Contact: Antonia Ferrier (202) 224-5344
Tuesday, April 11, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) issued the following statement today on the death of Lavalley Lumber Company Vice President Brian Thayer:

“I was deeply saddened by Brian’s sudden passing. He was a friend of Jock and I whose leadership in business and in his community will not be soon forgotten. Brian’s exceptional dedication and energy benefited all whose lives he touched, and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him.”

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