Smokejumper Obituary: Eike, Stanley James (Missoula 1952)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Stan, 79, died June 29, 2007, in Seattle, Washington. He was born May 14, 1928, in Seattle. He married Bernice E. Keith September 2, 1950. When he registered for the draft during WWII, he was a Merchant Seaman for the Matson Line out of San Francisco. His Ancestry record notes "well known deep-sea diver." In April 1959 the Centralia, Washington, newspaper wrote "Seattle deep-sea diver Stanley Eike was stricken with the bends at Westport and rushed to the decompression chamber at Keyport Naval Torpedo Station. Eike has been diving off the coast on a commercial job." Stanley jumped out of Missoula in 1952.

Identifier

Eike_Stanley-James_Missoula_1952

Publication Date

May 2021

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Eike, Stanley James (Missoula 1952)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 157.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/157