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Obituary
Floyd, 82, died June 2024. Floyd and his twin brother, Lloyd were born at Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County in August 16, 1942. They lived in Monterey, California, and graduated from Monterey HS in 1960. In 1961 they began working as permanent, year-long employees for the USFS on the Los Padres NF. Floyd jumped at Redding 1965-69 and transferred to Missoula where he jumped 1970-86. He was part of the "retread smokejumper program" that started in 1963 at the Redding, California, Smokejumper Base. After Floyd began smokejumping at Redding in1965 Lloyd followed 1966. They took their smokejumper training in the spring, returning to the Los Padres NF to their regular positions as Engine Operators until they were needed for smokejumping assignments during the summer at Redding. (The Retread Program ended in 1974.) After Floyd quit jumping, he continued with the USFS Engine Manufacturing operation in Missoula until retirement.
Identifier
Whitaker_Floyd-E_Redding_1965
Publication Date
August 2024
Keywords
Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries
Disciplines
Forest Management
Recommended Citation
National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Whitaker, Floyd E. (Redding 1965)" (2024). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1707.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1707
