Smokejumper Obituary: Strange, Jon S. (McCall 1963)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Strange (McCall'63) Jon died September 5, 2019, in Gila, NM, after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 23, 1938 in Hawkinsville, Georgia. After high school Jon started working with Bell Telephone Company and then rookied at McCall in 1963 and jumped that season. Jon was a heavy-equipment operator for most of his life retiring in 2003.

Identifier

Strange_Jon-S_McCall_1963

Publication Date

December 2020

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Strange, Jon S. (McCall 1963)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 266.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/266