Smokejumper Obituary: McGrath, W. Thomas (Missoula 1957)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Tom died March 9, 2008. He was a retired professor of forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University. Tom earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Montana and went on to earn his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Wisconsin. He lived abroad in Italy, New Zealand and Australia in his youth, and served as an interim professor for six months in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1991. Tom jumped out of Missoula for twelve different seasons in a career that spanned a time period from 1957 through 1985. He was a NSA member and active in the Trail Maintenance Program.

Identifier

McGrath_W-Thomas_Missoula_1957

Publication Date

March 2008

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: McGrath, W. Thomas (Missoula 1957)" (2008). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1035.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1035