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Jack Dionne's passing is a real loss to me, and to his many lumber friends in California.

Over the years, I have valued Jack's friendship. Of course, the Vagafond Editorials in The Merchan were always great fun reading and will ibe missed.

Jack once said, 'olanguage is given us that we may say pleasant things to each other." And so he did always.

I was indeed saddened to hear of the passing of Jack Dionne.

I vividly recall first meeting Jack, away back in the 20's. He was the speaker at a lumber group meeting at the Clark Hotel in Los Angeles. His beautiful philosophy accompanied with such sparkling wit and unexcelled humor made an impression on me that has remained through these many years. Truly he was 'otops" in his profes. sion, and a real man.

F,ach year in your Deoember issue I have read again Jack's story of Christmas and of Doctor Luke of Antioch. I am sure that in the great "Up There" a reunion will be in order to honor a man who so well brought to our minds the story of the Nativity and its resulting effect of "Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, eood will to men."

We all will miss Jack Dionne.

George Clough Tacorna Lumber Sales, Inc.

Jack Dionne will long be remembered not only by those who had the privilege of knowing him personally, as many of your readers did, but by those who have heard. and read his philosophy.

Jack was a great raconteur, a man of understanding and wisdom, humanitarian, author, journalist and a successful business man. Vre have lost a man of stature. One who has created good will and understand. ing among people in the lumber and woodrvorking industry.

His passing leaves a great void, but the treasure of his writings, in the several lumber journals he founded or acquired will be as sound and practical in the coming \-ears as they were the day when he wrote them.

Orrie W. Hamilton Retired. LASC executiue

The final great sorrow that eventually will eclipse the sunlight of all our lives, has crossed the path of Jack Dionne, a great journalist and devotee of the lumber industry.

In the passing of Jack Dionne, January 14, 1966; the world lost much of the beauty and fragranc,e that human touch gives.

No words that I may here set together can pay deserved tribute to this ndble man of God, who walked the common road of life, mingling with the throngs, to bring to them a gentle, tolerant nobility.

His death se€ms to be nothing but privation, yet it assumes the aspect of a guide to lead men to wider understanding.

May the loved ones left behind find con. solation in the words of Robert Louis Stevenson:

"Hom,e is the sailor, home from the sea. And the hunter home from the hill."

C. D. LeMasrer Seer ol the House ol Ancients

It was with a great deal of sadness that I learned of the passing of Jack Dionne. His ideals have contributed greatly to the industry which we served for so many years and he will be sorely missed by his many friends.

Joe Williams Brush Industrinl Lumber

Jack Dionne was a person one automatic. .ally liked. He always was that way. He was a splendid example of what a fine disposition and sterling character can do for a man. No man in the lumber industry in the nation has had more friends. He had no acquaintances, everyone who knew him or ever heard him speak was his friend.

Early in the twenties Jack founded the present fine journal known as the Calilornia Lumber Merchant Success-was immediate, the first issue contained his writings, o'Vaga,bond Editorials."

Jack has left us with a great void in his passing, but never will be forgotten among his friends, for no greater human being has had more friends or has contributed so much for the betterment of our sreat lumber indtrstry, as Jaek Dionne.

D. C. Essley D. C. Essley qnd Son

6(} Yeor Old Beqms

Are Discovered Intocf

V/1,'RE ALL prettl much act:ustomctl

YV to the -sta<'r:ato s1'mphony of rivt'trrs at 'rrork u hen u n.r,l,riildi,ig rises. l,trt it 'u'asn't alu'at's tl'rat u'ar'.

That's u-hv wc grabl,t'd our camera and hustled over to thc corner of X{ission antl lleale Stlt'ets in San Frant'i,*co rt'<'etrtly to u'itness tht' demolition of the i-100 Missiorr Iluilding, thanks to "Sti" Stihich, our' sharp-e,ved tipster from Lassen [,uml,t'r Sale-..

Tlr, l'rrilding irt qtttsli'n n:ts ert lllrl practicrlly .n the asht's of tht' 1906 firt' arrd its fir'e {loors hacl lret'rr oct'trpied 1,1' pcrhaps a hundrt'd different busirtesses inr'luding print -shops and dress matrrt[actllrers. Man1. of it-s tenanls u'ert'prettv torrgh customers. lrut the 60 1'sa1 old building took on all comers-including a t'ottple of prettl. good quake-. a ft'tl r-ears l,at:k.

So u,hat ? Well. I'ou probtrbll' alrt'adl gut'ssed it, lrtrt aftt'r tl'rt' workmerr pull.d down the fat:ade of lrrick surroundirrg the lrrrilding it s'as found to l,t' huilt en.tirely ol rood.

Ihe floors in tht' lruilding u en' lruilt from full sawn 2" r lJ" nailed side to side to form a solid 8" thick floor. tht' yrosts appt'ared to lre somt' o[ the su'et'test lookine (l/' r o'l Dous. fir \'otr'\-e t'r't'l'seen. artrl the beams supporting each lloor were I-1" r 16" Douglas fir. and atcording to the stencil still quite visilile, supplied hv Loop Lumber & Mill Co.. Alameda.

DEM0LlTi0N of the 300 Mission Building in down' town Sarr Francisco (left) proceeds beam by beam, as the wrecker discovered that the 60-year-old beams could be re-surfaced and would be good as new. The beams still carried the original stencil mark ot the Loop Lumber & Mill Co., in Alameda (see arrow in photo at right) who furnished the beams when the building was erected after the i905 fire. Loop, established in 1898, was an eighfyear'old youngster when they supplied the timbers.

With this discovt'ry capttrred by our lens. u'c hurrit'd to contact Bill Chathant. head of Loop Lumber, to tell him of our find. Bill'-* first t'ords. so help us. were: "Do ) ou supl)ose thost' ]reams are d.]' I'r' NOW?"

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