Smokejumper Obituary: Moore, Merle J. (McCall 1977)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Merle J. "Mick" Moore Jr., 56, died of an apparent heart attack Jan. 30, 2012. He had suffered from staph infection, which had weakened his body severely. Mick jumped from McCall during the 1977-95 seasons. He was a squad leader in McCall from 1984 until he became a dispatcher for the Payette National Forest in 1996, from which he retired.

Identifier

Moore_Merle-J_McCall_1977

Publication Date

February 2012

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Moore, Merle J. (McCall 1977)" (2012). Smokejumper Obituaries. 859.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/859