Volume 43Number 2Spring 2006

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M.C. Gill Corporation Group of Companies

The 60 years of success condensed into a singleevening on September 10, 2005 at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena. This was truly a tribute to past and present family, friends, customers, employees and suppliers.

It was certainly not your average anniversary party:from the ladies with their designer ball gowns to thesumptuous dinner and breathtaking décor.

An air of excitement and anticipation filled the balmySeptember night… the stage was set for a memorableevening of dancing, entertainment, fun and tributes.

60YEARSCELEBRATION

1945-2005By Hester Gill

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The theme for this party…..?

What else but a spoof of the James Bond movietitled “License to Gill” with an impressive setting inEgypt amongst sand dunes and pyramids. Therewas the unforgettable greeting by Lilly the Camelwhereupon the Caravan moved through the tunnelof memories into the foyer. Dancing Gypsy girlswere a hit among the men. Guests relaxed whilesocializing and sipping their favorite drinks fromthe hosted Gill Bars…”shaken, not stirred”…and“129 proof” to the delicious hors d’oeuvres thatsent everybody scrambling for more.… Otherguests kept busy having their fortunes told by the palm and tarot card readers.

Aida’s Triumphant March combined with the smashhit of Mike Batt and the London Symphony’srecording of the theme from “Caravans”beckoned the Gill Caravan into the main ballroom.

The milieu of desert, Egyptian artifacts, palms,pyramids and richly decorated tables befitting a Pharaoh was an awesome sight.

License to Gill…After the hilarious video of the James Bond Spoof,Stephen Gill welcomed the guests with his fatherand founder M.C. at his side. The other twoshareholders, Phillip Gill and Debaney G. Lefort,along with members of the Advisory Committee,

retirees and employees with more than 25 yearsof service were introduced to the guests.

A video reflecting some of the humorousmoments from the past was enjoyed during dinner.

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The FeastThe six-course dinner was a challenge toeverybody’s waistline this night…no one seemed tocare…An appetizer of herb carpaccio and sautéedshrimp; English pea soup with a parmesan polentacake; salad of hearts of palm and Zebra tomatoesmarinée coupled with red onions and a garlicpepper vinaigrette; entree choices of Chilean seabass served on artichoke ravioli, New Zealand lambwith chanterelle mushrooms and finished with ablack mission fig compote, roasted pheasant breast

and duck cannelloni, summer vegetablestrudel; and the cherry on the cake:

dessert choices between baby gala applebrule, candied apple cake with Calvadosapple brandy ice cream or chocolatechambord mousse with fresh

raspberries in a raspberry saucewas more than satisfying….

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The Fun …..and the EntertainmentNon-stop entertainment was providedthroughout the evening in which the New Yorkband of Eddy Duchin’s son Peter played aleading roll. A dashing white tuxedo worn byStephen Gill made it easy for all guests to followand dance the night away. Music was intertwinedwith surprise appearances of the follies and stiltdancer groups. The follies kept guests enthralledwith music from “All That Jazz”; Can-Can; MeinHerr; and the unforgettable rendition of the

theme song from “Hello Dolly” in which membersof the audience participated… even our ownvice-chairman of the board, Stephen Gill, gave ita go! The male dancers were all dressed in theirregular M.C. Gill Corporation uniforms. The stiltwalkers kept everybody glued to their seats andhad an elaborate display of colorful outfits thatwere accentuated by the colored darting lights of the evening’s special effect group. When the“drunken” dancer fell on stage the audiencegasped….and then breathed a sigh of relief: thank goodness that was only part of their act! The stilters closed the evening with the music of“Oh, What a Night!”

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1. Jack Steele2. Marion Steele3. Mel Durslag4. Lorayne Durslag5. Mike Roda6. Jon Feitz7. Cindy Hansman8. Ronald Köerber9. Dave Cross10. Gisela Lohl11. Manny Salgado12. Bruce Stanford13. Candi Burdick14. Jacob Assif15. Steve Nutt16. Zeev Amiron17. Howard Alphson18. Dru Alphson19. Rick Hays20. Irma Hays21. Paul Draghi

22. Sindy Kardokus23. Gil Speed24. Cody Kardokus25. Bill Boyd26. Gary Morrison27. Ron Radecky28. John Burdick29. Matt Lowry30. Hugh Hoffman31. Tony Ramos32. Ron Long33. Eldon Swanson34. Nancy Swanson35. Don Clark36. Sally Clark37. Jeremy Hale38. Rahul Nanda39. Dirk Bester40.Pascal Cazeres41. Stephen Gill42. Judy Heinze

43. Irv Freund44.Ely Gabriel45. Lisa Lowry46. Bill Heinze47. Fara Kovili48. Tanaz Korami49. Ken Boudreau50. M.C. Gill51. Jennifer Gill52. Nancy Gill53. Marie Durflinger

54. Phillip Gill55. Annelize Bester56. Hester Gill57. Linda Gill58. Carine Bester59. Debaney Gill Lefort60. Virginia Palme61. Harry Chowbey

62. Kumari Chowbey63. Evelyn Fisher64. Isabel Ballesteros65. Martin Canning66. Jose Luis Mamolar

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Adam Bardach’svideos had againentertained our

guests and their spouses and will form a part of thearchives for years to come. His outstanding portrayal ofM.C.’s autobiography is a true reflection of the man behindthe scenes and the reason we all could celebrate the sixtyyears of success in a very elaborate andnonpareil way;

“License to Gill” mirrored the theme of the evening. Thesecrets of success of a corporation that is so well knownand respected around the world: customer comes first,quality products, innovations, trustworthy and dependable.M.C. believed that his wife, Hester, could pull this off…Stephen Gill’s marching orders and requirements were moredirect: the same quality and high standards that were set at theGill Trek 55th Anniversary party…Showing appreciation for a job well done, Stephenpresented Hester with the very rare dwarf form of anEncephalartos horridus (commonly known as cycad).

Unknown to everybody in the corporation, thisspecific cycad originated from South Africa and

is growing in its natural habitat of the EasternCape Province in the county of Alexandria

where Hester’s ancestor’s first settled ontheir ranch in the 1700s. This cycad

will further enhance the vastpersonal collection of

worldwide cycads M.C. andHester already have. A

very appropriate gift!

In Recognition:

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M.C. Gill Corporation Employee Honor RollLyons, JoeSiebold, Chuck EEAARRLLIIEESSTTStover, Agnes GGAARRAAGGEEM.Mahoney, Mac AANNDDGravelle, Bill QQUUOONNSSEETTDominguez, Frank EEMMPPLLOOYYEEEESSDominguez, IkeGill, Merwyn C. 60Valdez, Joe P. 52Ortega, Pete 45 Gill, Stephen E. 45 Navarro, Juan 38Navarro, Rafael M. 38Ramos, Antonio 38 Navarro, Jose M. 37 Gill, Phillip C. 36 Gill, Ellen 35 Rodriguez, Rodolfo 35 Mireles, Alberto M. 32Mireles, Juan 32Gabriel, Eleuterio 30 Capati, Camilo 30 Stanford, Bruce 30 Arriola, Javier 29 Boze, George C. 29 Haro, Roberto 29 Zavala, Jose G. 29 Garcia, John 28Luna, Jose R. 28Arias, Juan R. 28Saldana, Antonio H. 28Pessina, Jorge S. 27Pessina Sanchez, Hector 27Villanueva, Oscar L. 26Saenz, Jaime 26Torres, Prisciliano G. 26Dorries, Elizabeth 25 Urena, Benito M. 25 Mendoza, Arnulfo 25 Ojeda, Rogelio 24 Sedano, Luis G. 24 Sanchez, Juan P. 24 Robison, Chester J. 24 Lee, Lily 24 Valdez, Joe 22 Gutierrez, Javier 22 Burdick, John A. 21Guillen, Noel A. 21Perez, Agustin S. 21Wright, Annie 21Espinoza, Yldefonso 20 Bartolome, Alvin S. 20 Burdick, Candi 20 Angel, Arturo 20 Garcia, Gerardo 20 Mokhtarian, Ohannes 20 Sanchez, Frank 20 Andrade, Napoleon 20 Russell, Larry A. 20 Tapia, Ma Guadalupe 19 Gonzalez, Jose 19 Gutierrez, Betty 19 Hsiao, Joanna 19 Smith, Douglas F. 18 Salcido, Jesse 18 Rizo, Felipe 17 Saldana, Prisiliano 17 Atwood, Edward 17 Junez-Molina, Maria Teresa 17Rodriguez, Luis M. 17 Donnelly, Fred 17 Arvizu, Larry 17 Cabrera, David 17

McClanahan, Ivan 17 Mays, Cynthia 16 Morett, Francisco J. 16 Perez, Jorge V. 16 Rizo, Jesus 16 Ward, Terry L. 16 Rodriguez, Manuel 16 Torres, Armando 16 Morales, Rudolph 16 Foelsch, Andrea 16 Duran, Edwin J. 15 Turcios, Jose Luis 15 Saldana, Juan 15 Fisher, Walter L. 15 Turner, Shirley Y. 15 Ruiz, Arturo 14 Puentes, Manuel 14 Santos, Renee N. 14 De Vasquez, Virginia 14 Ramirez, Alejandro 13 Verdon, Rose 13 Aldridge, Adriana 13 DeGood, Paul 13 Martinez, Pete 13 Reyes, Aristeo 13 Botello, Daniel 13 Freund, Irv J. 12 Sanchez, Gilbert 12 Sanchez, Salvador 12 Lopez, Jose 12 Perez, Ernesto 12 Saldana, Claudio 12 Gonzalez, Maribel 11Gudiel, Luis 11Loesch, Charles 11Anderson, David S. 11Rodriguez, Sandra E. 11Page, James 11Cherry, Walter A. 11Estrada, Enrique M. 11Torres, Gabriel O. 11Palacios, Victor 11Rivera, Nestor Zepeda 11Fulton, Kharl 11Zeronian, Gregory J. 11Barajas, Javier 11Bradfute, John 11Dale, Gary 11Garcia, Roque M. 11Lundberg, Dean 11Landeros, Jimmy 11Camacho, Marisol 10 Carrera, Jose A. 10 Simental, Eduardo S. 10 Contreras, Ana M. 10 Torres, Juvenal 10 Arellano, Josefina 10 Franco, Fernando S. 10 Munoz, Feliciano 10 Varela, Agustin 10 Arevalo, Jose A. 10 Fuentes, Jesus F. 10 Urroz, Rudy 10 Abundis, Francisco 10 Ramirez, Silvia 10 Archuleta, Eduardo 10 Barajas, Alfredo 10 Muniz, Francisco J. 10 Franco, Dennis J. 10 Mendoza, Carlos 10Moreno, Juan 10Carillo, Yolanda 10Boudreau, Kenneth A. 9

Guzman, Joe 9 Hernandez, Angel G. 9Johnson Jr., James 9Capati, Raul 9Mata, Paul 9Narducci, Mary 9Peraza, Fernando 9Solis, Salvador S. 9Wu, Jane 9Cohen, Martin 9Riveros, Alexander M. 9Wood, Perry 9Marroquin, Cesar A. 9Reyes, Porfirio 9Veloz, Luis E. 9Gomez, Gilberto L. 9Montes, Ana M. 9Pinto, Rosa P. 9Beal, Armond E. 9Caisip, Rainier A. 9Covarrubias, Belen 9Guerrero, Luz E. 9Gutierrez, Noemi 9Rivera, Margel G. 9Solis, Manuel 9Bugarin, Guadalupe 9Avalos, Jose 8Garcia, Jorge 8Barrios, Juan O. 8Campo, Robert A. 8Felix, Jesus M. 8Rodriguez, Jose A. 8Santillano, Maricruz 8Ding, Chia-Yuan Susie 8Perez, Jose L. 8Rimban, Joel P. 8Zarazua, Eloy R. 8Brodsky, David 8Sierra, Manuel B. 8Guzman, Jose 8Lopez, Javier 8Montoya, Juan M. 8Orduna, Benito 8Hopper, Lawrence 8Iniguez, Martin 8Rodriquez, Audencio 8Villagran, Paul 8Cruz, Graciela 8Cuevas, Jose A. 8Go, Angelita 8Habermehl, Darren 8Herrera, Alejandra 8Flores, Roman 7Palmer, Marvin 7Heinze, William C. 7Lacanal, Byron 7Robles, Olga 7Villegas, Richard 7Castillo, Santos 7Salazar, Taide 7Larrazabal, Rafael 7Daza, Ricky 7Emmons, James 7Espinoza, Abelardo 7Mendoza, Margarito 7Lidikay, Janet 7Vasquez, James 7Vazquez, Cipriano 7Canlas, Anthony 7Milauskas, Michael 7Reyes, Gudelio 7Coppedge, Charles W. 7Ramirez, Alejandro 7

Vredenburgh, Mark 7Gardner, William 7Solio, Orlando V. 6Toney, Grady 6Vasquez, Juan 6Dougherty, John 6Lopez, Ray J. 6Severe, Daniel 6Bravo, Christian 6Giffin, Philip 6Gutierrez, Yadira 6Lopez, Alicia 6Nunez-Paz, Carmen 6Quezada, Martin 6Villavicencio, Yesenia 6Castro, Patricia 6Perez, Elpidio 6Rodriquez, Cumberto 6Boehn, Leonida 6Draghi, Paul L. 6Guerrero, Daniel 6Molina, Armando 6Avila, Maria 6Lai, Brian 6Ceja Jr., Francisco 6Estrada, Francisco 6Hernandez, Pedro 6Lopez, Luis 6Chambers, Fred 5De Asis, Anita 5Gallagher-Coplen, Debra 5Hernandez, Robert 5Cowan, Daniel 5Maloof, Ronald 5Chico, David 5Flores, Miguel 5Wade, Irene 5Aparicio Caldera, Manuel 5Hernandez, Gabriel 5Crespo, Dori 5MacLeod, Jessie G. 5Trejo, Mayra A. 5

CCaassttllee IInndduussttrriieess,, IInncc..ooff CCaalliiffoorrnniiaaBaca, Adam 8Brown, Carl 8Cheng, Thuy S. 8Chua, Leandro 8Guadarrama, R 8Hudec, Donald 8Liera, Maria 8Lopez, Jose 8Lopez, Miguel 8Luquin, Maria 8Munoz, Roberto 8Nguyen, Le T. 8O’Toole, Jimmy 8Pearl, Michael 8Ramirez, Deysi 8Serra, Joel 8Tran, Kevin C. 8Wong, David 8 Swanson, Eldon W. 7Chambers, Robert 6Ly, Sang 6Liem, Gunawan 6Omar, Faucis 6Nguyen,Ben 6

IInnssoolleeqq –– MM..CC.. GGiillllCCoorrppoorraattiioonn EEuurrooppee LLttdd..Cousins, Hugh 8Kenny, David 7Mcculloch, John 7Mckee, William 7Milliken, Robert 7Moore, John 7Morrison, Gary 7Wright, Margaret 7Mccrory, Errol 5Thompson, Frank 5

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Thank You

Clockwise from top: Stephanie Gill Frederick,

Jennifer Gill, Chris Lefort,Denise Gill Wilkinson,

Darren Gill, Jim Lefort,Courtney Gill, Matt Gill,

Mike Lefort

Clockwise from top: Stephen Gill, Phillip Gill,Debaney Gill Lefort

September 10, 2005

We have entered the final phase of thecorporation’s life under my command. This corporation, its history and futurelegacy will shortly be in the care of the next generation of Gills.

To them and their prosperity I commit our future. They shall continue thecommitment and follow the path I havepursued. They shall venture on roads I had never traveled before and steer the corporation into exciting new placeswhich are still undiscovered and unknown… for the benefit of all.

— Merwyn C. Gill,Founder and Pioneer