W. T: ("Bill") Black

William T. ("Bill") Black, vice president and advertising manager for THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, died at his home in San Francisco, California, May 18th, after a long illness. Funeral services were held in San Francisco on May 20th, and cremation followed, as Mr. Black had wished.

He was born in Ireland in September, 1882. When he was just 14 years-of-age he joined the British Army and fought through the Boer War in South Africa. After th.rt was he went to Canada, where others of his family had gone, and there he got his first training as a journalist in British Columbia.

He came to California about D years ago and immediately joined THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT as advertising and news solicitor. He never married. Survivors, besides a number of cousins, are his two brbthers, Fred K. Black, of Winnipeg, Canada, and Gordon B. Black, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

He n'as a member of the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club, and of the East Bay Hoo-Iloo Club.

To his associates on THE LUMBER MERCHANT "Bill" Black rvas one of the great men of the world. No man ever born was more honorable, more loyal, more faithful to every trust and interest, and to those who knerv him well he was the most lovable of men. The lumber industry was his very life. He was one of its great siudents, a rvalking volume of important information concerning the industry and its followers. His friends in the industry were legion. Innumerable strong men have said to others on this journal: "We just love 'Bill" Black." ft was thus that countless people knew him.

He rvas a quiet man who kept his own counsel. Work was his watchword. He loved and lived his job. He had a great sense of humor under his quiet exterior. He was a deeply religious man, and lived up to the finest perfection of such a man. To his close friends he manifested a fierce devotion. He was the kind of a friend who sought always to serve his friends. He loved music, had a fine Irish tenor voice, and rvhen the occasion allowed he sang the old Irish ballads with fervor and delight.

A pall of darkness settled down over THE LUMBER MERCHANT on May l8th. That was the day he died. His friends truly "died a little" that day. Yet for every tear shed for "Bill" Black there should be a thousand smiles; not the shock of his passing but the wonderful satisfaction in knou'ing that he hail been here and left much of his mighty spirit behind, is his finest monument. Those rn'ho loved him, rejoice because they knew him, loved him, and rvas in turn loved by him.

It has been said that seldom in this world is a really great man born. True. And'Bill" Black was one "who led all the rest."

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