Smokejumper Obituary: Hutchinson, Virgil H. (NCSB 1951)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Hutch, 71, and his wife Sally, both died May 17, 2004, in an automobile accident. He was born in Gresham, Nebraska, on January 30, 1933. In his first year out of high school, Virgil jumped at NCSB and then began a 40-year career at Alcoa Aluminum before retiring in 1993. He was active in the Aluminum Workers Union and held positions at the local and national levels. The Hutchinsons had been married 51 years at the time of their death.

Identifier

Hutchinson_Virgil-H_NCSB_1951

Publication Date

June 2004

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Hutchinson, Virgil H. (NCSB 1951)" (2004). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1126.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1126