Smokejumper Obituary: Everett, David E. (Missoula 1968)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Dave, 57, a retired forester, died Nov. 3, 1997, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. He was born Aug. 21, 1940, in Appleton, Mo., and grew up in the Lake Chelan Valley, graduated from Manson High School, and was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. Dave earned his bachelor of science degree in Forestry from the University of Montana in 1969. Dave loved the woods and took his family throughout the Northwest as he moved up the ranks of the U.S. Forest Service. He trained as a smokejumper with his brother, Gale, at the Missoula, and worked in fire control and timber throughout his career. Dave jumped at Missoula during the 1968-69 seasons.

Identifier

Everett_David-E_Missoula_1968

Publication Date

January 2021

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Everett, David E. (Missoula 1968)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 241.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/241