A Giant Has Fallen

' The sudden and unexpected pabsing of .Frode Kilstofte shocks and stuns the en,tire Harbor Area and far beyond the blow will be felt in leading Southern California circles where he was well-known and re:'ryected. His many friends join his family ..in a very real personal feeling of overwhelming grief and loss.

A towering oak has fallen in our midst.

Frode Kilstofte was a man among men. The business and civic leadership which ;he seJflessly provided Wilmingon in par-

I Frode B. Kilstofte, 69, prominent lum'"berman and civic leader of Southern California, died 'of a sudden heart attack on November 15. He was president and r: owner of Rossman Mill & Lumber Co.

Mr. Kilstofte had entered the hospital Iess than 36 hours before for a routine ; checkup. His physician had visited him " Thursday afternoon and found nothing unilgd,, io hie conditi.m, The Iatal heert ittack occurred five hours later.

Frode Kilstofte's sslylce to his community of Wilmington was outstanding. From the date of his arrival in 1923 he worked tirelessly for civic betterment and aid to youth through the YMCA of which he was first chairman of the Wilmington board in l9ul,5.

He was a member of the Sports Arena building committee, a past president of the ii Los Angeles Park and Recreation Commis. sion, and a member of the Coliseum Commission of which he was president.

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Box 469 Oroville, Colifornio -Teletype OVI ticular and the Harbor and Los Angeles in general will be irreplaceable. The material. and personal contributions which he made to so many worthy causes in our community were unique and the void created by his death cannot be filled. Though success had crowned Mr. Kil' stofte's business career, he remained always untouched by material wealth. He lost not the common touch nor did he ever rise above giving a helping hand to those whom he recognized climbine the hill he himself had climbed. Though the Kilstoftes could have made their home anywhere they might have chosen, they remained here in Wihnington.

This newspaper in making this heart' felt tribute to so wonderful a man, feels inadequate to the task. But, we know we speak this farewell even so for the grateful and grieving people of this community.

We shall not see his likes again soon.

Hail and farewell !

Our thanks to the editor of the Press-lournaL and Harbor Mail, Wil' mington, California, for permission to pu'blish this editorial which appeaied in the November 18 issue of this newspaPer.

Mr. Kilstofte joined the Rossman Lumber Co., became vice president and treas' urer in 1930 and general manager in 1938. He bought out the Rossman interests in 1944 and became its president.

He was the last active charter member of the Wilmington Lions Club, successor to the Exchange Club of which he was also a charter member. He was also active in the Masonic Lodge, Shriners, San Pedrb E'lks Lodge; member of American Legion Post 287; member of the Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of Calvary Presbyterian Church.

A native of Chicago, Frode moved with his parents to Waupun, Wisconsin, in 1910, and joined the Navy in 1917. After his discharge in I9l9 he spent four years with a lumber firm in Waupun, later com' ine to California.

Mr. Kilstofte was a member of the Board of Directors of the Lumber Association of Southern California, and its executive director to NRLDA. He was a member of the International Order of Hoo-Hoo.

Mr. Kilstofte leaves his wife, Mrs. Harriet Kilstofte of 1205 Lakme Avenue, Wilmington, and six sisters.

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