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King C. LIOHT

King Charles Light, Sr., 68, rvell known in both the retail and wholesale lumber fields, died June 15 in Long l3eacl-r, Calif. Mr. Light u'as born in Kansas City, I,Io., in 1890, ancl reared in Nevada, I,Io., lvl-rere his father, John C. Light, u'as in tl-re lumber business in 'ivhich he was engaged for 60 years. As a very yorll.rg rnan, King C. Light venture<l out for himself and started a yard for two businessmen at Porvell, Wyoming. After getting it well-establisl-red, he returned to Missouri ancl assisted his father ir-r a yard for the former Baclger Lumber Con"rpany at Norborne. Their interests next turned tvestrvard and thev ooenecl a retail vard at X{iami, Arizona, operating .tr'tder ih" name of Nor"man Liglrt Lumber Co. King Light remainecl there for 12 years and then opened his own yard at Phoenix, rvhere l.re rvas in business for 11 years. After selling out tl.ris operation, he rvent to California and enterecl tl-re wholesale fielcl after managing the lumberyard of the Port of E,rnbarcation during World War IL Mr. Ligirt rvas salesmanager for the former A. K. Wilson Redu'ood Co. until it u'as clissolved, and then associated with the Georgia-Pacific I-rrmber Co. and the Western Sales Co. A heart condition had caused l'rinr to retire about five years ago. X4r. I-ight leaves his u'ife, N'Iary Ruth, of the home at l3:t I-a Verne Ave., Long Ileacli ; three daughters, of Long lleach ancl Tucson, ancl a son, King C. Light, Jr., N'Iicllantl. 'fexas. He u'as also a cousin of Scott 13oyrl and F-rancis J3ciy<l, the u'ell-krrolvn Santa Barbara, Calif., lumbermen. Frrneral services u'ere l-relcl ,June 18 in Long Beach, follou.ecl by interment in Westminster XIer.r'rorial Park there.

John C. RASSENFOSS

Sonora, Calif.-Requiem Mass was stlnf{ here at Saint Patrick's church, June 1, for John C. Rassenfoss, the prominent California lumberlnan, u,ho diecl at his home here May 28 at the age of 73. X,Ir. Rassenfoss l-racl been associated n'ith the Pickering Lumber Corp. of Stanclard, Calif., for 52 years until he retire<l as president in 1954. He was a former clirector of the California Pine Box Assn. and the \Alestern Pine Association, ancl was a past regional vicepresider.rt of the California Chamber of Comn.rerce. lle rvas also a menrber of the Commonrvealth Club of San Francisco. l\,Ir. llassenfoss leaves a claughter, XIrs. I{ichard T. Segerstrom of Palo Alto, and three glandsons.

In Memoriqm

Wallace Conrad, 49, manager of Western Glass Co., a subsidiary of Western Door & Sash Co., Oaklarrd, u'as fatally injurecl June 10 in an arrtomobile accident near C)akley, Calif. According to company officials, rl'ho u'ere shocked by his death, Mr. Conrad r,r'as returning to his San Leandro home from u'ork when the accident occurrecl DIRECT

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Patrick T. Jackson, 87, retired textile executive and founder of the American Sisalkraft Corp., Attleboro, Mass., died June 22 at Boothbay, Maine. He graduated from Harvard in 1893, engaged in textile manufacturing and, in 1920, founded the American Reenforced Paper Co., which merged with its sales subsidiary, The Sisalkraft Co., in 1954, and served as board chairman until his retirement in 1958. During his term of office he sponsored establishment of manufacturing affiliates in England, Australia and New Zealand . Earl M. Rooney, 62, advertising manager of Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., St. Paul, Minn., since 1936, died there June 29 from a heart condition. He had been forced to be away from his office for certain periods during recent years but recently had felt improved and was at work for the two weeks prior to his death. Mr. Rooney directed the firm's regional and national advertising in the lumber dealer, builder, farm and consumer magazines, and for years super- vised development of the printed materials featuring Weyerhaeuser 4-Square products and services. Under his guidance, the advertising was expanded to include strong', full-color campaigns in leading publications to support selling efforts of both the company representatives and Weyerhaeuser dealers. Mr. Rooney played semi-pro baseball and, for a briefer period, played pro football as the first leagues were being organized. He leaves his wife, three daughters and a son Leo L. Boyd, 41, Santa Maria, forest firefighter foreman for the California Division of Forestry, died June 24 in the Paso Robles hospital from burns received in a forest fire east of Paso Robles. Iune 22. when a sudden change in the wind direction caupiht Boyd and a member of his crew and cut off their chances of a clear escape. IIe suffered fatal burns in attempting to break through the fire line. The fire was man-caused and controlled finally the same day after burning 900 acres. He had been employed by the Division since 1952 and leaves his wife and a stepdaughter of Santa Maria, and a daughter in Arizona Mrs. Mary Jane Hengel died June 23 in Bell, Calif., where she had made her home as an invalid for 18 vears with her daughter, Bessie Stewart, of the C. P. H6nry Co., Los Angeles.