Vo yearly to nearly $14 billion in 2001, reflecting increased competition from low-cost imports from China, Mexico and South Korea.