George Sheldon Perham

G. SHELDON PERHAM

Los Altos, California: December 19: G. Sheldon Perham, 62, industrialist and civic leader, died Saturday, December 17, after a lingering illness.

Mr. Perham, a native of San Francisco was a descendant of a pioneer family. Son of George L. Perham, Mr. Perham was born in San Francisco August 20, l893. He attended San Mateo High School and Stanford University. His interest in education led him to accept the position of Trustee of the San Mateo High School District from 1924 to 1927.

At the time of his retirement from active business, he was Chairman of the Board of the California District of the Borden’s Dairy Delivery Company. Prior to holding that position, he had been President of the Company.

Mr. Perham’s identification with the dairy business, began with the farm operated at Baden by his father. Baden is the location of the present California Country Club in South San Francisco. Many of the trees still on the Club property were planted by Mr. Perham and his father.

Mr. Perham’s father was one of the founders of the Dairy Delivery Company, created by the several dairymen who, during the San Francisco fire and earthquake, provided free milk to all who needed it.

G. Sheldon Perham followed his father’s footsteps, starting on the ranch breaking in horses to be used on the city milk wagons. Later he drove milk trucks for the Company and rose through the ranks

to become its President and Chairman of the Board of the California District of Borden’s Dairy Delivery Company. Under his direction, the Company expanded its operations throughout California. He was Chairman at the time of his retirement in 1949.

Respected alike by co-workers and labor leaders, Mr. Perham, known as “Shel” to all who knew him, is warmly remembered for his genuine interest in the lives and progress of his employees, all of whom he knew by their first names. He was a Director of the California Dairy Council and of the Milk Institute of California. Re assumed a leading role in the advancement of all phases of the dairy industry, both in the distribution of dairy products in the cities and in the production methods on the dairy farms. He planned and supervised the construction of the Company plant at 1325 Potrero Avenue in San Francisco.

Mr. Perham’s war service included serving his country as a Lieutenant in World War I. In the Second World War, Mr. Perham responded to the urgent need for plasma for the armed services. He supervised and developed the first assembly-line fast-freezing equipment for plasma. The beneficiary was the San Mateo County Blood Bank, of which he was a Director. He was instrumental in equipping the Fire

Houses of San Francisco with ice-cream cabinets to be used for storing frozen plasma against emergency needs. In addition, he developed the first fast-freezing of milk used by the Armed Forces overseas.

Mr. Perham’s many interests included Directorships of the Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, and the San Mateo National Bank. He was a President of the San Francisco Commercial Club, He was a member of the San Mateo Rotary Club and of the San Francisco Rotary Club. He was a member of the San Francisco Golf and Country Club and the Menlo Country Club. For several years, he resided in Hillsborough. Since his retirement, he and his family have lived on their ranch in Los Altos, California.

Mr. Perham is survived by his wife, Frances Bell Perham and three children: Jane (Mrs. Marshall Shoemaker), George Sheldon Perham, Jr., and Arthur Francis Perham.

G. SHELDON PERHAM

Los Altos, California: December 19: G. Sheldon Perham, 62, industrialist and civic leader, died Saturday, December 17, after a lingering illness.

Mr. Perham, a native of San Francisco was a descendant of a pioneer family. Son of George L. Perham, Mr. Perham was born in San Francisco August 20, l893. He attended San Mateo High School and Stanford University. His interest in education led him to accept the position of Trustee of the San Mateo High School District from 1924 to 1927.

At the time of his retirement from active business, he was Chairman of the Board of the California District of the Borden’s Dairy Delivery Company. Prior to holding that position, he had been President of the Company.

Mr. Perham’s identification with the dairy business, began with the farm operated at Baden by his father. Baden is the location of the present California Country Club in South San Francisco. Many of the trees still on the Club property were planted by Mr. Perham and his father.

Mr. Perham’s father was one of the founders of the Dairy Delivery Company, created by the several dairymen who, during the San Francisco fire and earthquake, provided free milk to all who needed it.

G. Sheldon Perham followed his father’s footsteps, starting on the ranch breaking in horses to be used on the city milk wagons. Later he drove milk trucks for the Company and rose through the ranks

to become its President and Chairman of the Board of the California District of Borden’s Dairy Delivery Company. Under his direction, the Company expanded its operations throughout California. He was Chairman at the time of his retirement in 1949.

Respected alike by co-workers and labor leaders, Mr. Perham, known as “Shel” to all who knew him, is warmly remembered for his genuine interest in the lives and progress of his employees, all of whom he knew by their first names. He was a Director of the California Dairy Council and of the Milk Institute of California. Re assumed a leading role in the advancement of all phases of the dairy industry, both in the distribution of dairy products in the cities and in the production methods on the dairy farms. He planned and supervised the construction of the Company plant at 1325 Potrero Avenue in San Francisco.

Mr. Perham’s war service included serving his country as a Lieutenant in World War I. In the Second World War, Mr. Perham responded to the urgent need for plasma for the armed services. He supervised and developed the first assembly-line fast-freezing equipment for plasma. The beneficiary was the San Mateo County Blood Bank, of which he was a Director. He was instrumental in equipping the Fire

Houses of San Francisco with ice-cream cabinets to be used for storing frozen plasma against emergency needs. In addition, he developed the first fast-freezing of milk used by the Armed Forces overseas.

Mr. Perham’s many interests included Directorships of the Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, and the San Mateo National Bank. He was a President of the San Francisco Commercial Club, He was a member of the San Mateo Rotary Club and of the San Francisco Rotary Club. He was a member of the San Francisco Golf and Country Club and the Menlo Country Club. For several years, he resided in Hillsborough. Since his retirement, he and his family have lived on their ranch in Los Altos, California.

Mr. Perham is survived by his wife, Frances Bell Perham and three children: Jane (Mrs. Marshall Shoemaker), George Sheldon Perham, Jr., and Arthur Francis Perham.

G. SHELDON PERHAM

Los Altos, California: December 19: G. Sheldon Perham, 62, industrialist and civic leader, died Saturday, December 17, after a lingering illness.

Mr. Perham, a native of San Francisco was a descendant of a pioneer family. Son of George L. Perham, Mr. Perham was born in San Francisco August 20, l893. He attended San Mateo High School and Stanford University. His interest in education led him to accept the position of Trustee of the San Mateo High School District from 1924 to 1927.

At the time of his retirement from active business, he was Chairman of the Board of the California District of the Borden’s Dairy Delivery Company. Prior to holding that position, he had been President of the Company.

Mr. Perham’s identification with the dairy business, began with the farm operated at Baden by his father. Baden is the location of the present California Country Club in South San Francisco. Many of the trees still on the Club property were planted by Mr. Perham and his father.

Mr. Perham’s father was one of the founders of the Dairy Delivery Company, created by the several dairymen who, during the San Francisco fire and earthquake, provided free milk to all who needed it.

G. Sheldon Perham followed his father’s footsteps, starting on the ranch breaking in horses to be used on the city milk wagons. Later he drove milk trucks for the Company and rose through the ranks

to become its President and Chairman of the Board of the California District of Borden’s Dairy Delivery Company. Under his direction, the Company expanded its operations throughout California. He was Chairman at the time of his retirement in 1949.

Respected alike by co-workers and labor leaders, Mr. Perham, known as “Shel” to all who knew him, is warmly remembered for his genuine interest in the lives and progress of his employees, all of whom he knew by their first names. He was a Director of the California Dairy Council and of the Milk Institute of California. Re assumed a leading role in the advancement of all phases of the dairy industry, both in the distribution of dairy products in the cities and in the production methods on the dairy farms. He planned and supervised the construction of the Company plant at 1325 Potrero Avenue in San Francisco.

Mr. Perham’s war service included serving his country as a Lieutenant in World War I. In the Second World War, Mr. Perham responded to the urgent need for plasma for the armed services. He supervised and developed the first assembly-line fast-freezing equipment for plasma. The beneficiary was the San Mateo County Blood Bank, of which he was a Director. He was instrumental in equipping the Fire

Houses of San Francisco with ice-cream cabinets to be used for storing frozen plasma against emergency needs. In addition, he developed the first fast-freezing of milk used by the Armed Forces overseas.

Mr. Perham’s many interests included Directorships of the Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, and the San Mateo National Bank. He was a President of the San Francisco Commercial Club, He was a member of the San Mateo Rotary Club and of the San Francisco Rotary Club. He was a member of the San Francisco Golf and Country Club and the Menlo Country Club. For several years, he resided in Hillsborough. Since his retirement, he and his family have lived on their ranch in Los Altos, California.

Mr. Perham is survived by his wife, Frances Bell Perham and three children: Jane (Mrs. Marshall Shoemaker), George Sheldon Perham, Jr., and Arthur Francis Perham.