Virgil P. McGoodwin
Laborer

End of Service: November 9, 1908

Age: 34

Park: Platt National Park (Chickasaw NRA)

Cause of Death: Struck in head by 6 ft. long steel drill while working on realignment of park road

Years of Service:

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur, OK (unmarked grave)

Joseph E. Prince
Park Ranger

End of Watch: January 8, 1913

Age: 57

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Exposure while on snowshoe patrol (Divide Creek, Blackfeet Indian Reservation)

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Browning, MT

Charles Armstrong Clark
Road Construction Foreman

End of Service: September 26, 1918

Age: 39

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Swerved, car went over bank during night on return from project (El Portal Road, .3 miles above the dam), found next morning, cause unknown

Years of Service: 2½

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT

Andrew Jack Gaylor
Assistant Chief Ranger

End of Watch: April 19, 1921

Age: 67

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack on high mountain patrol while sitting before his campfire (Merced Lake Ranger Station); died with his boots on

Years of Service: 14

Buried: Merced District Cemetery, Merced, CA

Rees B. Griffiths
Trail Foreman

End of Service: February 6, 1922

Age: 49

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed by falling rock while descending down a rope, working on South Kaibab Trail (near mouth of Bright Angel Creek)

Years of Service:

Buried: Kaibab Trail suspension bridge, 500 yds W, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

William D. Allen
USPP Officer

End of Watch: November 12, 1923

Age: 23

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Electrocuted while investigating another neighbor stringing illegal radio wire (Yuma Street SE), off-duty

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Addison Chapel Cemetery, Seat Pleasant, MD

James Alexander Cary
Park Policeman

End of Watch: March 12, 1927

Age: 31

Park: Hot Springs National Park

Cause of Death: Murder by bootleggers (West Mountain) and possibly to prevent his testimony at a future trial

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Lowe Cemetery, Royal, AR

Charles Phillips
Naturalist

End of Service: April 12, 1927

Age: 37

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Poisoned by eating water hemlock picked at a nearby spring while on backcountry patrol, found dead on kitchen floor (Old Faithful Station)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

Charles Wirht
Maintenance

End of Service: June 3, 1927

Age: 29

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Quad truck went over grade (Slide Spring)

Weeks of Service: 3

Buried: Exeter District Cemetery, Exeter, CA

Glen Ernest Sturdevant
Park Naturalist

End of Watch: February 20, 1929

Age: 33

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: While on reconnaissance and collecting trip crossing Colorado River in boat, the boat was caught in an eddy (at Horn Creek Rapids). He drowned.

Years of Service: 3½

Buried: Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery, AZ

William Frederick (Fred) Johnson
Park Ranger

End of Watch: February 20, 1929

Age: 30

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: While on reconnaissance and collecting trip crossing the Colorado River in a boat, the boat was caught in an eddy at Horn Creek Rapids. He fell out and drowned. His body was never recovered.

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Kanab City Cemetery, Kanab, UT

Charles Trapp
Trail Crew

End of Service: July 2, 1929

Age: 46

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while working on Mount Whitney Trail

Years of Service: 7 days

Buried: East Line Street Cemetery, Bishop, CA

Thomas Lee Reed
Seasonal Laborer

End of Service: February 17, 1930

Age: 29

Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Cause of Death: Fell 12 feet when scaffolding collapsed while plastering walls on new power house on February 14, fracturing skull

Years of Service: 1½ months

Buried: Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM (unmarked grave)

Donald Irving Downs
Seasonal Laborer

End of Service: September 2, 1930

Age: 18

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed under a rock that rolled as a result following a trail work blast (Foresters Pass) on 8/26/1930

Years of Service: 15 months

Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, CA

Mike Rhodes
Tool Nipper

End of Service: September 8, 1930

Age: 61

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Rock slide carried him over 300-foot bluff while carrying tools to workmen on trail (Vernal Falls)

Years of Service: 17

Buried: Mariposa Public Cemetery, Mariposa, CA (unmarked grave)

William Clair Godfrey, Sr.
Chief Ranger

End of Watch: November 17, 1930

Age: 40

Park: Crater Lake National Park

Cause of Death: Exposure on patrol (Pole Bridge Creek) during snow storm

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA

Stanley Dayton Clark
Mechanic

End of Service: June 27, 1931

Age: 36

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Drowned when the boat, in which he and three other park men were riding, capsized in St. Mary's Lake on his way to Sun Camp to install a motor in a launch and repair the Government motorboat and barge

Years of Service: 8 years

Buried: West Cemetery, Sebeka, MN

William J. Grissam
USPP Officer

End of Watch: March 20, 1932

Age: 54

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Bike patrol struck parked car (John Marshall Place)

Years of Service: 16

Buried:

Milo John Kennedy
USPP Officer

End of Watch: August 7, 1932

Age: 28

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Foot patrol (Logan Circle), descended upon by mob of up to 21 people and beaten to death

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Clayton Orton Brown
Trail Crew

End of Service: September 2, 1932

Age: 32

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Blood poisoning developed from an abrasion to the leg received while at work on the Wallace Creek Trail (Kern River Trail Camp) on August 20

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Timberlake Cemetery, Cherokee, OK

James Francis Grove
USPP Officer

End of Watch: January 28, 1933

Age: 46

Park: Rock Creek Park

Cause of Death: Motorcycle officer struck and killed by auto

Years of Service: 10

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

James E. Hopkins
Electrician

End of Service: June 5, 1933

Age: 28

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Climbed light pole to change light wires (Industrial Area), pole broke, falling with him

Years of Service: 2½

Buried: Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery, AZ

Abraham Yancovitch
CCC Member

End of Service: July 13, 1933

Age: 18

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Hit in head by fist during argument about washing his mess kit in the water used for drinking and later passed away in infirmary (CCC Bacon Rind Creek Camp). Body was shipped to Bronx, NY.

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried:

William M. Richeson
CCC Member

End of Service: July 19, 1933

Age: 21

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Hit by falling snag (Mt. Apgar)

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT

John Joe Pearce
Oil Crusher

End of Service: November 26, 1933

Age: 34

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Climbed up the buckets to oil the idlers, lost balance, and fell into pit, his body being drawn between main drive and balance wheels (Andrew Schultz homestead)

Years of Service: 2 months

Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Cut Bank, MT

Leo Adams
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 18

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried:

Harley W. Beeson
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 22

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Fruita, CO

Ed Carmichael
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 60

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried:

Robert Fuller
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 24

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried: Mount Pleasant Jerusalem Cemetery, Pomona, IL

Robert Newton "Buster" Moorland, Jr.
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 19

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried: Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, CO

John D. Rupe
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 50

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried: Glade Park Cemetery, Glade Park, CO

Clyde A. Van Loan
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 23

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried: Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, CO

Wright Leslie Wilson
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 57

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried: Glade Park Cemetery, Glade Park, CO

Frank Winters
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: December 12, 1933

Age: 55

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Half Tunnel, constructing an open-faced tunnel in which an overhead cliff made a roof for the road, after a blast, while the men were clearing the debris, the overhanging cliff cracked and dislodged, killing the workers below it

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried:

Santos Martinez
CCC Leader

End of Service: March 9, 1934

Age: 30

Park: Bandelier National Monument

Cause of Death: Injuries from falling tree while fighting wildfire in Frijoles Canyon

Years of Service: 10 mos.

Buried:

William Edward Butzke
CCC Member

End of Service: July 1, 1934

Age: 21

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Collision (June 30) of truck with oil tanker (1/2 miles below Potwisha Camp)

Years of Service: 14 months

Buried: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA

Gilbert Lafayette Cooper
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: July 23, 1934

Age: 19

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Launch sank while after load shifted while pilot was zig-zagging for "thrill ride" while carrying lunches to opposite shore of Lake Sherburne for another group of forest workers

Years of Service: 2 months

Buried: Ronan Cemetery, Ronan, MT

Michael Greppo, Jr.
CCC Member

End of Service: July 23, 1934

Age: 34

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Launch sank while after load shifted while pilot was zig-zagging for "thrill ride" while carrying lunches to opposite shore of Lake Sherburne for another group of forest workers

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Schenectady, NY

Amato Montemarano
CCC Assistant Leader

End of Service: July 23, 1934

Age: 18

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Launch sank while after load shifted while pilot was zig-zagging for "thrill ride" while carrying lunches to opposite shore of Lake Sherburne for another group of forest workers

Years of Service: 9 months

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Norman Nelson
Seasonal Ranger

End of Watch: July 29, 1934

Age: 25

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Ran off road (All-Year-Highway near Bear Creek Lodge, Midpines, Calif.) returning to park after delivering Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes' baggage to San Francisco

Years of Service: 6 months

Buried: Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Colma, CA; coffin involved in train wreck in Manteca on way to burial

Kenneth F. Meenan
Seasonal Ranger

End of Watch: August 13, 1934

Age: 22

Park: Rocky Mountain National Park

Cause of Death: Road patrol, motorcycle, collided with vehicle (August 5) on Highway 34 near Old Phantom Valley Ranch

Years of Service: 1½ months

Buried: Forest Park, Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

William C. Haines
CCC Member

End of Service: September 6, 1934

Age: 18

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Hit in head by snag on fire line on Middle Fork of Flathead River near Nyack

Years of Service: 4 months

Buried: Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, MT

Edward Webster
CCC Member

End of Service: September 26, 1934

Age: 20

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Struck by falling dead tree (General Highway between Sherman Tree and Lodge Pole Campground)

Years of Service: 15 mos.

Buried: Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, CA (unmarked grave)

Louis F. Miller, Jr.
ECW Worker

End of Service: November 6, 1934

Age: 19

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: While tending the winding in of cable on a drum hoist, lost footing and was caught between cable and drum (Mount Adeline)

Years of Service: 7 mos.

Buried: Forest Cemetery, Toledo, OH

Virgil P. Minor
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: 1935

Age: 23

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death:

Years of Service:

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Fruita, CO

William Liddle
CCC Local Experienced Man

End of Service: July 23, 1935

Age: 46

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Inspecting an explosive "dud"

Years of Service: 3 mos.

Buried: Palisade Cemetery, Palisade, CO

Robert L. Moore
CCC Assistant Leader

End of Service: September 5, 1935

Age: 19

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Died when thrown from truck on road between North Entrance and Camp Mammoth

Years of Service: 11 mos.

Buried: Pleasant Run Cemetery, Hollyhill, KY

Harry Edwards
Seasonal Laborer

End of Service: February 10, 1936

Age: 45

Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Cause of Death: Struck head by the dipper of the power shovel

Years of Service:

Buried:

Carl Hestikind
USPP Officer

End of Watch: February 18, 1936

Age: 35

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Rescued driver from car in Potomac River, drove home in wet clothes, admitted to hospital and died 7 days later

Years of Service: 10

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

George Meléndez Wright
Chief of Wildlife Division

End of Service: February 25, 1936

Age: 31

Park: Washington Office

Cause of Death: Vehicle riding in hit by auto with tire blowout while touring proposed and existing park sites with Mexican officials (Broadway of America Highway, 7 mi. east of Deming, New Mexico)

Years of Service: 8

Buried: Cremated (scattered on Grandfather's grave which also contains his great-aunt), Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

Roger Wolcott Toll
Superintendent

End of Service: February 25, 1936

Age: 52

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Vehicle hit by auto with tire blowout while touring proposed and existing park sites with Mexican officials (Broadway of America Highway, 7 mi. east of Deming, New Mexico)

Years of Service: 16

Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville, NY

Eldon John (Jim) Baugess
Power Shovel Operator

End of Service: February 10, 1937

Age: 55

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed in mechanism of gasoline shovel while tuning it up preparing to clear storm damage on General's Highway

Years of Service: 7 mos.

Buried: Oakland, CA

Lloyd (Hump) S. Campbell
Senior Forestry Foreman

End of Service: August 24, 1937

Age: 34

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Crane plunged off Going-to-the-Sun Highway Road while clearing old burned area with CCC crew

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT

Karl Andrew Jacobson
Park Ranger

End of Watch: November 13, 1938

Age: 22

Park: Acadia National Park

Cause of Death: Shot by elderly local poacher mistaking him for a deer during poaching patrol (Schoodic Point)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Eagle Lake Cemetery, Eagle Lake, MN

Andrew (Jackie) Aldrich
CCC Member

End of Service: January 8, 1939

Age: 20

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Struck by falling snag in fire scar (McDonald Creek, Mt. Apgar)

Years of Service: 9 months

Buried: Logan Cemetery, Three Forks, MT

William C.E. Arnold
Operator Compressor

End of Service: May 24, 1939

Age: 25

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed between belt and pulley on large compressor (Tioga Road, near White Wolf)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, CA

Raymond A. Johnson
Seasonal Ranger

End of Watch: October 14, 1939

Age: 30

Park: Rocky Mountain National Park

Cause of Death: Big game poaching patrol, roadster left the Bear Lake Road and crashed into a tree on October 9. Died at hospital in Denver.

Years of Service: 1

Buried: Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, CO

Frank "Boss" Pinkley
Superintendent

End of Service: February 14, 1940

Age: 59

Park: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart failure as he finished the keynote speech at the opening of the first session of Instruction for Custodian training

Years of Service: 36

Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, AZ

Jerome (Johnny) Francis Luini
Stonemason

End of Service: June 10, 1940

Age: 52

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart failure

Years of Service: 12

Buried:

Ivan (Ike) William Thompson
USPP Officer

End of Watch: June 14, 1940

Age: 42

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Shot and killed attempting arrest for possible traffic violation (First and "I" NW)

Years of Service: 7

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

James Edward Hester
CCC Member

End of Service: June 22, 1940

Age: 19

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Hit in head by falling blazing snag (Chipmunk Creek Fire)

Years of Service: 2 mos.

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, OH

Fred Jacques
CCC Member

End of Service: August 3, 1941

Age: 18

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Fractured neck suffered when truck overturned near Jct. of Game Ranch Service Rd & Old Gardner Hwy (7/31)

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairmont, WV

Thomas Patrick Fogarty
USPP Officer

End of Watch: August 6, 1941

Age: 52

Park: Rock Creek Park

Cause of Death: Motorcycle officer, hit and run

Years of Service: 25

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Pete Mahrt
Truck Driver

End of Service: July 4, 1942

Age: 49

Park: Joshua Tree National Monument

Cause of Death: Pulmonary edema from inhaling smoke after climbing Joshua Tree to put out burning limb while fighting inholders rubbish fire (Randolph Property)

Years of Service: 1½

Buried: Twentynine Palms Public Cemetery, Twentynine Palms, CA

Frank H. Riley
Fire Crew

End of Watch: October 12, 1942

Age: 46

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Exposure and exhaustion after becoming lost on way to fire; member Ash Mt. Fire Crew (Tar Gap Ridge)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

Forest Sanford Townsley
Chief Ranger

End of Watch: August 11, 1943

Age: 60

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack after catching two fish on a backcountry patrol (Townsley Lake)

Years of Service: 39

Buried: Yosemite Pioneer Cemetery, Yosemite National Park, CA

Joseph E. Shawhan
USPP Officer

End of Watch: April 15, 1944

Age: 60

Park: George Washington Memorial Parkway

Cause of Death: Pursuing a speeding car in the vicinity of Wellington, his patrol car went out of control on the wet road and struck a tree

Years of Service: 24

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

William W. Parr
Heavy Equipment Operator

End of Service: July 24, 1945

Age: 53

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Truck tipped over while dumping a load of dirt (Sylvan Pass)

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, MT

Thor Borresen
Custodian (Superintendent)

End of Service: December 24, 1946

Age: 50

Park: Fort Laramie National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack (stress)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Youngstown, NY

Richard Neal Huckels
Seasonal Snowplow Operator

End of Service: June 21, 1947

Age: 21

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Found dead in cab of pickup buried in drifted snow after being exhausted trying to unstrand snow plow the previous night while trying to rescue stranded motorists (Beartooth Plateau)

Years of Service: 12 days

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, OH

Veron Estes Kaiser
Seasonal Snowplow Operator

End of Service: June 21, 1947

Age: 55

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Found dead in cab of pickup buried in drifted snow after being exhausted trying to unstrand snow plow the previous night while trying to rescue stranded motorists (Beartooth Plateau)

Years of Service: 2 years and 2 months

Buried: Aspen Hill Cemetery, Jackson, WY

John Phillip Baker
Seasonal Snowplow Operator

End of Service: June 21, 1947

Age: 57

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Found dead in cab of pickup buried in drifted snow after being exhausted trying to unstrand snow plow the previous night while trying to rescue stranded motorists (Beartooth Plateau)

Years of Service: 9 months

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, MT

Charles Compton Bailey
Trail Laborer

End of Service: July 31, 1950

Age: 34

Park: Olympic National Park

Cause of Death: Struck by snapped snag while working on Hoh River trail bridge and fell into canyon

Years of Service: 6 months

Buried: Fall City Cemetery, Fall City, WA

Theador McCarrel
Fire Control Aide

End of Watch: August 2, 1950

Age: 59

Park: Dinosaur National Monument

Cause of Death: Overexertion causing pneumonia in line of duty fighting forest fire (Jones Hole) on July 2

Years of Service: 6 mos.

Buried: Vernal Memorial Park, Vernal, UT

Edward Choate Beesler
Trails Forman

End of Service: November 11, 1950

Age: 50

Park: Olympic National Park

Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage (Hayes River Ranger Station)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, WA

John Clyde Stone
Laborer Leadman

End of Service: March 5, 1951

Age: 33

Park: Natchez Trace Parkway

Cause of Death: Heart attack after unloading limbs (at Headquarters); opened door to back up truck riding in and fell to ground never gaining consciousness (worked part time in archeological lab)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Old Union Cemetery, Shannon, MS

Earl L. Rupe
Roads & Trails Labor Leadman

End of Service: March 17, 1951

Age: 50

Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Cause of Death: Premature explosion of dynamite to create a ramp to replace a stairway (Devils Den) on March 14

Years of Service: 5½

Buried: Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM

Hugh Ruland Babcock
Truck Driver

End of Service: June 11, 1951

Age: 47

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart failure while working on Big Oak Flat Road (west of dam)

Years of Service: 15½

Buried: Masonic Cemetery, Mariposa, CA

Grier P. Chatfield
Powerhouse Operator

End of Service: August 22, 1951

Age: 75

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack as power load was coming to generator (Old Faithful Powerhouse); he got too excited to rush and got overly exhausted

Years of Service: 11

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomville, OH

Alfred Laron Gates
Mechanic

End of Service: November 2, 1951

Age: 53

Park: Blue Ridge Parkway

Cause of Death: Heart attack while sitting in chair looking up parts numbers (Bluff Maintenance Area Garage)

Years of Service:

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford, VA

James (Smitty) Howard Smith
Chief Clerk

End of Service: February 1, 1952

Age: 41

Park: Everglades National Park

Cause of Death: Collision at uncontrolled intersection, both vehicles speeding (Tower Road and Palm Drive)

Years of Service: 19

Buried: Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, TN

James B. Hopper
Carpenter

End of Service: July 14, 1952

Age: 56

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart failure due to back injury (April 14) while working in a stooped position

Years of Service:

Buried:

Frederick R. Bergemeyer, Jr.
Assistant Chief Ranger

End of Watch: August 23, 1952

Age: 39

Park: Zion National Park

Cause of Death: Weapons carrier he was driving overturned responding to a lightning strike fire (East Entrance Truck Trail)

Years of Service: 7

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV

George Henry Beaton
Snowplow Operator Foreman

End of Service: May 26, 1953

Age: 44

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Avalanche; preparing blasting holes for powder during the spring plowing on the Going-to-the-Sun Highway (5 mi. below Logan Pass)

Years of Service: 24

Buried: Cremated, Spokane, WA

William A. Whitford
Snowplow Operator

End of Service: May 26, 1953

Age: 45

Park: Glacier National Park

Cause of Death: Avalanche; snow removal on the Going-to-the-Sun Highway (5 mi. below Logan Pass)

Years of Service: 16

Buried: Browning, MT

John Cecil Bradley
Laborer

End of Service: July 9, 1953

Age: 28

Park: Blue Ridge Parkway

Cause of Death: Thrown out of truck bed when it ran into ditch (July 7) on way home (US 19, 3.7 miles West of Soco Gap)

Years of Service:

Buried: Birdtown Cemetery, Cherokee, NC

Charles R. Scarborough
Assistant Chief Ranger

End of Watch: June 21, 1954

Age: 49

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Leading six provision-laden mules to Merced Lake Ranger Station; a barrage of rocks swept him and his horse over the trail (Clarks Point)

Years of Service: 21

Buried: Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, ID

Harold R. Grey
Seasonal Camptender

End of Service: July 4, 1954

Age: 54

Park: Rocky Mountain National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack (June 27) in Glacier Basin Campground

Years of Service:

Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA

Murrell H. Trosper
Carpenter

End of Service: January 28, 1955

Age: 42

Park: Mount Rainier National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed while razing an old building (Headquarters) after removing vertical studs against supervisor's orders from weight of snow

Years of Service:

Buried: Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, WA

Charles C. Harrod
Laborer

End of Service: March 17, 1955

Age:

Park: Colonial National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Died following an attack of coronary thrombosis while on duty

Years of Service:

Buried:

George McMullin
Electrical Supervisor

End of Service: April 10, 1956

Age: 51

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while obtaining surplus electrical equipment at Glacier National Park

Years of Service:

Buried: Fielding Memorial Park, Idaho Falls, ID

Clyde Melvin Rose
Equipment Operator

End of Service: January 21, 1958

Age: 35

Park: Colorado National Monument

Cause of Death: Runaway dump truck with mechanical failure of brakes, headed vehicle for ditch, jumped and hit rock outcrop (Highland View Lookout, 1/2 mile below on Rim Rock Drive)

Years of Service:

Buried: Memorial Gardens, Grand Junction, CO

Dr. George Tays
Park Historian

End of Service: February 27, 1958

Age: 58

Park: Whitman Mission National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack while loading antique furniture from storage on temporary assignment to research U.S. Mint building (San Francisco, California)

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA

Donald Hall Crawford
Tour Leader

End of Service: March 14, 1958

Age: 62

Park: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site

Cause of Death: Heart attack while on guard duty; found by replacement

Years of Service: 16

Buried: Union Cemetery, Hyde Park, NY

James Donald Vaughn
Park Ranger

End of Watch: April 26, 1958

Age: 28

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Driving to LA after leaving Albright Training Center with wife, hit head-on by teenager's car crossing double line (Highway 99, 12 mi. north of Castaic, Newhall, California)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: La Verne Cemetery, La Verne, CA

Clark Lee Reynolds
Seasonal Laborer

End of Service: June 10, 1958

Age: 21

Park: Lassen Volcanic National Park

Cause of Death: Cardiac arrest working on insect control

Years of Service:

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Mora, MN

Thomas Carl Riggle
Tree Worker

End of Service: October 2, 1958

Age: 22

Park: George Washington Memorial Parkway

Cause of Death: Helping fell tree when tree limb apparently struck his head (Key Bridge)

Years of Service:

Buried: North Side Cemetery, Butler, PA

George Mervin Heimbach
Roads & Trails Foreman

End of Service: October 3, 1958

Age: 67

Park: Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Years of Service: 24

Buried: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, CA

Charles Wallace
Engineering Technician

End of Service: November 10, 1958

Age: 53

Park: Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Yellow Jacket bite (November 3), became ill, and died of tetanus from bite (Exeter, California)

Years of Service: 23

Buried: Chapel of the Light Crematory (not buried), Fresno, CA

Carl Ruben Phillips
Seasonal Blister Rust Foreman

End of Service: July 15, 1959

Age: 63

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage (July 8) while actively engaged in fire suppression (Tuolumne Grove)

Years of Service: 26

Buried: Mariposa Public Cemetery, Mariposa, CA

George Harrison Sholly
Superintendent

End of Service: August 19, 1959

Age: 58

Park: Badlands National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack while working at his desk (Headquarters)

Years of Service: 24

Buried: Clovis Cemetery, Clovis, CA

Ethel Florence White
Cook

End of Service: August 27, 1959

Age: 61

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Fell (August 17) in stairway (Tower Fall Mess Hall) with no electricity (4:40 am), sprained lower back, and later died in hospital of heart attack

Years of Service: 9

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, MT

Harry A. Fleming
Maintenance Foreman

End of Service: October 9, 1959

Age: 62

Park: Devils Tower National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack while pumping oil from tar pond by creek

Years of Service:

Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD

John Clinton Fonda
Assistant District Ranger

End of Watch: March 9, 1960

Age: 28

Park: Grand Teton National Park

Cause of Death: Drowned on backcountry patrol when skiing across frozen Snake River (ice broke)

Years of Service: 8

Buried: Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, CO

Gale Hill Wilcox
District Ranger

End of Watch: March 9, 1960

Age: 48

Park: Grand Teton National Park

Cause of Death: Exposure trying to save Ranger John Fonda while on backcountry patrol (Snake River). Posthumously awarded Citation of Valor, Department of Interior Bronze Medal and Carnegie Hero Commission

Years of Service: 24

Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD

Thomas R. Chekel
Seasonal Laborer (cook)

End of Service: July 26, 1960

Age: 19

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Fell more than 50 feet to a ledge from Elizabeth Pass Trail while transporting lunches to trail crew

Years of Service:

Buried:

James R. McConaghie
Regional Chief Boundary Study

End of Service: September 27, 1960

Age: 67

Park: Mid-Atlantic Regional Office

Cause of Death: Heart attack at desk (Richmond, Virginia)

Years of Service:

Buried: Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA

Walter Jarvis Barnett
Maintenance Foreman

End of Service: March 15, 1962

Age: 48

Park: Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cause of Death: Heart attack (Buxton)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Jennette Cemetery, Buxton, NC

John C. Hannaford
Chief Design and Construction

End of Service: June 9, 1962

Age: 49

Park: Western Regional Office

Cause of Death: Head on collision (May 30) (Highway 30, 2½ mi. West, Boise, Idaho)

Years of Service:

Buried: Mountain View Memorial, Boise, ID

James Roosevelt Washington
Tractor Operator

End of Service: November 14, 1962

Age: 54

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Struck by auto while painting sign on road shoulder (Suitland, Sheridan Road egress)

Years of Service: 18

Buried: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, MD

Pat Cly
Maintenance

End of Service: May 21, 1963

Age: 43

Park: Chaco Canyon National Monument

Cause of Death: Stroke while cleaning building

Years of Service:

Buried: Navajo Brethren in Christ Mission Cemetery, Bloomfield, NM

Joseph Williams
Caretaker

End of Service: June 23, 1963

Age: 39

Park: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Years of Service: 17

Buried:

William (Monk) Leon Hunt
Park Guide

End of Service: June 24, 1963

Age: 59

Park: Mammoth Cave National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack underground in cave

Years of Service: 23

Buried: Baptist Church Cemetery, Mammoth, Cave, KY

Frank Shults
Maintenance Operator

End of Service: March 23, 1964

Age: 44

Park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while hiking into plane crash site

Years of Service:

Buried: Coker Hill Chapel Cemetery, Townsend, TN

Robert W. Cullers
Seasonal Maintenance

End of Service: April 29, 1964

Age: 27

Park: Denali National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed when his Caterpillar D-8 tractor flipped over and fell 15 feet down an embankment (mile 51.3)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Montana Creek, AK

Young Ishmel Hunt
Park Guide

End of Service: June 8, 1964

Age: 60

Park: Mammoth Cave National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack (June 4) on cave tour

Years of Service:

Buried: Cave City Cemetery, Cave City, KY

Herbert Ziebert, Sr.
Truck Driver

End of Service: August 6, 1964

Age: 62

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while driving truck which rolled down the embankment (Cub Creek curve East Entrance Road)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Ralph Hopewell Anderson
Chief Photographer

End of Service: August 28, 1964

Age: 63

Park: Isle Royale National Park

Cause of Death: Brought back from retirement, he was on a special safety inspection and promotion tour of parks in the Northeast when he died of natural causes

Years of Service: 41

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Richard A. Nelson
Superintendent

End of Service: April 22, 1965

Age: 56

Park: Crater Lake National Park

Cause of Death: Never recovered from massive stroke in HQ building on March 18

Years of Service: 30

Buried: Glacier Memorial Gardens, Kalispell, MT

Michael L. Petrella
USPP Officer

End of Watch: September 25, 1965

Age: 27

Park: George Washington Memorial Parkway

Cause of Death: Motorcycle struck car next to him on a wet road and crashed

Years of Service: 6

Buried: Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, VA

Paul Richard Davis
Lookout

End of Service: October 8, 1965

Age: 50

Park: Kings Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack (July 12) on Mitchell Peak; died as a result 3 months later

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Crematory, Fresno, CA

William Earl Shaner
Seasonal Naturalist

End of Service: May 21, 1966

Age: 23

Park: Fire Island National Seashore

Cause of Death: Drowned trying to save two swimmers in heavy surf

Years of Service: 1 day

Buried:

Ashley Norman Smith
Seasonal Maintenance

End of Service: May 21, 1966

Age: 37

Park: Fire Island National Seashore

Cause of Death: Drowned trying to save two swimmers in heavy surf

Years of Service:

Buried: Saint Anns Cemetery, Sayville, NY

Nathaniel R. Lacy
Sub-District Ranger

End of Watch: June 23, 1966

Age: 43

Park: Rocky Mountain National Park

Cause of Death: Lost control of motor scooter after hitting small rock in the road while on evening patrol; body found next morning (Highway 34, 300 yds west of the Fall River Entrance)

Years of Service: 19

Buried:

Louis H. Gamalielson
Roads & Trails Foreman

End of Service: May 10, 1967

Age: 63

Park: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while working on Kalapana Trail (7 miles down)

Years of Service:

Buried:

James Albert Sipe
Operator General

End of Service: June 6, 1967

Age: 51

Park: Olympic National Park

Cause of Death: While cutting brush alongside the road (Heart O' the Hills Parking Area) was run over by an unattended runaway four yard dump truck

Years of Service: 14

Buried: Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, ID

Billy B. Arnold
Fisheries Biologist

End of Service: July 2, 1967

Age: 36

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Drowned when rough water overturned his boat (Lewis Lake)

Years of Service:

Buried:

John Ernest Rodgers
Maintenance

End of Service: September 12, 1967

Age: 43

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Mowing lawn and flying object from machine struck side of head

Years of Service:

Buried: Ft. Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD

Sewell Glen Elsberry, Jr.
Jobs Corpsman

End of Service: September 20, 1968

Age: 18

Park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cause of Death: Crushed (Tremont Job Corps Center)

Years of Service:

Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Summerville, GA

Dennis A. Long
Seasonal Maintenance Laborer

End of Service: August 6, 1969

Age: 19

Park: Isle Royale National Park

Cause of Death: Drowned assisting concession employee back to shore saving her from drowning; exhausted, the waves washed him back out into the lake (Scoville Point)

Years of Service: 8 months

Buried: Park Cemetery, Marquette, MI

Robert L. Rupp
Maintenance Laborer

End of Service: April 9, 1971

Age: 57

Park: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack enroute to fighting forest fire (Mount Tammany) due to overexertion while climbing steep terrain

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Columbia, NJ

Raymond L. Hawkins
USPP Officer

End of Watch: February 15, 1972

Age: 28

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Off-duty (December 23, 1971) attempting to foil robbery of 7-11; subdued robber and shot behind by unseen accomplice (Prince Georges County, MD)

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD

Donald Edward Welborn
Roads & Trails Crew

End of Service: March 7, 1972

Age: 24

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Operating a water valve on rear of water truck, fell off and was crushed by a roller pulled behind the truck, while working on a highway improvement project (East Rim)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Michael Tillman
Volunteer (Sea Scout)

End of Service: May 27, 1972

Age: 16

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Asphyxia by submersion, last seen April 3 in Lightship Chesapeake row boat on Anacostia River; missing person investigation after failed bed check by Metro PD, found boat empty next to ship, body found floating in water

Years of Service: 6 months

Buried: Forrest Hills Memorial Gardens, Clinton, MD

John Clifford Childers
Seasonal Maintenance

End of Service: August 22, 1972

Age: 59

Park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cause of Death: Drowned when the wake from passing boat caused his barge to capsize while transporting backhoe to Hazel Creek to start sewer repair work (Fontana Lake)

Years of Service:

Buried: Union Hill Cemetery, East Side, Whittier, NC

Ronald V. Trussell
Supervisory Park Ranger

End of Watch: February 7, 1973

Age: 34

Park: Bryce Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Plane crash enroute to regional backcountry management conference, deteriorating weather (Ruby Mountains, Nevada)

Years of Service: 14

Buried: Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, KS

Robert (Jake) Dean Metherell
Resource Management and Visitor Protection Specialist

End of Service: February 7, 1973

Age: 45

Park: Curecanti National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Plane crash enroute to regional backcountry management conference, deteriorating weather (Ruby Mountains, Nevada)

Years of Service: 17

Buried: Montoursville Cemetery, Montoursville, PA

John Charles Ebersole
Seasonal RM Ranger

End of Service: May 19, 1973

Age: 26

Park: Canyonlands National Park

Cause of Death: Plane crash counting bighorn sheep (White Rim Trail, Canyonlands National Park)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Logan City Cemetery, Logan, UT

William (Bill) D. Cooper
Research Biologist

End of Service: May 19, 1973

Age: 30

Park: Capitol Reef National Park

Cause of Death: Plane crash counting bighorn sheep (White Rim Trail, Canyonlands National Park)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Cremated, Grand Junction, CO

Dr. Charles (Chuck) Goodman Hansen
Research Biologist

End of Service: May 19, 1973

Age: 52

Park: Western Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash counting bighorn sheep (White Rim Trail, Canyonlands National Park)

Years of Service: 33

Buried: Saint Helena Public Cemetery, Saint Helena, CA

Arthur Ray Robinson
Regional Budget Chief

End of Service: May 30, 1973

Age: 51

Park: Western Regional Office

Cause of Death: Heart attack attending NPS seminar (San Francisco, CA)

Years of Service: 5 months

Buried: Olivet Crematory, Colma, CA

Kenneth Carmel Patrick
Park Ranger

End of Watch: August 5, 1973

Age: 40

Park: Point Reyes National Seashore

Cause of Death: Shot two times by game poacher

Years of Service: 10

Buried: Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery, AZ

Thomas Kenneth Brown
Park Ranger

End of Watch: August 31, 1973

Age: 56

Park: Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack during SCUBA diving exercise (8 miles above Willow Beach, River Mile Marker 30)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Palm Mortuary Memorial Park, Henderson, NV

George L. Kaapana
Seasonal Maintenance

End of Service: September 11, 1973

Age: 54

Park: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Cause of Death: Fell off water tank (September 7) behind Wahaula Government Quarters area

Years of Service:

Buried: Alae Cemetery, Hilo, HI

Henry (Moke) Kala Kekuewa
Cultural Demonstrator

End of Service: February 8, 1974

Age: 55

Park: City of Refuge National Historical Park (PUHO)

Cause of Death: Heart attack giving field trip to school children (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Years of Service: 7

Buried: Saint Benedicts Catholic Church Cemetery, Honolulu, HI

Leonard A. Lam
Seasonal Motor Vehicle Operator

End of Service: August 23, 1974

Age: 45

Park: Shenandoah National Park

Cause of Death: Going to landfill, International truck stalled, "prime" the carburetor with gasoline when it backfired and set him on fire, he stumbled into traffic and was hit and killed (Rt. 340 near Grottoes, VA)

Years of Service: 22

Buried: Jollett United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jollett, VA

Charles (Chuck) D. Baker
Maintenance Leader

End of Service: November 13, 1974

Age: 62

Park: Saratoga National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack on duty

Years of Service: 13

Buried: Stillwater Union Cemetery, Stillwater, NY

Gregory Colin Wayt
Seasonal Naturalist

End of Service: November 30, 1974

Age: 28

Park: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Cause of Death: Shot by stray bullet while leading an interpretive walk from teenage boy who was shooting birds in the vicinity (Big House)

Years of Service: 4½ years

Buried: Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, CO

Nancy Jane Matlock
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Secretary

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 33

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Rhonda Kay Barber
Clerk-Typist

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 20

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service:

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Sedalia, MO

Carol Sue Byler
Clerk-Typist

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 21

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service:

Buried: Covina Hills, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Covina Hills, CA

Janice Lynn Cooper
Secretary

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 24

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Dawn Hughuette Finney
Clerk-Typist

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 22

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service:

Buried: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Tampa, FL (unmarked grave)

Keith Armer Trexler
Assistant Task Force Director

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 43

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service: 16

Buried:

Clara (Mickiet) Veara
Clerk-Stenographer

End of Service: September 12, 1975

Age: 45

Park: Pacific Northwest Regional Office

Cause of Death: Plane crash surveying possible land withdrawals and orientation trip, cause was over weight and low altitude (Lake Clark, near Fish Trap Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Teller, AK

John (Jack) Adam Dorn
AD Emergency Hire

End of Service: May 23, 1977

Age: 30

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Walked off Yosemite Falls Trail, falling 600 feet, while carrying litter enroute to rescue two stranded climbers

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Yorkville, NY

Juan (Johnny) G. Aldaz
Trail Maintenance

End of Service: June 18, 1977

Age: 51

Park: Bandelier National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack after running to NPS pumper during evacuation on blow up of La Mesa Fire backfire operations (State Highway 4)

Years of Service:

Buried: Canon Vallecitos Cemetery, Vallecitos, NM

James P. Fleetwood
District Ranger

End of Watch: July 5, 1977

Age: 43

Park: Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Head-on by drunk driver who crossed into wrong lane (US 95, 8 miles south of Searchlight, NV)

Years of Service:

Buried: Saint John Cemetery, Washington, IN

Gregory Scott Burdine
Park Technician

End of Watch: November 26, 1977

Age: 25

Park: Colonial National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Pursuing speeding vehicle when his vehicle left the Colonial Parkway and struck a tree

Years of Service: 1½

Buried: Mount Zion Cemetery, O'Fallon, MO

Robert C. Berk
Voucher Examiner

End of Service: December 7, 1977

Age: 42

Park: Washington Office

Cause of Death: Heart attack at his desk

Years of Service: 9

Buried: Kimmels Evangelical Free Church Cemetery, Orwigsburg, PA

Carol Gledhill
YCC Enrollee

End of Service: August 7, 1978

Age: 19

Park: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Driving 3/4 ton 4x4 military truck to get another load of wood when truck slid on wet road, left roadway, impacted concrete culvert, rolled twice, and ejected her (Rt. 209, .7 mile south of PA mp 8)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Conrad Edwin Savage
Maintenance

End of Service: April 12, 1979

Age: 72

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while carrying a carpet pad from truck into station (Old El Portal Ranger Station)

Years of Service:

Buried: Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA

Ward (Bill) W. Hall
Seasonal Ranger

End of Watch: July 16, 1979

Age: 24

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Responding to an motorcycle accident with injuries, patrol vehicle slid into a construction dump truck (North Rim)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Santa Rosa, CA

Johnnie Thomas Sullivan
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: November 23, 1979

Age: 64

Park: Sequoia National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while performing campground maintenance (South Fork Campground)

Years of Service: 15

Buried: Lone Grove Cemetery, Lone Grove, OK

Paul Braxton Fugate
Naturalist

End of Service: January 13, 1980

Age: 41

Park: Chiricahua National Monument

Cause of Death: Disappeared on hike from visitor center

Years of Service: 8

Buried: never found

Duane P. McClure
Supervisory Park Ranger

End of Watch: May 22, 1980

Age: 35

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Canoe patrol, unexpected storm struck lake and canoe found swamped, returning from checking a hibernating grizzly bear den (Yellowstone Lake, near West Thumb Bay)

Years of Service: 10

Buried: never found

William C. Birdsell
Superintendent

End of Service: August 18, 1980

Age: 51

Park: Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack at desk while preparing for his transfer to WASO

Years of Service: 21

Buried: Ira Cemetery, Ira, OH

Joseph (Tony) Anthony Dean
Training Specialist

End of Service: November 1, 1980

Age: 43

Park: Albright Training Center

Cause of Death: Fell off cliff during night while leading 3-day training hike (Horseshoe Mesa, Miner's Spring Trail)

Years of Service: 10

Buried: Washington, DC

Michael Anthony Kelpy
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: January 18, 1981

Age: 65

Park: Lincoln Memorial

Cause of Death: Fell from inaugural fireworks scaffolding

Years of Service:

Buried: Lake Carroll Cemetery, Tampa, FL

Dr. T. Stell Newman
Superintendent

End of Service: December 27, 1982

Age: 46

Park: War in the Pacific National Historical Park

Cause of Death: 17-year-old reckless driver lost control and crossed into Newman's lane striking his vehicle (between Maintenance Facility and Visitor Center)

Years of Service: 9

Buried: Cremated, ashes spread at sea from Asan Point, War in the Pacific NHP, Guam

James C. Shields
Maintenance Mechanic

End of Service: July 23, 1983

Age: 44

Park: Pinnacles National Monument

Cause of Death: Heart attack while working around park corral

Years of Service: 18

Buried: Willow Creek Cemetery, Paicines, CA

Arthur Edward Waters
Maintenance

End of Service: May 4, 1984

Age: 61

Park: Shenandoah National Park

Cause of Death: Found dead from natural causes at Park Headquarters building where he worked as a janitor; he was found around 0730 the morning he died

Years of Service:

Buried: Beahms Chapel Cemetery, Luray, VA

Sammy Lee Smallwood
Road Crew

End of Service: May 18, 1984

Age: 52

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Tioga Road (near Blue Slide) snow clearing, hard hat pierced by piece of rock from blast while peeking around cover boulder

Years of Service: 30

Buried:

James Allan Wunrow
Survey Technician

End of Service: July 28, 1985

Age: 27

Park: Denver Service Center

Cause of Death: Hit by lightning while hiking off-duty while at Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park for survey team

Years of Service:

Buried: Ledgeview Memorial Park, Fond du Lac, WI

Thomas William Lucke
Water Resource Division Chief

End of Service: February 25, 1987

Age: 46

Park: Water Resources Division, Fort Collins, CO

Cause of Death: Heart attack returning from Albright Training Center after teaching a class (Phoenix Airport)

Years of Service: 20

Buried: St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bellevue, IA

Robert Bruce Kasparek
Regional Chief Environmental Compliance

End of Service: 1, 19, 1988

Age: 51

Park: Rocky Mountain Regional Office

Cause of Death: Trans Colorado Airlines (Continental Express 2286) flight to Durango crashed in snow storm, too low, pilot on cocaine (Bayfield, Colorado)

Years of Service: 30

Buried: Chapel Hill Cemetery, Littleton, CO

Ricardo M. Preston
USPP Sergeant

End of Watch: August 11, 1988

Age: 37

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Heart attack while participating in SWAT exercise (Fort Meade)

Years of Service: 14

Buried:

James O. Laney
Superintendent

End of Service: January 10, 1989

Age: 60

Park: Southern Arizona Group Office

Cause of Death: Diagnosed with Valley Fever which he apparently contracted in Yosemite

Years of Service: 22

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

W. Glen Gray
Superintendent

End of Service: July 17, 1989

Age: 52

Park: Saratoga National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack at his desk in the visitor center

Years of Service: 26

Buried: Cremated, ashes scattered in Saratoga National Historical Park at Great Redoubt

William Holland
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: January 31, 1990

Age: 57

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack walking from snowmobile to North Kaibab Trailhead sign

Years of Service:

Buried:

Truman James
Seasonal Forester

End of Service: April 11, 1990

Age: 50

Park: Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Fell approx. 125 feet to the ground while working at top of sugar pine tree on a mistletoe project

Years of Service: 27

Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Oakhurst, CA

Robert Lewis McGhee, Jr.
Park Ranger

End of Watch: May 26, 1990

Age: 50

Park: Gulf Islands National Seashore

Cause of Death: Shot and killed by prison escapees during traffic stop

Years of Service: 25

Buried: Crestlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Ocean Springs, MS

John Paul Ethridge
Seasonal Naturalist

End of Service: June 20, 1990

Age: 40

Park: Zion National Park

Cause of Death: Lost balance (foot sliding on sandstone) and fell approx. 175 feet while leading nature hike (Hidden Canyon Trail)

Years of Service: 12

Buried: East Side Cemetery, Martin, TN

George Edward MacDougall
Laborer (Grounds)

End of Service: May 9, 1991

Age: 60

Park: Boston National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while at work (Bunker Hill Monument)

Years of Service:

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA

James S. Spirer
Volunteer (Interpreter)

End of Service: June 9, 1991

Age:

Park: Glen Echo Park

Cause of Death: Fell off truck (May 31) hitting head while unloading golf carts from truck in preparation for annual Washington Folk Festival, cart then fell off truck and landed on him

Years of Service:

Buried:

Edward F. Wisniewski
Maintenance Mechanic

End of Service: July 15, 1991

Age: 46

Park: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Cause of Death: Vehicle pulled out in front of his motorcycle while on official business, dropping off water samples in a nearby town

Years of Service: 15

Buried: Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Traverse City, MI

James Wallace Hatfield
Elevator Mechanic

End of Service: October 23, 1991

Age: 62

Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Cause of Death: Struck by elevator weights at bottom of elevator shaft while shortening cable

Years of Service: 8

Buried: Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM

Anne Lucille Dickinson
Personnel Specialist

End of Service: November 18, 1991

Age: 52

Park: Crater Lake National Park

Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure while on travel status (San Francisco, California)

Years of Service:

Buried: Cremated, ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay, CA

Charles Avery
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: February 6, 1992

Age:

Park: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while preparing for work (Tavern Maintenance Yard)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Stephen Frank Milton
Regional Appraiser

End of Service: May 18, 1992

Age: 47

Park: Southeast Regional Office

Cause of Death: Head on collision when another vehicle crossed center line of highway (North Carolina)

Years of Service:

Buried: Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Barboursville, WV

Alan Quellette
Job Corpsman

End of Service: May 11, 1993

Age:

Park: Great Onyx Job Corps Center

Cause of Death: Fell 120 feet off cliff while on center recreation trip

Years of Service:

Buried:

Corey Washington
Job Corpsman

End of Service: May 24, 1993

Age:

Park: Oconaluftee Job Corps Center

Cause of Death: Apparent drowning after leaving center (Oconaluftee River)

Years of Service:

Buried: Colclough Cemetery, Sumter, SC (unmarked grave)

James A. Hudson
Seasonal Crew Foreman

End of Service: July 5, 1993

Age: 43

Park: Lincoln Memorial

Cause of Death: Heart attack heat-related

Years of Service: 8

Buried: Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, VA

Robert Ernst Mahn, Jr.
Subdistrict Ranger

End of Watch: January 17, 1994

Age: 51

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Snowmobile went off road while on backcountry patrol and down 70 foot embankment during whiteout conditions, dying from asphyxiation (5 miles west of East Entrance)

Years of Service: 21

Buried: WY

Kee-Won Kim
Volunteer (Search & Rescue)

End of Service: May 22, 1994

Age: 27

Park: Denali National Park

Cause of Death: Exposure (16,100 foot level of West Buttress)

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried: Talkeetna Cemetery, Talkeetna, Alaska

Fernando (Phil) Abeyta
Motor Vehicle Operator

End of Service: June 24, 1994

Age: 65

Park: Capulin Volcano National Monument

Cause of Death: John Deere front-end loader sweeping cinders off Crater Road (1/2 mile below Crater Parking Lot), went over side of road and down steep embankment

Years of Service:

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Capulin, NM

Ryan Francis Weltman
Seasonal Ranger

End of Service: July 3, 1994

Age: 22

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Drowning while on kayak patrol, caught in bad weather and capsized (Shoshone Lake)

Years of Service: 1

Buried:

Herbert Whitaker
Volunteer (Interpreter)

End of Service: August 13, 1994

Age: 65

Park: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Yellow Jacket sting

Years of Service: 7 months

Buried: Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Tazewell, TN

Matthew Lambert
Job Corpsman

End of Service: September 13, 1994

Age: 31

Park: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Drowning while swimming at job site (Rock Quarry, Martinsburg)

Years of Service:

Buried: Sturgill-Goode Cemetery, Pineville, WV

Barry Lee Hance
Road Foreman

End of Service: June 13, 1995

Age: 43

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Avalanche struck his bulldozer while removing snow from Tioga Road (Olmsted Point)

Years of Service: 12

Buried: Divide Cemetery, Groveland, CA

Wesley S. Fox
Seasonal Naturalist

End of Service: July 15, 1995

Age: 37

Park: George Washington Memorial Parkway

Cause of Death: Heart attack while on bike patrol on Mount Vernon Trail during time of high heat and humidity

Years of Service:

Buried: Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, MA

Philip James Otis
Volunteer (SCA)

End of Service: August 12, 1995

Age: 22

Park: Mount Rainier National Park

Cause of Death: Fell responding to report of injured climber (Emmons Glacier)

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

Sean Scott Ryan
Seasonal Climbing Ranger

End of Service: August 12, 1995

Age: 23

Park: Mount Rainier National Park

Cause of Death: Fell responding to report of injured climber (Emmons Glacier)

Weeks of Service: 6

Buried: Indian Hill Episcopal Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH

Randall F. Thompson
Trails Supervisor

End of Service: February 26, 1996

Age: 49

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Blasting struck by rock while doing trail maintenance (Tapeats Creek area)

Years of Service: 12

Buried:

James (Randy) Morgenson
Seasonal Ranger

End of Watch: July 20, 1996

Age: 54

Park: Kings Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Fell crossing stream on backcountry patrol, found (July 15, 2001) (Bench Lake)

Years of Service: 27

Buried:

Michael Andrew Beaulieu
Seasonal Ranger

End of Watch: August 26, 1996

Age: 23

Park: Bryce Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Patrol vehicle slid off roadway and rolled down embankment while responding to a burning tree (north of Natural Bridge View Area)

Years of Service: 6 months

Buried: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Presque Isle, ME

Nelson Page Griffith
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: October 6, 1996

Age: 62

Park: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Snag while tree falling (Lock Five towpath vicinity)

Years of Service: 32

Buried: Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Luray, VA

Richard R. Holman
USPP Officer (Recruit)

End of Watch: October 7, 1996

Age: 25

Park: FLETC

Cause of Death: Struck head on by a vehicle which lost control on F.J. Torras Causeway (October 4)

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, NY

Diane Dustman
Volunteer

End of Service: March 3, 1997

Age: 37

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Avalanche on cross country ski trip to monitor geothermal features (Factory Hill)

Years of Service:

Buried: Cremated

Roderick (Rick) Hutchinson
Park Geologist

End of Service: March 3, 1997

Age: 49

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Avalanche on cross country ski trip to monitor geothermal features (Factory Hill)

Years of Service: 27

Buried: Cremated, ashes scattered in backcountry of Yellowstone's Heart Lake; memorial grave at High Prairie Cemetery, Elmo, MO

Rory Lee Perkins
Maintenance

End of Service: August 5, 1997

Age: 38

Park: Yellowstone National Park

Cause of Death: Testing modified snowmobile on wheels using gasohol fuel when lost control of machine and hit brick wall (Mammoth Hot Springs Maintenance Garage)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Joseph David Kanski
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: August 13, 1997

Age: 54

Park: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while cleaning the Painted Canyon Visitor Center

Years of Service: 20

Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, Fairfield, ND

Taryn Ann Hoover
Seasonal Bio Technician

End of Service: September 12, 1997

Age: 32

Park: Olympic National Park

Cause of Death: Helicopter crash and rolled while searching for missing hiker (Mt. Baldy north slope)

Years of Service:

Buried:

Michael A. Vanderbeek
Volunteer (Climbing Ranger)

End of Service: May 24, 1998

Age: 33

Park: Denali National Park

Cause of Death: Fell and disappeared during rescue attempt of climber later found dead (16,000 foot West Buttress); never found

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Mount Denali (body never located), Alaska and Talkeetna, Talkeetna Cemetery (memorial), Talkeetna, Alaska

Joseph David Kolodski
Park Ranger

End of Watch: June 21, 1998

Age: 36

Park: Blue Ridge Parkway

Cause of Death: Murdered by gunman threatening visitors (Big Witch Gap)

Years of Service: 13

Buried: Cremated

Jim Taggert
Maintenance

End of Service: June 13, 1999

Age: 60

Park: Yosemite National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack (June 12) putting up tents

Years of Service: 17

Buried:

Anthony Carone
Laborer Roads and Grounds

End of Service: October 6, 1999

Age:

Park: Gateway National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack while trash collecting

Years of Service: 8

Buried:

Steve Renard Makuakane-Jarrell
Park Ranger

End of Watch: December 12, 1999

Age: 47

Park: Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Murdered by transient over his dogs off leash (north of the heiau)

Years of Service: 15

Buried: Mauna Kea Memorial Park, Hilo, HI

Dorcas (Dorie) H. Lent
Budget Analyst

End of Service: February 14, 2000

Age: 58

Park: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack at desk

Years of Service: 16

Buried: Cremated

Kenneth R. Smith
Preservation Specialist

End of Service: March 14, 2000

Age: 67

Park: Fort Smith National Historic Site

Cause of Death: Heart attack while working on concrete footing

Years of Service: 16

Buried: Gracelawn Cemetery, Van Buren, AR

Cale L. Shaffer
Seasonal Mountaineering Ranger

End of Service: June 19, 2000

Age: 25

Park: Denali National Park

Cause of Death: Hudson Air Service Cessna 185 crashed in thunderstorm on way to begin mountain patrol (west side of Yentna Glacier)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Cremated, ashes at Yaki Point in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

Brian Paul Reagan
Volunteer (Backcountry)

End of Service: June 19, 2000

Age: 27

Park: Denali National Park

Cause of Death: Hudson Air Service Cessna 185 crashed in thunderstorm on way to begin mountain patrol (west side of Yentna Glacier)

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried: Talkeetna Cemetery, Talkeetna, Alaska

Adam Chauncey Kolff
Volunteer (Backcountry)

End of Service: June 19, 2000

Age: 27

Park: Denali National Park

Cause of Death: Hudson Air Service Cessna 185 crashed in thunderstorm on way to begin mountain patrol (west side of Yentna Glacier)

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried: Talkeetna Cemetery, Talkeetna, Alaska

Robert Larson
Volunteer

End of Service: August 1, 2000

Age: 64

Park: Acadia National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while hiking on Man O' War Trail after doing trail work

Years of Service: 1

Buried:

Phillip Arthur (Pip) Conner
Seasonal Firefighter

End of Watch: August 3, 2000

Age: 29

Park: Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Helicopter crashed on takeoff from helibase, member Las Vegas Interagency Helitack Team (Charlie Complex, Elko, Nevada)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, NV

Kristopher William Eggle
Park Ranger

End of Watch: August 9, 2002

Age: 28

Park: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Cause of Death: Murdered by Mexican National drug dealer fleeing from Mexican authorities across border (3 miles east of Lukeville)

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, MI

Hakim A. Farthing
USPP Officer

End of Watch: August 10, 2002

Age: 28

Park: National Capital Parks

Cause of Death: Run down by drunk driver while maintaining a fixed traffic post during fatal MVA investigation (Baltimore Washington Parkway and Rt 50)

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Patrick O'Hara
Park Ranger/Pilot

End of Watch: December 20, 2002

Age: 41

Park: Katmai National Park

Cause of Death: Plane crash while conducting a moose tracking survey (Upper Ugashik Lake, Alaska)

Years of Service: 12

Buried: Bristol Bay Borough Cemetery, Naknek, AK

Matthew Ross Engelhardt
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: September 9, 2003

Age: 46

Park: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack, found unconscious (Fort Spokane group campsites)

Years of Service: 3 months

Buried: Cedonia Community Cemetery, Cedonia, WA

Andrew (Andy) M. Artz
Park Ranger

End of Watch: September 25, 2003

Age: 42

Park: Pinnacles National Monument

Cause of Death: Occupational illness from exposure in 2000

Years of Service: 15

Buried: Cremated

Ricky Campbell
Seasonal Laborer

End of Service: April 22, 2004

Age: 50

Park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack while hiking Snake Den Ridge Trail to tree clearing job site

Years of Service: 10

Buried:

Armando (Andy) R. Caceres
Security Guard

End of Service: August 26, 2004

Age: 57

Park: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack on duty

Years of Service: 19

Buried: Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, CA

Suzanne (Suzi) E. Roberts
Park Ranger

End of Watch: September 14, 2004

Age: 36

Park: Haleakala National Park

Cause of Death: Removing rock slide from road, hit in the upper back and head by a boulder in excess of three feet that fell from cliff as she was bending over (Hana Road, Alelele area)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, IL

Daniel Holmes
Seasonal Firefighter

End of Watch: October 2, 2004

Age: 26

Park: Kings Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Struck and killed by a burning treetop (Grant West Prescribed Fire)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Cremated, ashes scattered at Kings Canyon NP and Mount Rainier NP

Jeffrey Alan Christensen
Seasonal Park Ranger

End of Watch: July 29, 2005

Age: 31

Park: Rocky Mountain National Park

Cause of Death: Backcountry patrol, body found (August 6) (south slope of Mt. Ypsilon, Donner Ridge)

Years of Service: 4

Buried: Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN

Dan P. Madrid
Special Agent

End of Watch: September 24, 2005

Age: 51

Park: Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Cause of Death: Collapsed on Mist Trail below Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park while conducting an investigation

Years of Service: 29

Buried: Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

James (Jim) Schlinkmann
Chief Ranger

End of Watch: November 24, 2005

Age: 49

Park: Great Basin National Park

Cause of Death: Single vehicle roll-over while returning home from Hurricane Wilma IMT assignment; alcohol involved

Years of Service: 23

Buried: Cremated

Joseph Sordi
Equipment Operator

End of Service: December 6, 2005

Age: 59

Park: Gateway National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Struck by city sanitation front end loader while waiting for a load of salt for snow removal (Staten Island)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Arnold (Arney) V. Kovin, Jr.
Fleet Management Specialist

End of Service: February 6, 2006

Age: 54

Park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cause of Death: Car left U.S. 441 and flipped, landing in a nearby stream

Years of Service: 28

Buried:

John (Jake) H. Quilter, III
Seasonal Trail Crew Member

End of Service: March 8, 2006

Age: 26

Park: Saguaro National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack during arduous hike to backcountry work site (Manning Camp Trail)

Years of Service:

Buried: Cremated, Mechanicsville, VA

George B. Ratliff
Seasonal Maintenance

End of Service: August 7, 2006

Age: 51

Park: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack while removing rope swing from a ravine (Childs Park)

Years of Service: 10

Buried: Cremated

Daniel R. Green
Engineering Equipment Operator

End of Service: October 13, 2006

Age: 57

Park: Olympic National Park

Cause of Death: Fell from dump truck (October 5) and died from head injuries (Kalaloch District)

Years of Service: 26

Buried: Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, WA

Dr. Marina Albertina Giggleman-Vargas
Seasonal Bio Technician

End of Service: April 3, 2007

Age: 46

Park: Padre Island National Seashore

Cause of Death: ATV flipped in calf-deep sand and trapped her underneath working on Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project (South Beach, mp 21)

Years of Service: 4 months

Buried: Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, TX

Robert C. Rydgig
Volunteer (Interpreter)

End of Service: August 15, 2007

Age: 77

Park: Channel Islands National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack climbing up a boat ladder after a SCUBA dive on Anacapa Island

Years of Service: 6

Buried:

Eric Charles York
Wildlife Biologist

End of Service: November 2, 2007

Age: 37

Park: Grand Canyon National Park

Cause of Death: Found dead in park residence from plague due to exposure to wildlife

Years of Service: 5

Buried: South Cemetery, Shelburne, MA

Beverly Ann Brauner
Volunteer (Interpreter)

End of Service: December 3, 2007

Age: 76

Park: DeSoto National Memorial

Cause of Death: Complications of a femur fracture from a fall

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, FL

Philip W. Hontz
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: March 31, 2008

Age: 59

Park: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Working in maintenance area; coughed up blood and collapsed from complications from lung cancer

Years of Service: 25

Buried: Cremated

Medardo "Matt" Q. Olivarez
Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

End of Service: April 19, 2008

Age: 60

Park: Amistad National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Heart attack while adjusting boat docks, Rough Canyon Boat Ramp

Years of Service: 11

Buried: Sunset Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Del Rio, TX

Andrew Jackson Palmer
Seasonal Firefighter

End of Watch: July 25, 2008

Age: 18

Park: Olympic National Park

Cause of Death: Clearing trees on fire, struck by falling tree (Eagle Fire (Iron Complex), Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Junction City, Calif.)

Years of Service: 1 month

Buried: Cremated

Jack Sweitzer
Volunteer (Trail Crew)

End of Service: August 2, 2008

Age: 70

Park: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Cause of Death: Clearing trail of downed trees, had a heart attack (Vickery Creek Unit)

Years of Service: 5

Buried: Cremated

Kenneth G. Adams
Small Craft Operator

End of Service: August 5, 2008

Age: 51

Park: Mammoth Cave National Park

Cause of Death: Heart attack at office chair (Houchins Ferry Building)

Years of Service: 17

Buried:

Harley (Harvey) Sheffield
Volunteer (Interpreter)

End of Service: December 16, 2008

Age: 77

Park: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Stroke while on bike patrol

Years of Service:

Buried:

Gregory Lee Goehring
Maintenance Worker

End of Service: August 20, 2009

Age: 45

Park: Blue Ridge Parkway

Cause of Death: Heart attack while flagging for a ditching crew on the main line motor road

Years of Service: 2

Buried: Cremated

Phillip Frank Brease
Geologist

End of Service: May 12, 2010

Age: 61

Park: Denali National Park and Preserve

Cause of Death: Natural causes while leading school field trip on trail (Garner Point)

Years of Service: 24

Buried: Cremated, ashes scattered at Denali NP and along Pacific Crest Trail in Lower 48

Rex J. Walker
Seasonal Maintenance Worker

End of Service: May 20, 2010

Age: 58

Park: Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Cause of Death: On two-wheeled motorized trail bike, drove off 500 ft cliff enroute to fix some cave lighting outages (Cave Trail)

Years of Service: 3

Buried: Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, UT

Teddy Wayne Garrett
Seasonal Maintenance Worker

End of Service: June 2, 2010

Age: 67

Park: Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Maintenance UTV, hit by van on State Route 24, flipping UTV and fatally ejecting him

Years of Service: 7

Buried: Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Appomattox, VA

Seth Thomas Spradlin
Seasonal Maintenance Worker

End of Service: August 21, 2010

Age: 20

Park: Katmai National Park and Preserve

Cause of Death: Picked up by floatplane and never arrived at King Salmon, plane located September 28 (Swikshak Lagoon); never found

Years of Service:

Buried:

Neal Joseph Spradlin
Seasonal Maintenance Worker

End of Service: August 21, 2010

Age: 28

Park: Katmai National Park and Preserve

Cause of Death: Picked up by floatplane and never arrived at King Salmon, plane located September 28 (Swikshak Lagoon); never found

Years of Service:

Buried:

Mason McLeod
Seasonal Maintenance Worker

End of Service: August 21, 2010

Age: 26

Park: Katmai National Park and Preserve

Cause of Death: Picked up by floatplane and never arrived at King Salmon, plane located September 28 (Swikshak Lagoon); never found

Years of Service:

Buried:

Johnney Darnel Whetzel
Dispatcher

End of Service: January 27, 2011

Age: 56

Park: Shenandoah National Park

Cause of Death: Found dead from natural causes outside the Communications Center by another employee

Years of Service: 33

Buried: Cremated

Christopher Nickel
Park Ranger

End of Watch: January 29, 2011

Age: 54

Park: Hovenweep National Monument

Cause of Death: Collapsed and died while hiking the Square Tower Ruin Trail, found by a visitor

Years of Service: 16

Buried: Cremated, ashes spread at Hovenweep and Natural Bridges, UT

Julie Ann Weir
Park Ranger

End of Watch: February 24, 2011

Age: 39

Park: Independence National Historical Park

Cause of Death: Traveling for field training program from Independence to Yosemite, lost control in snow storm and collided with tractor trailer (I-80, Kearney, Nebraska)

Years of Service: 11

Buried: Cremated, UT

Michael Boehm
USPP Officer

End of Watch: December 16, 2011

Age: 45