Smokejumper Obituary: Fieldhouse, Terry (Cave Junction 1947)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Terry, 81, died June 5, 2010, at his home in Nevada City, California. He was born on September 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, CA. He jumped four seasons while attending the Washington State University and earning his degree in forestry. Terry worked as a Forester in the Dominican Republic and Alaska before shifting to teaching and getting his Master's Degree in Education from Stanford University. He taught 1962-83 in the south bay area of San Francisco. Every summer during his teaching career, while out of school, he took the position of forest ranger in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state. He spent two years in the Peace Corps in Honduras in his mid-fifties. Terry's son Paul (MYC-83) was also a smokejumper.

Identifier

Fieldhouse_Terry_Cave-Junction_1947

Publication Date

March 2011

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Fieldhouse, Terry (Cave Junction 1947)" (2011). Smokejumper Obituaries. 897.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/897