Smokejumper Obituary: LaPlant, Larry A. (Missoula 1962)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Larry, 78, died April 11, 2018, after a long battle with cancer in Roswell, NM. He was born December 29, 1939, in Rochester, MN. He was a graduate of the University of Montana with a degree in Wildlife Management after which he served two years in the Army at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Larry initiated a Game Warden Program while in the service and returned to Fort Rucker after his discharge where he was employed as the installation's Fish and Wildlife Biologist from 1966-71. In 1978 Larry moved to Roswell, N.M., to work for the BLM as a District Wildlife Biologist. He was also involved in the fire management program. Larry retired as a Multi-Resource Supervisor in 2000. He jumped at Missoula during the 1962-63 seasons.

Identifier

LaPlant_Larry-A_Missoula_1962

Publication Date

May 2020

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: LaPlant, Larry A. (Missoula 1962)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 515.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/515