Carl Lewis Bowman
	Carl Bowman (1909 - 1998) served as a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Company 19xx until 1976, and as a Director of the company from 19xx until 1980(?).   Carl, the eldest son of John F. "Fritz" Bowman and Ethel Marie O'Hair Bowman, was a grandson of P.E. O'Hair.   Carl was a graduate of Lowell High School and in 1927 attended the California School of Fine Arts on scholarship.  Following his marriage in 1930 to Consuelo Narcisa Crowder, Carl entered the O'Hair family business, working first at Bowman Plumbing Supply. and later at P.E. O'Hair & Co.'s 945 Bryant office.  Carl and Consuelo had two children, John and Barbara.  Following his retirement to Pacific Grove, California, Carl returned to art, becoming a prominent painter and member of the Monterey Peninsula art community.   Carl's works were featured at the California School of Fine Arts, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Hauk gallery, and the Pacific Grove Art Center.  In addition to art, Carl enjoyed golf and travel and was a member of the Olympic Club and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
	Ethel Marie O'Hair Bowman
	Ethel Bowman (1886 - 1978) was a Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 19?? until 19??.   Ethel, the second child and oldest daughter of P.E. O'Hair and Cora Allen O'Hair, was born in Chico, California.   Ethel married Johan Monrad Frithiof "Fritz" Bowman in 1906.   Fritz, who emigrated with his parents from Stockholm, Sweden in 1896, worked for P. E. O'Hair & Co. and later managed Central Plumbing Supply until his retirement in 1953.  Ethel and Fritz had three children: Carl Lewis Bowman, Robert Sydney Bowman, and Fritzi-Beth Bowman, all of whom were at one time involved in the O'Hair business.
	Johan Fridjof Bowman
	Fritz Bowman (1886-1976), a son-in-law of P.E. O'Hair, worked for P. E. O'Hair & Co. and managed Central Plumbing Supply until his retirement in 1953.   Fritz, who emigrated with his parents from Stockholm, Sweden in 1896, married Ethel Marie O'Hair in 1906.  Ethel and Fritz had three children: Carl Lewis Bowman, Robert Sydney Bowman, and Fritzi-Beth Bowman, all of whom were at one time involved in the O'Hair business.
	John Felipe Bowman
	John Bowman served as Vice President and as Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1980 until 1988.   John, the oldest child of Carl Bowman and Consuelo Crowder Bowman, is a great-grandson of P.E. O'Hair.  John began his career with P.E. O'Hair & Co. in 1951 following graduation from George Washington High School in San Francisco and studies at City College of San Francisco and Heald Business College. John was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve 499 Engineer Aviation Brigade from 1951 until 1957. At P.E. O'Hair & Co., he was a member of Teamsters Locat 860 until the late 1960's, when he moved into a series of management jobs. John's officer responsibilities included equipment standardization, facility planning, facility project management, and cost analysis.
	Robert Sydney Bowman
	Bob Bowman (1911 - 1951) managed the Redwood City branch of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 19?? until 1951 when he died unexpectantly at age thirty-nine.   Bob, a grandson of P.E. O'Hair, was the second son of Ethel Marie O'Hair Bowman and Fritz Bowman.
	Peter Richards Brown
	Peter Richards Brown (1939 - 1992) served as a Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1980(?) until 1988.   Peter was married to Stephanie Escalle Brown, the daughter of Joe Escalle and Cora O'Hair Escalle ; Stephanie is a grandaughter of P.E. O'Hair.  Peter, an attorney, worked for the San Francisco law practice of Richards, Brown & Wong. He periodically represented P.E. O'Hair & Co.
	Anthony Escalle
	Tony Escalle served as Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, and a Director, of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1980 until 1988.  Tony, the youngest child of Joe Escalle and Cora O'Hair Escalle, was a great-grandson of P.E. O'Hair.  Prior to joining P.E. O'Hair & Co. in the 1960's, Tony was a race car driver. As an officer of P.E. O'Hair & Co., Tony's responsibilities included market research and accounts payable.
	Cora Josephine O'Hair Escalle
	Cora Escalle (1903 - 1989) was Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 19?? until 19??.   Cora, the youngest child of P.E. O'Hair and Cora Allen O'Hair, was born in San Francisco and lived there most of her life.   Cora married Joseph Escalle in 1929, and together they raised three children.   Their oldest son, Michel, served as a Director of P.E. O'Hair from 19?? until 1988.   Their daughter, Stephanie, was married to Peter Richards Brown, a Director of the company from 19?? until 1988.   Cora and Joe's youngest child, Tony, was Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 19?? until 1988, and a Director of the company from 19?? until 1988.
	Joseph Ernest Escalle
	Joe Escalle (1903 - 1985) was the Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of P.E. O'Hair and Co. during the 1960's.  Joe married Cora Josephine Escalle, P.E. O'Hair's youngest daughter, in 1929 and later entered the O'Hair business.   Joe and Cora had three children: Michel, Stephanie, and Anthony.   In addition to is work at P.E. O'Hair, Joe was a pilot.  Joe, a lifelong San Francisco resident, retired from P.E. O'Hair & Co. in the early 1970's.
	Michel Escalle
	Mike Escalle served as a Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1977 until 1988.  Mike, the eldest child of Joe Escalle and Cora O'Hair Escalle, was a great-grandson of P.E. O'Hair.  While attending high school, Mike worked during summers for Central Plumbing Supply.
	Theodore Hall
	Ted Hall was a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 198? until 1991. His responsibilities included purchasing.
	J. C. Hinton
	John Clarence Hinton (1888 - 1951) was a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. when the company was incorporated in 1932. Mr. Hinton managed the Fresno branch of P.E. O'Hair & Co., then called Fresno Plumbing Supply, from its establishment in 1914 until his death in 1951.
	Milton D. Horner
	Milton Horner (1886 - 1972) was a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. when the company was incorporated in 1932. Prior to, and after, 1932, he managed Oakland Plumbing Supply
	Kevin Neil Krausgrill
	Kevin Krausgrill was the sixth and final President of P.E. O'Hair and Co. Kevin, the oldest son of Walter Krausgrill and Patrice O'Hair Krausgrill, is a great-grandson of P.E. O'Hair.  Kevin began his career with P.E. O'Hair and Co. in the early 1970's.   In 1976, he became the Branch Manager of the newly opened Pittsburg, CA location of P.E. O'Hair & Co.   Following the retirement of Doug Williams in 1980(?), the Board of Directors appointed Kevin as President and Chief Executive Officer of P.E. O'Hair & Co.  Kevin served in that role until the sale of the company to United Westburne in 1988, after which he served as President until leaving Westburne in the 1990's to pursue other opportunities in the supply business.
	Patrice Edythe Krausgrill
	Patrice Krausgrill was a Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co from 1970(?) until 1988.   Patrice, the only child of Neil O'Hair and Eythe Hall O'Hair, was a grandaughter of P.E. O'Hair.   Patrice was married to Walter Krausgrill.  Patrice and Walter had four children: Kevin, Carol, Joan, and Terry.
	Terrence Krausgrill
	Terry Krausgrill served as a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair and Co. from 198? until 1991(?). His repsonsibilities include managing branches in the southern half of the Company's territory. Terry is the youngest son of Patrice Edith O'Hair and Walter Krausgrill, and brother of Kevin Krausgrill.  Terry is a great-grandson of P.E. O'Hair.
	Walter Krausgrill
	Walter Krausgrill (1915 - 1994) served as a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair and Co. from 19xx until 19yy, and as a Director of the company from 19xx until 1988.  Walter married Patrice Edith O'Hair, daughter of Neil O'Hair and Edith Hall O'Hair, in 19??. Two of Walter and Patrice's children, Kevin and Terry worked for P.E. O'Hair & Co.
	William E. Meuser
	William Meuser (1912 - 1966) was the fourth President of P.E. O'Hair and Co., succeeding Neil O'Hair in 1963.  Bill died unexpectely in 1966 and was succeeded as President by Doug Williams.
	John S. "Jack" Middleton
	Jack Middleton (1917 - 1996) was the Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from the late 1960's until 1980(?).  Jack was also an officer of Western Plumbing Supply.
	Elmer M. Nelson
	Elmer Nelson (1891 - 1974) served as the Secretary and Treasurer of P.E. O'Hair and Co. from the 1930's until the early 1960's.
	Cora Anna Allen O'Hair
	Cora O'Hair (1862 - 1931) was the wife of P.E. O'Hair.  Cora, the daughter of Albert L. Allen and Anna Bethia Whitcomb, was born on May 5, 1862 in Lovelock, Butte County, California.   Albert (1833 - 1922) was a native of Ontario, Canada.  Albert married Anna, a native of Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, on September 20, 1856 in LeRoy, Mower County, Minnesota.  Albert and Anna's first child, Edward, was born in Minnesota in 1858.  The family moved to Butte County, California sometime prior to 1860, and it was there that their other eight children, Nellie, Cora, Albert, Leslie, Donnie, Pearl, Archie, Arden, Meda, and Kenneth were born.  On November 8, 1882, Cora, age twenty, married Patrick Edward O'Hair in Chico, Butte County, California.   Cora died in San Francisco, California on March 8, 1931 at the age of the age of sixty-eight.
	Donald D. O'Hair
	Don O'Hair served as the Secretary and Treasurer of P.E. O'Hair & Co. during the 1980's and early 1990's, during which time he was also a Director of the Company.  Don's officer responsibilities included financial management, and managing banking relationships, corporate credit issues, and acquisition proposals.  Don is the son of Donald Leigh O'Hair, grandson of Donald Leo O'Hair, and a great-grandson of P.E. O'Hair.  Don left P.E. O'Hair & Co. in 1991(?).
	Donald Leo O'Hair
	Donald Leo O'Hair (1884 - 1947) was the second President of P.E. O'Hair and Co.   Donald, the oldest of P.E. O'Hair's six children, was born in Chico, California, and moved with his parents to San Francisco in 1889.   Donald attended St. Patrick's School through the fifth grade.  He then transferred to Lincoln Grammar School from which he graduated.  His education continued through the tenth grade of high school.  Donald was an accomplished equestrian.  He also was a competent violinist, playing in concerts, symphonies and operas.  In 1900-1902 Donald played semi-pro baseball as first baseman for the Cavanaugh Baseball team.  In 1903 and 1904, he played for the San Francisco Nationals.  About 1906, Donald won the championship in the City Junior League for bowling.  He was a member of the Olympic Club.  Donald married Helen Wilkenson Lawrence in 1911.   Donald and Helen had two children, Donald Leigh (1913 - 1976) and Douglas Rolph (1917 - 1994).  Donald Leo O'Hair helped establish the P.E. O'Hair & Co. business with his father, and succeeded him as President when Patrick died in 1923.
	Douglas Rolph O'Hair
	Doug O'Hair (1917 - 1994) served as a Vice President and Director of P.E. O'Hair and Co. during the 1960's and 1970's.  Doug, the youngest of two sons born to Donald Leo O'Hair and Helen Wilkenson Lawrence O'Hair, was a grandson of P.E. O'Hair.  Doug had three children, Douglas, Mike, and Kim.  Mike was an employee of P.E. O'Hair & Co.   Doug served as President of the Northern California Suppliers Association from 1967 until 1969.   Doug's interests included boating.
	Justin Neil O'Hair
	Neil O'Hair (1888 - 1963) was a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair Co. from 1932 until 1947, and became President in 1947 when his older brother, Donald, died.   Neil served as President until his death in 1963.  Neil, the second child of P.E. O'Hair, was born in Chico, California and in 1889 moved with his parents to San Francisco.   Neil suffered from poor health all of his life.  Neil attended the following schools in San Francisco: St. Patrick's, Hawthorne, and Lincoln Grammar School.  His mother, Cora Allen O'Hair, and aunt, Hattie O'Hair tutored Neil while he attended school in Colusa from the sixth grade through the ninth grade.  He continued his education via correspondence courses in salesmanship, history, mathematics and penmanship.   Neil married Edythe Hall in about 1914.   Neil and Edythe had one child, Patrice Edith O'Hair.  Neil and Edythe lived for many years on a ranch in Novato, California.   After Neil's death, the ranch was acquired by the City of Novato and converted to a park -- "O'Hair Park."
	Patrice O'Hair
	Patrice O'Hair (1889 - 1947) was the second of Patrick and Cora's three daughters.  Patrice attended school at St.Vincent's Convent in San Francisco and transferred to the Frederick Burk School, which was connected with San Francisco State Teacher's College.  Patrice graduated from Burk after the ninth grade.   She then enrolled in the California School of Fine Arts where she studied for three to four years.  Patrice was an artist.  She assisted in the O'Hair family business for five years.   She was an invalid most of her life and lived with her mother and sisters, Ethel and Cora.
	Richard Ratliff
	Dick started his career with P.E. O'Hair & Co. in 1963 as purchasing agent at the Stockton branch of Western Plumbing Supply. By 1980, Dick was Manager of the Stockton branch and a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. Dick's officer duties included formalizing central stock inventories and central stock coordination for all fourteen branches, as well as managing the corporation's vendor relationships. Dick also served on the corporate Management and Marketing committees. Following the sale to Westburne, Dick was named Vice President - Purchasing. Dick and his wife Mattie Lou remained in Stockton following his retirement from P.E. O'Hair & Co. in the 1990's.
	Frank Savage
	Frank Savage served as Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1980 until 1988.
	Mark Thompson
	Mark Thompson served as Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1980 until 1988. His responsibilities included developing and managing profit plans and evaluating branch performance.
	Harry M. Weiss
	Harry Weiss (1889 - 1970) was a Vice President of P.E. O'Hair & Co. when the company was incorporated in 1932.
	Fritzi-Beth Bowman Whitehead
	Betty Whitehead (1913 - 1998) was a Director of P.E. O'Hair & Co. from 1972 until 1988.   The youngest child of John F. "Fritz" Bowman and Ethel O'Hair Bowman, Betty was a granddaughter of P.E. O'Hair. Betty was born in Sausalito, California and raised in San Francisco with her brothers Carl and Robert.  She attended Laguna Honda Grammar School, Crocker Junior High School, and graduated from Lowell High School.  She graduated from Stanford University, Magna Cum Laude in 1935 with a degree in history.  That year, she married Samuel Barry Whitehead III and together they raised two sons, Peter Barry and David Barry.   In addition to her work with P.E. O'Hair & Co., Betty's interests included Stanford University sports, the Peninsula Volunteers, the May T. Morrison Rehabilitation Center, the Century Club of California, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Metropolitan Club.
	C. Douglas "Doug" Williams
	Doug Williams (1916 - 1996) was the fourth President of P.E. O'Hair and Co., leading the company from 1966 until his retirement in 1981.   Doug also served as President of the Northern California Suppliers Association from 1979 until 1981.   Doug's hobbies included tennis, golf, singing, and dancing.