1980 09/14 OR Ronald “Butch” Huddleston

Incident Name:
Date:  9/14/1980
Personnel:  Ronald Lee “Butch” Huddleston
Age:  25
Agency/Organization:  Oregon Department of Forestry
Position: firefighter

Summary:  Butch Huddleston was fighting a fire near Eugene in Lane County, OR, on September 14, 1980. A limb hit him in the head, killing him.

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near Eugene, Lane County, Oregon

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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned

• Oregon Death Index: Ronald Lee HuddlestonName: Ronald Lee Huddleston

  Event Type: Death

  Event Date: 14 Sep 1980

  Event Place: Lane County, Oregon

  Birth Date: 08 Jun 1955

  Certificate Number: 80-15151 (more at link)

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Media Articles and Reports

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Photos, Videos, & Tributes

• Find a Grave: Ronald Lee “Butch” HuddlestonName: Ronald Lee Huddleston

  Event Type: Burial

  Event Date: 1980

  Event Place: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America

  Photograph Included: Yes

  Birth Date: 08 Jun 1955

  Death Date: 14 Sep 1980

  Affiliate Record Identifier: 101730751

  Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery

• Oregon Memorial: Ronald Huddleston

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