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Obituary
Jim died August 26, 2009. An old friend of Jim's was told that Jim went into the hospital with internal bleeding which resulted in his death. It was Jim's wishes that his ashes be returned to McCall for a final resting place. After his rookie training in Redding, he transferred to McCall where he jumped the next 18 seasons. Jim was in charge of the Loadmaster Operations at McCall and helped in the training of the rookie jumpers. He loved being the "MC" at the end-of-the-season "T" parties. Jim jumped at Redding in 1970 and McCall 1971-88.
Identifier
Diederich_James-S-Jim_Redding_1970
Publication Date
October 2009
Keywords
Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries
Disciplines
Forest Management
Recommended Citation
National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Diederich, James S. "Jim" (Redding 1970)" (2009). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1493.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1493
