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Thom Neal is retiring with the closure of his 32-year-old business, Depot Building Supply, Lexington, S.C.

Michele LaMori has joined Barrette Outdoor Living, Cleveland, Oh., as director of sales, to help launch the Xpanse line through two-step distribution. Michael Burke, ex-Wolf Distributing, is now Northeast regional sales mgr. New territory mgrs. are Sean Donovan, ex-Wolf, covering Long Island, metro N.Y., N.J., Ct., and R.L; Donald Neff, ex-B uilders FirstSource. overseeing outside sales in the Southeast, and Memphis, Tn.-based Quinton Stine, ex-PrimeSource, handling territory sales and national account business.

Tom Wood has rejoined Buck Lumber & Building Supply, Charleston, S.C., as v.p. of contractor sales.

Lee Strickland has returned to the firm as inside sales coordinator.

Garry Prevedini is new to Boston Cedar, Holbrook, Ma., as architect/ builder specialist.

Shawn O'Kelley has joined the sales team at Simpson Lumber, Wilmington, N.C.

Bill Nocerino, ex-Follen Wood Preserving, has been named mgr. of Forest2Market's lumber division, Charlotte, N.C.

Jeff Gross, Florida business mgr. for Ace Hardware Corp., has bought back the franchise he co-owned before joining the co-op in 1996, Ormond Ace Hardware, Ormond Beach, Fl.. from Nick and Harriet Pasquine, who have retired.

Darrell Keeling, ex-Roseburg, has been named composite panels manufacturing mgr. for Flakeboard Co., Ruston, La.

Dave McGaver is new to sales at Mid-America Cedar, Osseo, Mn.

Jennifer Blackwelder, ex-Coastal Window & Door Center, is now a window and door specialist at Builders FirstSource, Charleston, S.C. Jim Rusnock has rejoined the company as a millwork specialist.

Jeff Outten and Vicky Johnson, both ex-Weyerhaeuser, and Bitt Richardson, ex-Rayonier Wood Products, are now the sales, marketing and transportation team at the McComb. Ms.. office of Joe N. Miles & Son, Bogalusa, La.

Ralph Church is a new account mgr. at Smith Phillips Building Supply, Statesville, N.C.

Scott Lindsay is new to cedar sales at Skana, Richmond, B.C.

Tom Wagner has been promoted to senior v.p.-business development at OMG Inc., Agawam, Ma. Josh Kelly is now v.p. & general mgr. of OMG Roofing Products, and John Ashe, v.p. & general mgr. of the FastenMaster division.

Henry Spelter is now lead analyst for the wood biomass forecast service publications for Forest Economic Advisors. Westford. Ma.

Vic Edwards, branch mgr., ABC Supply, Birmingham, Al., was promoted to a managing partner, along with Nick Bruner, Jonesboro, Ar.; Randy Turner, Columbus, Ga.; Ken Massey, Gainesville, Ga.; Rick Freiberg, Indianapolis, In.; Tom Schumacher, Taylor, Mi.; Mike Lodice, Omaha, Ne.; David Arnold, Columbus, Oh.; Josh McCarty, Dallas, Tx.; Tim Gentry, Charleston, S.C.; Mike Jost, Springfield, Va., and Mike Roadt. Hartland. Wi.

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Paul Boynton has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Rayonier, Jacksonville, Fl.

Julie Heussner has joined the design team at Ring's End Kitchen & Bath Center, Wilton, Ct.

Luis Fernandez-Moreno, ex-Dow Coating Materials, has joined Arch Chemicals, Norwalk, Ct., as executive v.p., responsible for global operations of its wood Protection and HTH water products divisions.

Timothy Johnson has been appointed business mgr. of Bluegrass Products, Florence, In., part of Royal Group's siding division.

Corey Talbot has been promoted to v.p. of marketing at Hyde Tools, Southbridge, Ma.

Hardy Johnson has been named chief government & public affairs officer for Titan America, Norfolk, Va. Pat Borders succeeds him as president of Tarmac America division. Randy Dunlap is now president, ST & Essex Cement Co., and Tim Kuebler, senior v.p.-cement & aggregates, Tarmac America.

Pat Hatem has joined Gaco Western, Milwaukee, Wi., as v.p. of operations for its coatings/spray foam insulation facility in Waukesha, Wi. Adam Scheafbauer, exCoatings Holdings, is now mgr. of the parts department.

Eric Lowenstein has been named v.p. of marketing for Convenience Products, St. Louis, Mo.

Jeff Brandes, director of real estate holdings for Tibbetts Lumber, St. Petersburg, Fl., is running for the state House of Representatives.

Knight N. Day is implementing a 2417 customer-care program at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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I read with interest "Green Your Operations" in the August issue. The author outlines several worthwhile green business practices for the office. However, there is an additional step builders and remodelers can take: recycling of building materials.

Many municipalities or transfer stations accept construction and demolition waste for recycling. Asphalt shingles. metal. wood and in some cases plastics can be recycled. The key is separation-if you can keep the material clean and separated, for example in the case of shingles by separating out flashings and wood, it makes recycling much more practical.

Intact cabinets, doors, appliances and the like can often be donated for resale or reuse. A listing of locations accepting materials for resale can be found at bmra.org. Wholesalers can assist by creating awareness of these options, and helping to collect quantities sufficient for recycling.

Asphalt shingles in particular are widely recycled for use in asphalt pavement and in some cases can actually improve the properties of roads. Shingle recycling locations can be found at www.shinglerecycling.org.

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Van J. Marcus. 79. lumber broker for Stringfellow Lumber, Birmingham, Al., died Sept. 2 in Mountain Brook, AI., after a brief illiness.

After receiving a degree in business at the University of Alabama, he served in the Army's l0lst Airborne Division from 1 953- 1957.

He was a wholesale lumber broker with Patterson Plywood, then for over 40 years with Stringfellow.

John T. Galvin III, 88, retired v.p. of sales at Horstmeier Lumber. Baltimore, Md., died July l7 in Baltimore.

City. He then served with the Navy, as a first lieutenant and cargo officer in the South Pacific and as an executive officer in Japan.

After his discharge in 1946, he studied law for a year at the University of Baltimore while working at Horstmeier Lumber. He also served in the Korean War.

William P. Farnsworth Jr., 83, former owner of Farnsworth Lumber. Shirley, Ma., died July 30 in Shirley.

After attending Wentworth Institute in Boston, Ma., he served with the Navy in the South Pacific during W.W. III. ln 1916, he and his son, Ken. purchased the then- 140-year-old family business from his father.

William R.66Bill" Hoag,87, chairman of eight-unit National Industrial Lumber, North Jackson, Oh., and president and c.e.o. of West Elizabeth Lumber, Elizabeth, Pa., died of cancer Sept. 7 in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.

During W.W. II, he fought in Normandy with the Army's Thunderbolt Division, earning a Purple Heart. After the war, he finished his degree at the University of Pittsburgh and became head of NILCO, the firm purchased by his grandfather in 1936.