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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, October 6, 2006 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Yosemite NP Yosemite Association President Dies In Auto Accident S.P.M., longtime president of the Yosemite Association, died in a single vehicle automobile accident this morning while traveling to work in Yosemite National Park. He was 55 years old. S.P.M. had served as president of the non-profit Yosemite Association since 1985. The association supports the National Park Service in many ways. These include donating profits from educational materials to the NPS, providing volunteers and interns, and providing service to the Yosemite community. Prior to joining the Yosemite Association, S.P.M. worked for the National Park Service as a park naturalist, research librarian and museum curator. Overall, he'd worked in the park for 35 years. S.P.M. had a BA in film and broadcast from Stanford, a master of library science from the University of Oregon, and a law degree from the J.D. King School of Law at the University of California at Davis. He worked as an attorney in private practice before joining the Yosemite Association. During his time at the Yosemite Association, S.P.M. edited and produced over 50 different publications. Many of his books have been recognized with awards and his Complete Guidebook to Yosemite has sold almost 100,000 copies to date. S.P.M. is survived by his beloved wife Jane, and three sons, Andy, Joe, and Charlie. Memorial services are pending. "This is a huge loss for the Yosemite family,” said superintendent Mike Tollefson. “In addition to S.P.M.'s innumerable contributions to the park, he was known for his quick wit, dedication, and sense of accomplishment. This is a tragic loss and S.P.M. will be missed terribly." [Scott Gediman, Public Affairs Officer] Yellowstone NP Man Arrested On Felony Assault Warrant On the morning of August 29th, rangers and special agents launched an investigation into an assault that had occurred in the concession housing area. The suspect, C.R., 19, was eventually found and given a summons to appear in federal magistrate's court. Investigators determined that C.R. had struck a man in the head numerous times, knocking him unconscious, and that the man had sustained serious bodily injury. When C.R. failed to appear in court, a criminal complaint was filed against him for felony assault and a ‘no bail' arrest warrant was issued. The latter was entered into NCIC, a nationwide criminal information tracking system. Agents began an effort to find C.R., who was now a federal fugitive. On September 22nd, a ranger who'd been one of the principal investigators in the case testified before a federal grand jury in Casper, Wyoming, after which the grand jury issued a felony indictment that superseded the complaint. On September 24th, C.R. was stopped by officers from the San Bernadino, California, police department and subsequently arrested on the warrant. Rangers from Joshua Tree brought him before a magistrate in Riverside, and he was remanded to the custody of the US Marshal's Service pending trial or other proceedings in Wyoming. [Brian Smith, Supervisory Special Agent) NEWS Interpretation and Education - The National Park Service and other federal agencies and geology-based partner organizations will be celebrating Earth Science Week next week. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4829" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4829 The White House - Flags are to be flown at half staff Sunday for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4452" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4452 Civil War Sites - Civil War photo contest announced. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4834" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4834 MEDIA New Orleans Jazz - Work has begun on the park. HYPERLINK "http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1160037649199750.xml&coll=1" http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1160037649199750.xml&coll=1 PEOPLE Sequoia NP - Shauna Dyas and John Austin married. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1336" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1336 * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |