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Curtis Gray Allen, 65, retired sales manager for Hunt Forest Products, Ruston, La., died July 27 in Monroe, La.

He started his career as a plywood salesman for Willamette Industries, Ruston, La. He also served as manager and v.p.-wood products division at Allied Building Stores, Monroe; sales and marketing manager for Gulf Coast Plywood, Natalbany, La.; commodity lumber and panel trader at Timber Products Sales Co., Springfield, Or.; manager of the wholesale lumber division at Universal Forest Products, Salisbury, N.C., and regional sales manager at F.P.I.X., Dallas, Tx.

He worked for Hunt from 1978 until retiring January 3l,2009.

Allan John "Bud" King, 88, retired owner of King Lumber, Utica, Mn., died Aug. 14 in St. Charles, Mn.

Mr. King served in the U.S. Army during World War II as an infantry captain in France. Following the war, he went to work at Midler Lumber, Utica, before starting King Lumber in 1949. He retired in 1983.

James *Ji11t' William Brennan, 64, transportation manager for Empire Wholesale Lumber, Bath, Oh., died Aug. 12 in Norton, Oh.

Mr. Brennan served with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, working on missile sites. He joined Empire in 2002, after working for Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Mi., and Tampa International Forest Products, Tampa, Fl.

William Patterson,83, former v.p. of Jaeger Lumber, Union, N.J., died July 22 in Bedminster, NJ.

Mr. Patterson served with the Navy in both World War II and the Korean War. After graduating from New York University, he worked at J.D. Loizeaux Lumber, Plainfield, N.Y., and served as v.p. ofJaeger from 1984 until he retired in 2008.

He was a past president of the New Jersey Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association.

James V. Butler, Tl, retired v.p. of Sherwood Lumber, Islandia, N.Y., died July l6 in Bayview, N.Y.

After serving with in the Army, he joined the sales team at Sherwood Lumber. After 20 years, he retired as v.p of the company.

Dan Robert Fay, 63, retired v.p. of sales and marketing at Gulf South Forest Products, Fort Lauderdale, Fl., died Aug. I in Lessburg, Fl.

After graduating from Purdue in 1969, he began his 4o-year lumber career at Koppers Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Charles J. Rasmussen, 77, former owner of Peninsula Lumber Co., Garden, Mi., died July 2l in Garden. He owned and operated the company from 1961 to 1994.

Robert L. "Fuzzt' Allen Sr.. 80, owner of Robert Allen Wholesale Lumber & Grain, Sesser, Il., died July 20 in Du Quoin,Il.

He started the company in 1948.

Glenn Thrift.76. owner of six-unit Tri-County Ace Hardware, Seneca, S.C., died of cancer July 28 in Houston, Tx.

He and his brothers opened their first store in 1961 in Westminster, S.C. The chain now has units in Seneca, West Union, Clemson, Pickens, Salem. and Piedmont, S.C.

James (6Jimt' Preston Blevins, 86, former co-owner of Blevins Lumber & Construction, Temple, Tx., died Aug. 2 in Temple.

A WW II Army veteran, he ran the company with his brother, Herbert.