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Fred II. Dienks, president of Dierks Forests, Inc., died recently at his home in Kansas City. The corporation he headed is one of the largest in the nation.

Mr. Dierks, who was ?6 years old, was also the president of Dierks Paper Company, the DeQueen and Eastern Railroad, the Texas-Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad, and the Valley Lumber and Supply Co.

He was the second generation of his family to head the vast Dierks lumber operations, His father, Herman Dierks, was one of the firm's original founders.

Anthony J. Dwyer, leading Oregon lumberman, civic leader and aviation enthusiast, died of a heart attack June 23.

He was born Aug. 19, 1902 in Minneapolis, Minn, The family moved to Portland in 1907 where he attended Columbia Uni- versity, now the University of Portland. Later he majored in logging engineering at Oregon State University.

Mr. Dwyer was president of the Dwyer Lumber & Plywood Co., after the death of his father, Anthony J. Dwyer Sr., in 1939, until the company was sold Sept 1, 1964. He was active in meaaures to conserve the forests and reduce waste in logging and milling operations.

He was a partner in the Clackamas Log- ging Co. and the Dwyer Forest Products Co.

The "Flying Dwyer" family was one of the first to use aircraft in their logging and milling operations. Mr. Dwyer obtained his pilot's license immediately after World War II and had logged thousands of hours as a pilot, and Rosemary Frey, Lake Oswego; and nine grandchildren

Survivors include the widow; four daughters, Stephanie of Portland, Joanne Harsey of Boring, Kathleen Duyck of Tucson, Ariz., Rosemary Seggers of Lake Oswego; his mother, Mrs. Anthony Dwyer Sr.; two brdthers, Edwin and Robert, Portland; two sisters, Ann McDougall, Palm Desert, Calif.

Francis George lfanson, a leader in the door manufacturing and building materi4ls business in southern California fdr more than forty years, died June 20, at the age of 80.

"Pop," as he was known to all of his friends, customers and employees, started his active career in Chicago at the turn of the century when he established his first business venture in the hardware field. A few years later he came to California and early in 1920 be cteated The Hollywood, Jr. combination screen and metal sash door, which met with immediate success. He developed a nationwide distribution for his products and always distributed through Iegitimate trade channels. He was a respected leader in the industry.

Mr. Hanson is survived by two daughters, Ruth Hanson and Florence Miller, both ac- tive in the business, a grandson, Norman Miller, and two great grandsons.

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