Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, June 12, 1993 TAG: 9306120246
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
OBIT SINCLAIR, STEVEN ALLEN
SINCLAIR, Steven Allen, 40, of Blacksburg, died Friday, June 11, 1993, in
Montgomery Regional Hospital. Dr. Sinclair was a professor in the College of
Forestry and Wildlife Resources at VA Tech. He was a native of Albemarle,
N.C., receiving his undergraduate degree with honors at North Carolina State
University. He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in forest products marketing
and a master of business administration from VA Tech. A pioneer in Research of
Forest Products, he was instrumental in establishing a Center for Forest
Products Marketing at VA Tech. He was recently appointed to an endowed chair
as a Thomas Brooks Professor of Forest Products. He was preceded in death by a
son, Patrick. Surviving are his wife, Karen Weikle Sinclair; a son, Brian; and
a daughter, Lyndsey, all of the home; his parents, Allen and Meg Sinclair,
Albemarle, N.C.; one brother, Art Sinclair, Chester; one sister, Cathy Hill,
Winston-Salem, N.C. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at
Blacksburg Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Allen officiating. Interment will
follow in Fairview Cemetery, Narrows. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources,
where a scholarship fund will be established in honor of Steven A. Sinclair,
care of 324 Cheatham Hall, VA Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 24061. The family will
receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.
by CNB