Masonry Magazine June 1986 Page. 7
RICHARD C. MATTHEWS
Treasurer
As with many other executives in the mason contracting field, Dick Matthews began learning his trade from his father and uncle, both of whom were bricklayers. Today he is the co-owner and vice president of KMCO, Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio, a leading masonry firm specializing in commercial, industrial and refractory work throughout the Dayton area.
After graduating from high school in 1951, Dick spent three years in the Marine Corps. After discharge from the service, he worked for Hoying Masonry as vice president and general manger for 10 years. He then formed M & D Masonry, a partnership, which was later merged into KMCO.
Before being elected treasurer of MCAA, he had been a regional vice president for eight years and Ohio state chairman for four years. He also served on the Association's Material Handling and Membership Committees.
Dick currently serves on the IMI Market Development Program Board, is president of MCA of Dayton and chairman of the Masonry Institute of Dayton. He formerly was co-chairman of the Dayton Area Construction Council.
Dick is an avid sportsman, having coached Little League Baseball and being an assistant football coach at a local school. His chief hobbies are boating and fishing. Dick and his wife, Virginia, have two children, Gary, 21, a student at Sinclair College in Dayton, and Stacey, 12.
RICHARD C. FELICE
Secretary
For Dick Felice, hard work, dedication and a positive approach have been the main ingredients in achieving success as a mason contractor. Dick started in the construction industry as a laborer with Local 177 in Des Moines, lowa, in 1954. He went on to serve a four-year apprenticeship and became a journeyman bricklayer.
In 1961 he formed a partnership with Dale Forrest and established Forrest & Associate, Inc., over which he now presides as president.
Over the past 25 years Forrest & Associate, Inc. has become one of the largest masonry subcontractors in lowa, doing commercial, industrial and institutional work as well as building restoration. Examples of their top-notch craftsmanship can be seen throughout the city of Des Moines and the state of lowa.
Dick has been a member of MCAA for 15 years, serving as lowa state chairman for six years. Prior to his election as secretary he was regional vice president for eight years. He is a member of IMI's Research & Development Program Board and co-chairman of MCAA's Masonry Marketing Systems Committee. On the local level, he was a co-founder of the Masonry Institute of lowa, established in 1975. He now serves as treasurer of the Institute.
Dick and his wife, Elaine, have six children: Ted, 30; Mary, 28; Kim, 27; Vickie, 26; Kathy, 23, and Rick, 22. They also have four grandchildren: Sara, Tyler, Kiersten and Kyle.
Being an avid sports enthusiast is a great source of pleasure for Dick. During football season "real life" is sometimes put on hold. Golf is a favorite form of relaxation, and on occasion he can be enticed into a game of pitch.
EDGAR BOETTCHER III
Vice President, Region C
Ed Boettcher, the youngest of MCAA's regional vice presidents (he turned 29 in April), is vice president of operations for Edgar Boettcher Mason Contractor, Inc., with offices in Traverse City and Saginaw, Michigan. Founded by his father in 1950, the firm does commercial and industrial masonry work throughout the state of Michigan and beyond.
A 1979 graduate of Purdue University with a degree in construction engineering and management, Ed co-oped three summers for a general contractor to gain hands-on experience. Although young in years, he has been gaining solid knowledge of the mason contracting field through his involvement in the industry's professional affairs. He is past chairman of the Michigan Mason Contractors Association (1983-85) and is on the labor negotiating committees for three brickmason locals and two laborer locals.
He is a trustee for the Saginaw Brickmasons Health & Welfare Fund and the Apprenticeship Committee. He also is a member of the Michigan AGC Education and Young Executive Committees.
Ed has been married for nine years; he and his wife, Joy, have three children: Edgar IV, Bryan and Kathryn. What does he believe lies in store for the masonry industry? "I feel that our industry's ability to make and accept changes," he says, "will determine our success in the future."