Smokejumper Obituary: Lewis, Dennis Wayne “Denny” (North Cascades 1968)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Denny,73, died December 17, 2021, after fighting ALS. He was born September 24, 1948, in Winthrop, Washington, where he graduated from high school in 1966. As many of the Winthrop graduates, he jumped at NCSB where he rookied in 1968 and jumped there until 1973. He then jumped at La Grand 1974-82. He attended Western Washington State College during the off season. Denny became the operations and training foreman at La Grande for all nine years that the base was operational. After La Grande closed, he started a 30-year career with UPS. He was always an active athlete working as a volunteer ski patroller, was a mountain biker, road cycler and enjoyed salmon fishing.

Identifier

Lewis_Dennis-Wayne-“Denny”_North-Cascades_1968

Publication Date

May 2022

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Lewis, Dennis Wayne “Denny” (North Cascades 1968)" (2022). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1610.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1610