Masonry Magazine August 1982 Page. 27
Minneapolis Contractor
Donald R. Frantz Dies
Donald R. Frantz, one of the most widely known and respected members of the mason contracting fraternity in the Minneapolis area, died unexpectedly on June 10, 1982, while working on the job. He was 61.
Mr. Frantz headed Donald R. Frantz Concrete Construction, Inc., St. Louis Park, Minn. He was active in all phases of the masonry industry, having served as president of the Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Association in 1955 and again in 1959. He also was on the association's labor committees, Bricklayers Apprenticeship & Pension Trust, and chaired the Cement Masonry Pension Committee.
With MCAA, he was Minnesota State Chairman for five one-year terms between 1958 and 1967, and was Regional Vice President during 1968-69.
He represented the masonry industry in the St. Louis Park Rotary and in 1978 was awarded the National Paul Harris Fellow Award for outstanding contribution to that organization.
Mr. Frantz was born in Antelope Valley. S.D., March 2. 1921, and moved at an early age with his family to St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, where he resided on the same street until his death. In World War II he served in the U.S. Air Force and met his wife, Barbara, during his basic training in St. Petersburg, Fla.
He started his mason contracting business with a used cement mixer, two shovels, a mud box and hoe, using his home as an office. He built his first office and yard at 4900 Cedar Lake Rd. and, with expanded business, moved to the present location at 3501 Xenwood Ave. in St. Louis Park.
Mr. Frantz is survived by his wife, Barbara; three daughters, Donna Bick, Gloria Kemper and Karrie Frantz; a son, Michael; eight grandchildren: father. Otto Frantz: two brothers. Merl and Leon Frantz, and two sisters, Gladys Kasper and Mildred Westling.
Michael Frantz, his son, now becomes president of the Frantz firm.
Mason Contractor
Thorleif Larsen Dies
Services for Thorleif Larsen, 80, longtime Chicago-area mason contractor, were held May 7, 1982 in the First Methodist Church of Ponca City, Okla.
Mr. Larsen, formerly of Arlington Heights, III., died May 2 in Ponca City. He formerly was president of Thorleif Larsen & Sons, Inc., Itasca, III., which he founded in 1917.
Surviving are his wife, Martha; three daughters. Barbara Prignano, Patricia Baird and Suzanne Lenhart; a son, Donald, now head of the firm; a brother, eight grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Warning Label for
Use on Masonry Saws
Available from MCAA
The Masonry & Concrete Saw Manufacturers Institute has prepared a valuable warning label that is now available to MCAA members for affixing to their various cutting equipment.
Printed on durable vinyl paper with adhesive backing, the eye-catching black and yellow label cautions the user of a particular piece of equipment.
Supplies of this label are available from the MCAA Executive Office upon request at no charge. MCAA urges every mason contractor to secure an ample quantity of these safety notices so that operators of their cutting equipment will be properly cautioned on its use.
BIA Issues Case Study
on Passive Solar Cooling
The Brick Institute of America has released its newest Case Study #40 on Passive Solar Cooling.
This Case Study represents a departure from preceding ones that have dealt solely with large-scale, load-bearing buildings. Beginning with #40, which features the Blake House in Starkville, Miss., future Case Studies will deal with a variety of subjects- passive solar design, prefabrication of brick masonry panels, new brick construction systems and the like-on buildings of all sizes.
The Blake House has enjoyed unusual success with both passive solar heating and cooling, and demonstrates still another valuable use for brick construction.
Single copies of Case Study #40 are $1 each: in quantities of 100 or more, the price is 25e each plus postage or shipping costs.
Contact: Maureen M. Cunningham, BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102, (703) 893-4010.
Relocatable Buildings
Kelly Klosure Systems, Fremont, Neb., has announced plans to manufacture and distribute a new design of temporary relocatable buildings featuring reusable, modular paneling.
The structures, which come knocked down for on-site assembly in sizes as narrow as 18 ft. and as wide as 42 ft., are suitable for a variety of applications including the construction field.
WALTER DERK
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age changes proposed and now drafted for the revised standard Comprehensive General Liability policy form. As soon as the industry critique has passed, Derk will give MCAA a synopsis of what it all means in practical terms to the masonry industry.
The most important role played by NAIB, however, is in Washington, where the professional staff, augmented by broker task force participants, monitors, testifies, amends, opposes or creates proposed legislative and regulatory bills. MCAA's insurance consultant is in a unique position, then, to represent MCAA's risk management interests in Washington.
Derk's new book. Insurance For Contractors, considered to be the definitive work in this field, is in its fifth edition. Thoroughly revised to reflect interim changes in policy forms and rules since the 1974 edition, the 158-page work is a valuable working reference for general, prime and subcontractors, architects, engineers, construction managers, property owners, and others responsible for insurance coverage.
Single copies are available by mail at $7.50 each postpaid in the U.S.; quantity discounts are available starting with five or more copies. Order through the MCAA Executive Office.