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Leo "Lee"J. Erwert, 63, plant manager for Western Vinyl Products, Portland, Or., died April 13, 1989, following a stroke in Tigard, Or.
A native of Bismarck. N.D.. he joined Western Vinyl in 1987. During his 40*-year lumber career, he also worked at North Pacific, Portland; Quiki Tree & Box, Spokane, Wa.; Northwest Lumber Sales, Spokane; Wickes Wood Products, Wilsonville, Or.; Gold Rey, Beaverton, Or.; Dwyer Lumber Sales, Portland, and National Wood Industries, Aumsville, Or.
Mr. Erwert is survived by his widow, Marguerite, a son, four daughters, and nine grandchildren.
Richard E. "Dick" Johnson. former sales manager for MichiganCalifornia Lumber Co.. Camino. Ca., died April 24, 1989, from kidney complications following surgery in a Panama hospital. He was 66.
Born in Spokane, Wa., he began his lumber career in the late 1940s with Weyerhaeuser. He then went to DiamondNationaland joined Michigan-California in 1969. He retired in 1987, spending his last 20 months sailing from the West Coast through the Panama Canal en route to the East Coast.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his widow, Jean, a son, two daughters, and a sister.
Carl Reppun, general manager of I Honsador. Inc..Maui. Hi.. died April 13, 1989, after an accident at his newly constructed home in Maui. He was 42.
A native of Molokai. Hi.. Mr. Reppun joined Honsador two years ago after many years with Stateline I Cabinets. Honolulu. Hi. He was very active in the Hawaii Building Industry Association and helped found the Maui Hoo-Hoo Club.
Mr. Reppun is survived by his widow, Mary, and one daughter.
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WHOLESALERS' MEETING
(Continued from page 51) lengths and wide dimension of the future being from OSB or similar products. He noted that plantation trees are now growing in as few as seven years and are an increasing source for reconstituted products.
The Canadian economist Dr. John Crispo said the new U.S.-Canadian Trade Agreement was a win/ win situation for both countries. but he feared congressional pressures and the influence of the lawyers (whom he described as "blood sucking leeches") could impair its effectiveness in the lumber trade.
Author Dr. Peter Hanson spoke on stress management, saying "you must manage your own body and life as a personnel manager would an employee."
Outgoing president Henry S. Poler in his farewell speech noted that "direct selling will always be with us," and that wholesalers must "earn our privileged position between a willing buyer and a willing seller." He challenged the wholesalers "to be more effective and more efficient."
1 989 Officers/Directors
President: Lawrence H. Humphrey
First Vice President: Barney Blondal
Second Vice President: G. C. Harris
Treasurer: Robert R. Scholl
Secretary: Nicholas Kent Directors: Paul Arling, Pierre Beauregard, Harvey Graves, Robert King, Richard D. Passaglia, T. J. Tomjack, Rich Schaberg, Barney Blondal, Coates Coleman, Dennis Downer. Ted D. Fullmer, Jerry Gustafson, Douglas Honholt, Vincent Lachance, Charles Moore, David Schott. Alexander Shannon. Jack Skriden.
The smooth rirnning convention was the first for the new executive vice president of NAWLA Nick Kent.
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Fremont specializes in a large inventory of high quality Douglas fir boards, dimension, long lengths and timbers shipped from select mills in British Columbia, Oregon and California. We are constantly adding to our selection of western red cedar, pine, hemlock and white fir. Other species and specialty items are inventoried and included in our weekly flyer sent to all Fremont customers.
