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Fleetwood/Cavco, Silvercrest, Skyline
Homes, Brandon by Celtic Corporation,
Viking Homes and Marlette. She
continually out sold every competitor
and was acknowledged with several
trophies and awarded with trips around
the world.
No doubt she enjoyed the perks of
her success, but mostly, she cherished
her business. She had compassion for
helping people within the community
and philanthropic dedication through
the local Soroptimist Club; an
international organization for business
and professional women.
After 25 years, her legacy continues.
From sales to construction, Pioneer
Trailer Sales remains a family affair.
Today, Pioneer Affordable Homes
is California’s oldest manufactured
housing dealership; owned by her
son, providing the most affordable
manufactured and modular living
alternatives.
At 87, Helen continued to operate
Pioneer Trailer Park maintaining close
relationships with her tenants and
business associates alike. She will be
remembered for her enthusiasm for life
and passion for business.
Young J. Paik (1930 ~ 2010)
Born in Korea in 1930, Young lived
the first 15 years of his life under
Japanese rule. When World War II
ended in 1945, Korea became a free
nation. However, when the Korean War
broke out in 1950, in Pyongyang in the
North, Young found himself saluting
a new flag with a red star. He fled to
Seoul by himself at the age of 20.
After scrounging and sometimes
stealing food to survive, he started a
vending business roasting chestnuts.
He saved enough money to enroll in
Yonsei University to pursue a degree in
physics. In postwar Korea, jobs were
scarce and he soon ran out of money
and had to leave school. Through
Heungsadan, an organization for
young people he learned of a place
called America and was drawn to it
immediately. For the next two years
he focused on obtaining a passport
and a visa. He took test after test from
the Korean government and finally in
January 1956 he arrived in the United
States.
Young worked as a dishwasher
and busboy while at the University
of Oregon, and then at the Indiana
Institute of Technology, where he
earned a degree in civil engineering in
1959.
In 1961, while working as an
engineer-in-training in Ohio, he met his
future wife, Kyung-sook Yang and they
were married.
In 1962, Young received his green
card and he and his wife packed
up and moved to Los Angeles. His
reputation as a capable engineer in the
steel industry began to evolve. After
working 12 years as an engineer for
several steel companies, he started
his own company, PACO Engineering
Corporation in 1974 offering consulting
services for steel structures.
PACO soon became the front runner
in providing welded steel beams to the
manufactured housing industry. An
idea came to Young from an empty
Coca Cola can- the “corrugated
beam”. He noticed that a flimsy
aluminum can became stronger when
it was creased vertically. He put
together the first I-Beam prototype in
his office then convinced Sumitomo of
Japan to manufacture this new beam
system with PACO being the exclusive
distributor in the United States.
Young was a major supporter of
WMHI and CMHI. He was recipient
of CMHI’s 2005 Lifetime Achievement
Award. Young is survived by his wife,
Kyung-sook. His two sons, David
and Nelson manage the day-to-day
business of PACO Engineering Corp.,
and his daughter, Marilyn is a lawyer in
San Francisco.
Young will be deeply missed and
fondly remembered for his “Everything
is possible when you put your heart
and soul into it” attitude.
Donald L. DuPar
Don DuPar, partner of Bob Angel,
Angel & Associates, passed away on
October 8, 2010 after a long battle with
cancer.
Don began his professional career as
a police officer after graduating with a
degree in Police Administration from
Golden Gate University in Sacramento
and serving in the U.S. Army for three
years. Serving with the Pasadena
Police Department from 1961-’68,
Don transferred to the Novato Police
Department until 1978 when he entered
the manufactured housing business in
retail sales with Burpee and Brekke.
When business declined, Don left the
industry for a short time. He returned a
few years later with Burpee and Brekke
and in 1986, the business prospered
and Don purchased the Brekke
interest. With the help of his wife and
children, the business continued to
succeed.
In 1988, Bob Angel became Don’s
partner and the company
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