Ted, 83, died September 1, 2019. He graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Accounting in 1968. Ted started work with the Roseburg Lumber Company (Oregon) and went to a division of Boise Cascade in St. Paul, MN. Then he moved to Boise and spent 31 years with Boise State University as Director of Internal Audit.

Ted jumped at Idaho City in 1958 and McCall in 1959. "Smokejumping was a big moment in my life. Would have liked to have jumped more but time passes and priorities emerge."