Ceremony To Remember Fallen Pilots Of Big Elk Fire
Public Invited To Ceremony
POSTED: 2:10 p.m. MDT July 23, 2002
The U.S. Forest Service will hold a memorial service for the two pilots who died fighting the Big Elk Fire near Estes Park, Colo., Thursday.
The service will be held at the Jeffco Airport tanker base at 9 a.m., on July 24, according to the Forest Service.
Pilots Rick Schwartz and Milt Stollack were flying a PB4Y-2 Privateer firefighting tanker when a wing came off and the plane crashed. An investigation is under way to determine why the plane crashed.
The two pilots were not employed by the Forest Service but worked for a Wyoming company that contracts with the government to fly slurry-dropping planes.
Schwartz's wife is due to give birth soon, and memorial attendees are encouraged to deposit a baby item at the open house.
People wanting to send sympathy cards to the families should then them to:
The Family of Rick Schwartz
P.O. Box 15
Ulm, MT 59485
The Family of Milt Stollak
P.O. Box 2412
Cathedral City, CA 92235
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MAP:P.O. Box 15
Ulm, MT 59485
The Family of Milt Stollak
P.O. Box 2412
Cathedral City, CA 92235
Previous Stories:
- July 22, 2002: Investigators Determine Cause Of Big Elk Fire
- July 21, 2002: Big Elk Fire #1 Firefighting Priority
- July 20, 2002: Big Elk Fire Expands Again
- July 19, 2002: Big Elk Fire Now 2,500 Acres And Growing
- July 19, 2002: 2 Killed When Air Tanker Fighting Big Elk Fire Crashes
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