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Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association will gather for its annual Sycamore Scramble Aug.2 at Oak Tree Golf Course, Plainfield.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association affiliates have planned a variety of recreational events for the summer.

Golf outings will be hosted by the Mid-Hudson chapter July 9 at Otterkill Golf & Country Club, Campbell Hall, N.Y.; by Rhode Island July 1l at Green Valley Country Club, Portsmouth, and by Massachusetts Aug. 6 at Cyprian Keyes, Boylston.

A day at the races will be hosted by Central New York July 14 at Oswego Speedway.

On Aug. 15, Northern New York launches a fishing derby in Clayton.

Michigan Lumber & Building Material Association has scheduled its golf outing for Aug. 2 at Hawk Hollow Golf Course, Bath, Mi.

New Jersey Building Materials Dealers Association has scheduled an Aug. 20 golf outing to Knob Hill Golf Course, Manalapan, and an Aug.24 fishing trip from Municipal Harbor, Atlantic Highlands.

Southern Forest Products Association announced that Fritz Mason, Georgia Pacific, has resigned as board chairman. He was replaced by Tom Rice, Conner Industries, who will serve through 2013. Adrian Blocker resigned as president so he can assume his new position as president/c.e.o. of the U.S. Woodworks Initiative.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers' Association will hold its annual summer conference July 25-28 at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, N.C.

Special activities include pontoon lake fishing, skeet shooting, a historic tour, and a golf tournament.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association elected Mike Mordell, Universal Forest Products, as its new chairman.

Other new officers are I st vice chairman Mike Phillips, Hampton Lumber Sales, and 2nd vice chairman Rick Eckstein, Weston Forest Products. Mark Kasper, Amerhart Ltd., continues as secretary/treasurer.

Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association will hold its mid-year convention and tradeshow June 28-30 at Beau Rivage Resort, Biloxi, Mi.

He served with the Navy during World War II. After graduating from Mankato State College in 1950, he managed yards in Matawon and Blue Earth, Mn. In 1965, he and his wife, Elois, bought Hage Lumber.

Roy Newman, 86, founder of Newman Lumber, Gulfport, Ms., died May 6.

He founded the company in 1947 , after military service during World War II. Although he had retired from day-to-day operations of the company, he still served as president and c.e.o.

Gale L. Jenkins, 75, former owner of Keep & Martinson Lumber Yard, Tekonsha, Mi., died May 10.

He joined the business in 1959.

Joseph Wallace "Joe" Brummett, 84, longtime Kentucky lumber salesman, died Feb. 28.

After serving in the Navy during World War II, he began his 50-year lumber career, working for GeorgiaPacific and Steel City Lumber, before retiring last year from Pioneer Reload, Nicholasville, Ky.

Ed Perkins. 67. salesman at Hearin Lumber, Largo,Fl., died April I l.

He worked at Hearin for 20 years.

Greg Foster,44, senior buyer for Bluelinx, Atlanta, Ga., died of brain cancer April 5.

Sixteen years ago, he joined Georgia-Pacific's distribution division, which became Bluelinx in2004.

Leverne C. Overson, 86, retired owner of seven-unit Hage Lumber, St. James. Mn., died May 9.

George Robert 5'Bob" Withers, 89, longtime New England lumber foreman, died May 9 in Attleboro, Ma.

After serving in the Army during World War II, he spent decades as foreman at the former M.F. Ashley Lumber Co., Attleboro, and later for Chace Building Supply, Foxboro, Ma.

Jack B. Thigpen Sr., retired owner of Thigpen Lumber, Chattahoochee, Fl., died April 16.

He was a WW II Army veteran.

Frederick R. "Fritz" Behnke. 93. retired co-owner of Behnke's Paramus Building Supply, Paramus, N.J., died April 12.

He had served on the New Jersey Lumberman' s Association board.

Donald Peaslee, 85, former owner of Peaslee Hardware, Forest Park, Il., died April 23.

He bought his father's store in 1957. He retired in 1987 when the store was sold and renamed Schauer Do it Best Hardware.

James Wassenaar.'77 . retired owner of Oak Lawn True Value and Anchor True Value Hardware, Oak Park,I1., died April 20.

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