Smokejumper Obituary: Houston, Everett L. "Sam" (McCall 1971)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Sam ,62, died June 18, 2008, of multiple myeloma attributed to Agent Orange exposure in the Vietnam War. He was born in Berkeley, California. He was drafted in 1966 and became a member of the Special Forces SOG unit and completed missions in Vietnam and Laos. Sam jumped two seasons at McCall before returning to work for Air America in Laos in 1973. He then jumped at McCall in 1974 and Fairbanks 1975-78 while attending medical school at UC Davis and Stanford University. He practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner for 30 years, mostly in the Redding, California, area.

Identifier

Houston_Everett-L-Sam_McCall_1971

Publication Date

June 2008

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Houston, Everett L. "Sam" (McCall 1971)" (2008). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1024.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1024