OBITUARIES

Robert S. Reid, 54, died in Toronto, Canada, March ?, the victim of an apparent heart attack. A widely known and popular figure in San Francisco trading ,and ship- ping circles, Mr. Reid was stricken while on business for Ziel & Co., Inc.

A native of Madera, California, Mr. Reid began his career with the Robert Dollar Company in San Flancisco, and later spent several years at Sabu, Manila and finally Hong Kong as the company's foreign agent. He returned sholtly before World War II and spent the war years in active service with the Navy in the South Pacific as gunnery officer on an aircraft carrier, retiring after the war as a Lt, Commander.

Mr'. Reid rejoined American President Lir-res following the war and remained with that firm until 1951, when he joined Ziel & Co., Inc. as manager of the firm's plywood ,Iepartment.

Mr. Reid took an active interest in industry affairs, having served as the first president of the Imported Hardwood PIywood Association. He was ,also past chairman of IHPA's grading committee and a director of the association in 1g63.

He is survived by his widow, Christel; two sons, Robert J. and Tim Reid of Oakland; three brothers, Dr. William C. Reid, Frank H. Reid and Thomas H. Reid; and four sisters, Mrs. Ella Hamlin, Mrs. Florence Holman, Mrs. Helen Hargrove and Mrs. Gwenevere Condit.

C. H. Watzek, a leadel in Oregon lumbering and timber circles for more than 50 years, died at his Portland home March 8. He was 76.

He was for years a tr-ustee of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and was one of the founders of the Douglas Fil Exploitation & Export Co. He had been a directol and treasurer of the Columbia River Log Scaling and Grading Bureau,

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Watzek was graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover', Mass. in 1906. He received his AB degree from Yale in 1910 and was graduated from the Yale school of Forestry in 1911.

Mr. Watzek came to Olegon in 1912 from Ctosett, Ark., and lived in Wauna and Knappa where he managed the Crosett Lumber Co. He moved to Portland in 1941 and until 1949 managed the Roaring Rivel Logging Co. with operation5 in Linn County.

He is survived by his $'idow, Mrs. Margaret W. FIulIey Watzek, a son, a daughter', a stepson, two brothers, eight g'randchildren and four gleat-glandchildren.

Truman Wesley Collins, wealthy Poltland lumberman, financier and philanthropist, died from a heart attack at his home February 23.

Mr. Collins, 61, was head of several lumber products firms and active in several industries. He was a member of a family prominent in the American lumber industry for more than 100 yeal's, commencing its activities in Pennsylvania where, at the time of his death, Collins was still active in rebuilding a lumbet industry with secondgrowth hardwoods.

Named Portland's First Citizen in 1962, he was born in the lumber community of Ostlander', Wash. He attended Willamette and Harvard universities before becoming active irr business.

He became president of the Ostrander Railway and Timber Co., which was well known for cutting long bridge and other timbers. President of Collins Pine Co., Chester, Calif.. he also headed the Grand Ronde Pine-Lakeview Logging Co., and was the principal stockholder of the lllk Lumber Co., Medford.

Collins was a directol of Crown Zellerbach Cor1r., Standard Insurance, U.S. National Bank and other firms. He also had one-eighth share in the contract for a $354 million dam in West Pakistan.

Mr. Collins contributed substantially to religious, educational and other charities. Much of his time was given to this work. In 1960, Lewis and Clark college conferred an honorary degree on him as a friend of edueation. His father, the late E. S. Collins, left Northwest timber hoidings valued at several million dollars to the Methodist Board of Missions..

He u'as folrner director and member of sevelal committees of NLMA.

Survivors include his widow, Maribeth, childlen Tim, Terry, and Cheri; mother, Maly Collins, brother', Alton and a sister, Mrs. Elmer Goudy, all of Portland.

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