HAROLD REID, MFMA HALL OF FAME MEMBER AND NWFA FOUNDING FATHER, DIES AT 95

Source: Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association

John Harold Reid, owner and president of Trinity Floor Company, MFMA Hall of Famer and Founding Father of the National Wood Flooring Association, passed away Feb. 5 after experiencing a stroke; he was 95.

Reid was actively involved with many flooring associations and a fixture at the NOFMA/NWFA/MFMA Installation School in Memphis, TN. He was one of the original group to form the NWFA and became a charter NWFA member. For a long time, he was the longest-standing associate member of the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA).

Reid was inducted into the NWFA Hall of Fame in 1994, and inducted to the MFMA Hall of Fame in 2004.

Reid was born Sept. 23, 1916, and later raised in Martin's Mill, TX. He started at Trinity Floor Company in 1937 as an installer, earning 45 cents an hour. Reid enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served until discharged in 1945, serving during the height of World War II. After returning home, Reid again worked at Trinity Floor Company. In 1967, he became president and owner of the company.

Notable projects in which Reid was involved include Harris Bondwood in Arlington's Six Flags Mall, Texas' first enclosed shopping center, and the Dallas Museum of Art and Meyerson Symphony Center.

A funeral for Reid will be held Wednesday, 1:00 PM at Spring Creek Baptist Church in Iredell, Texas. In lieu of flowers, Reid's family is requesting donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.