Smokejumper Obituary: Bay, Roger R. (Missoula 1952)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Roger, 83, died April 3, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was born November 27, 1931, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and was raised in LaCrosse and attended Viterbo College. Roger graduated from the University of Idaho, in Forest Management, in 1953. He earned his masters and doctorate in Forestry and Watershed management from University of Minnesota. Roger served in the U.S. Army for two years, stationed in Alaska. Roger worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 34 years. He started as a smokejumper and retired as Forest Service Director of the Pacific Southwest Research Station in Berkley, California. After retiring, he worked as a consultant with Univ. of Hawaii College of Agriculture. He jumped at Missoula during the 1952 season.

Identifier

Bay_Roger-R_Missoula_1952

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: Bay, Roger R. (Missoula 1952)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 254.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/254