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Greg Reed, ex-Pacific Coast. is new to outside sales at Taiga Building Products, Rocklin. Ca.

Scott Ballantyne, ex-Weyerhaeuser, and Elaine Mak, ex-Asnen Planers. have joined the sales team at Interfor, Bellingham, Wa.

Mark Riley is new to lumber sales at Idaho Timber, Boise, Id.

Jim Alexander retired from precision Lumber, Vancouver, Wa., after 34 years in the industry.

Connie Virell, ex-North pacific, is now mgr.-transportation and reload logistics for Talon Forest Group, Portland. Or.

Wade Gregory is now western region sales mgr. for particleboard ind MDF at Flakeboard, Albany. Or.

Lorrie D. Scott. ex-Weyeriraeuser. has been named v.p, general counsel, and corporate secretary at Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa. She replaces Pamela A. Mull, who retired after 20 years with potlatch.

Chris Killgore, ex-Hampton Lumber Sales, now handles U.S. softwood lumber sales at Tumac Lumber, Portland, Or.

Ian Heller. ex-Grainger. is now v.p.marketing & merchandising at HD Supply White Cap. Costa Misa, Ca.

Dale Verseput, ex-Linde Material Handling, has been named director of sales at Myers Select Material Handling, Santa Ana, Ca.

Donald A. DeVisser has been appointed acting executive v.p. of the West Coast Lumber Inspective Bureau, Tigard, Or. He replaces Brad Shelley, who has retired after 33 years ar WCLIB.

Owen Yu is the new accounts pavable mgr. at Mungus-Fungus Forlsi products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

John Shirley, 68, co-owner of fiveunit Barr Lumber, San Bernardino, Ca., died of cancer April 28.

After working for Barr for eight years, he acquired the chain's name and four of its eight locations with Buck Byers in May 1998.

Prior to the purchase, he worked for Boise Cascade and Western Lumber-

David William Mehl,62. former broker for North Pacific, portland. Or.. died May 25 in Portland.

He spent 36 years with Norpac. Arthur Hans Christiansen. 90. former owner of Pyramid Lumber, Denver, Co., died June 20 after a lengthy battle with parkinson's Disease.

During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army for the Secret Service. He operated several businesses, includine Pyramid Lumber, from 1950 unti'i 1965. In 1966, he moved to California to become a general contractor.

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Dorothy Marie Wiilis Firkins. g7. former bookkeeper and co-owner of Monte Vista Lumber, Monte Vista, Co., died June l9 in Cafron Citv. Co. She and her husband. Walt, acquired the yard after moving to Monte Visra in 1956.

Dale Allen Sommer, 92, retired supervisor for the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Bellevue, Wa., died May 29.

He worked as a lumber grader. inspector. supervisor and ins-tructor during his 34 years at PLIB.

John Ross Hurst, 67, operator of Hurst Ace Hardware, St. George, Ut., died June 16 in St. Georse.

After joining his m6ther in management in 1968, he helped grow his family's variety store into a chain of seven Ace Hardwares across Utah.