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Vernon C. “Buck” Adkins,
’50 B.S.F., died May 9, 2009 in
Monroe,
La., at age 86. A veteran of the
U.S. Army during WW II and in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War,
he retired from Smurfit Stone Container as wood procurement manager
after a 38-year career. He was active in the Society of American
Foresters, the Louisiana Forestry Association, and the Lions Club.
He is survived by his wife, three daughters, and six
grandchildren.
Daniel C. “Danny” Cameron,
’50 B.S.F., died March 1, 2009 in
Denham Springs, La.
He was an Army veteran of WW II and retired from the Army Reserve as a
lieutenant colonel. He had a 43-year professional forestry career with
Gaylord Container Corp. and Crown-Zellerbach and was active in the
Society of American Foresters, the Louisiana Forestry Association, and
the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, one grandchild, and one great
grandchild.
Hamp W. “Bill” Echols,
’60 B.S.F., died Feb. 29, 2008 in
Mobile, Ala., at age 78.
After earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in forest entomology, he
worked for the U.S. Forest Service, the Mississippi Forestry Commission,
Sline Coating, the University
of Florida, and the U.S. Air
Force, retiring to Mobile
in 1989. He was active in professional, civic, and Baptist
organizations. He is
survived by his wife, Melionee, a brother, and a sister.
Arden O. French, Jr.,’56 B.S.F., died Feb. 13,
2009 in Monroe, La.,
at age 74. President of Sigma Chi fraternity at LSU and son of the Dean
of Students, he had a career of more than 40 years with the insurance
industry. He was an avid
outdoorsman and a member of Grace Episcopal Church in
Monroe.
Survivors include his wife Cathi, two sons and two daughters, and
five grandchildren.
Robert N. Helm, Jr.
, ’82 M.S. wildlife, died Sept. 3, 2008 of brain cancer in his home town
of Sunshine,
La. at age 57.
He worked as a waterfowl biologist with the Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries. His
major professor at LSU was John D. Newsom, and his thesis dealt with
nesting of gallinules in marsh and rice fields of
Louisiana.
George M. Purvis,
‘49 B.S.F., ’50 M.S.G.M., died Aug. 15, 2008, age 83, in
Little Rock, Ark.
After service as a Navy ensign he worked for the Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission for 36 years, becoming a widely-known outdoor
authority through newspapers, radio, and television. Stressing ethics,
he was a passionate duck hunter, an avid fisherman, an archer, and an
amateur painter. Survivors include two daughters and six grandchildren.
Ralph R. Robertson,
’48 B.S.F., died Feb. 4, 2009 in
Dothan, Ala., at age 89. He earned the M.F. at Yale
in 1956. He served in the
Army Air Corps in WW II and was employed by the Mississippi Forestry
Commission and later for
more than 25 years as Mississippi’s Extension Forester, living in Starkville. He lived in Dothan after he retired. He
was active in the Society of American Foresters.
Surviving are his wife, one son, one daughter, and two
grandchildren.
Thomas R. “Robie” Scott,
’48 B.S.F., died Nov. 7, 2008, at age 84 in an auto accident near
Monticello,
Ark. He was a
WW II Army veteran. A
football letterman at Arkansas A & M, he earned a Forest Technician
degree in 1947. He joined the consulting forestry firm of Pomeroy &
McGowin in 1948 and became its CEO, retiring in 1996. He was active in
the Society of American Foresters, Boy Scouts, civic clubs, and the
Methodist
Church.
He is survived by three sons and five grandchildren.
Robert F. “Bob” Westbrook,
’66 M.F., died Feb. 16, 2009 in
Pineville,
La. Before attending L.S.U. he
earned his B.S. in forestry at La. Tech. in 1959. He worked for the U.S.
Forest Service, State and Private Forestry Division, at the Forestry
Sciences Laboratory in Athens,
Ga., then in
Pineville, La. from 1976 until he retired in 2000. He is
survived by his wife, two daughters, and one grandchild.
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