Dunkley Lumber's Joe Novak Dies
By 250 News
Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:18 AM
Prince George, B.C. - One of the founding members of Novak Contracting and Dunkley Lumber, Joe Novak has died.He died yesterday in Prince George following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 65.
Joe Novak (shown in photo at right, at the official opening of the Dunkley mill expansion) was known as the innovator in the family; he shied away from publicity but was well known in the woods industry as an innovator.
He designed many pieces that became uniform in the lumber industry. Fabricating companies say he had the uncanny ability to design an item for the forest industry and then would take it to the fabricator to build.
One of his close friends said, he always had his mind on the design of some new product “You could go hunting with him and while you were waiting for the game to come, he might have a piece of paper out designing some new piece of equipment.”
Joe they say, challenged everyone to do their best and he had that uncanny ability to get the best out of everyone.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.
The date for services has not yet been announced.
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Posted by: Matt Porteous on December 28 2008 10:40 AM