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OSCAR PERSON continued
Person & Wik, a partnership that was later incorporated. In 1962 he bought out Wik and changed the firm's name to Person-Western. His firm today is one of the major mason contracting enterprises in northern California. Some of Person-Western's recent projects include a 10-story Sheraton Hotel in Burlingame as well as multi-story buildings in San Leandro, Oakland and San Francisco. The firm is currently refacing the 28-story Pacific Telephone Building in San Francisco.
During World War II, Mr. Person served in the Construction Department of the U.S. Maritime Commission. In 1958, in conjunction with the Department of Architecture of the State of California, he developed the High Lift Grouted System which is used extensively in brick and block construction in California.
Mr. Person is survived by his wife, Eva; a daughter, Carolyn Woodhall; four granddaughters; a sister, Bertha Nielson of Burlingame, and a brother and sister in Sweden.
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United Glazed Products, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Burns & Russell Co., Baltimore, Md., has promoted George E. Rayme to v.p./g.m. He will be responsible for all sales of Spectra-Glaze custom masonry units in the eastern U.S. and west through Chicago... Carl J. Deimling has been promoted to the new position of v.p./ development, serving as special assistant to the president of Stark Ceramics, Inc., Canton, Ohio Fay Conmy & Co., MCAA's certified public accounting firm, has moved to expanded quarters at 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60606, and announced its association with Martin, Johnson & Bolton, CPAs.
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Larry Kratofit, a veteran advertising executive, has joined Goldblatt Tool Co., Kansas City, Kan., as advertising manager... The Gypsum Association has appointed Robert A. Wessel manager of its Technical & Code Services Congressman John H. Erlenborn (R-III.), who was the keynote speaker at MCAA's '84 Conference in New Orleans, announced he will become a partner in the law firm of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson when he retires from Congress at the end of this year.
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Lehrer/McGovern Inc., a New York-based, fast-track construction management firm, announced it has entered into a business affiliation with one of the world's largest construction companies, Entrecanales y Tavors of Madrid, Spain. Entrecanales has become a 25% investor in Lehrer/McGovern Southern States Masonry
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