Smokejumper Obituary: Hatch, Charles R. "Chuck" (Grangeville 1963)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Chuck, of Sandpoint, Idaho, died October 10, 2023, of prostate cancer. He was born November 11, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Forestry in 1964. He continued his education earning a masters in Forestry from Oregon State University in 1966, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, in 1971. Chuck then began his 36-year teaching career at Southern Illinois University and then moved to the University of Idaho. He was Vice President for Research and associate professor in forest resources at Idaho where he spent the majority of his career. He was past chair of the Western Region of the National Assoc. of Professional Forestry Schools. Chuck jumped at Grangeville the 1963 season and was a Life Member of the NSA.

Identifier

Hatch_Charles-R-Chuck_Grangeville_1963

Publication Date

October 2023

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Hatch, Charles R. "Chuck" (Grangeville 1963)" (2023). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1644.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1644