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[[Image:GilliamCharles.jpg|left|thumb|150px| | [[Image:GilliamCharles.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]GILLIAM, Charles R. (Greene, IA, Aug. 21, 1929--Santa Clara, UT, Oct. 1, 2010). President, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]]. Gilliam enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1946 and served during the [[KOREAN WAR]]. He remained in the military until 1953 and was in the Corsair scenes in the movie "The Fighting Leathernecks." | ||
Gilliam came to Dubuque as the president of Frudden Lumber Company and retired at the age of fifty-nine when the company was sold. He lived in Dubuque until 1990 and served served on the boards of [[LINWOOD CEMETERY]] and [[FINLEY HOSPITAL]]. He was a former president of the Iowa Lumberman's Association. | Gilliam came to Dubuque as the president of Frudden Lumber Company and retired at the age of fifty-nine when the company was sold. He lived in Dubuque until 1990 and served served on the boards of [[LINWOOD CEMETERY]] and [[FINLEY HOSPITAL]]. He was a former president of the Iowa Lumberman's Association. | ||
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Revision as of 19:04, 17 October 2010
GILLIAM, Charles R. (Greene, IA, Aug. 21, 1929--Santa Clara, UT, Oct. 1, 2010). President, FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY. Gilliam enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1946 and served during the KOREAN WAR. He remained in the military until 1953 and was in the Corsair scenes in the movie "The Fighting Leathernecks."
Gilliam came to Dubuque as the president of Frudden Lumber Company and retired at the age of fifty-nine when the company was sold. He lived in Dubuque until 1990 and served served on the boards of LINWOOD CEMETERY and FINLEY HOSPITAL. He was a former president of the Iowa Lumberman's Association.