Smokejumper Obituary: Liebe, Forest Frank "Woody" (Missoula 1954)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Woody, 77, died April 8, 2011, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, of leukemia. He born in Wallace, Idaho, on May 1, 1933. He was raised in Kellogg, Idaho, and lived in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, area since the late 1970s. He attended the University of Montana, where he was a member of the track and field team. Woody served in the military for two years before becoming a contractor and builder for most of his career. He was also an innovator, holding several patents on his inventions. He jumped at Missoula in 1954 and 1956.

Identifier

Liebe_Forest-Frank-Woody_Missoula_1954

Publication Date

April 2011

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Liebe, Forest Frank "Woody" (Missoula 1954)" (2011). Smokejumper Obituaries. 890.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/890