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Show Two Outstanding Long - Service Natl. Park Service Employes Retire The retirement of two Federal career employees at Zion National Park the end of December was announced by Supt Warren F Hamilton. They are Chief Park Naturalist Carl E JtMOU and District Ranger F. Lueck. Both men have faith fully served the Government for over 30 years Mr Jepson is a native of North Dakota and a graduate of the University of Montana He began his government career in 1928 as a summer Fire Lookout for the Forest Service and worked seasonally for the Forest Service for several years in grazing surveys and fire control work He started work with the National Park Service in 1939 as a Park Ran ger at Petrified Forest Nation al Park From there he went to Grand Teton National Park as a naturalist in 1941. During World War II he served with the U.S. Coast Guard from November 1942 to November 194f He had previously served in the Marine Corps during World War I. He returned to Grand Teton after the war and was promoted to Chief Park Naturalist in 1954 and transferred to Zion National Park as Chief Park Naturalist in 1955. In his career he has made many excellent contrib utions toward the development of interpreting the National Parks story to the public. At Zion he initiated a very fine audiovisual program. He has also directed the activities of the Zion Natural History Association which produces and provides publications and informational materials on the natural history of the Park. Upon his retirement Mr. and Mrs. Jepson plan to reside in Cedar City, Utah. Originally from Iowa, Mr. Lueck attended Concordia College in Portland, Oregon and began his career with the National Park Service in 1929. He served as seasonal Fire Guard and Lookout at Crater Lake, Hawaii, and Glacier National Parks until 1940 and during that time he also did seasonal work for the Forest Service at Lakcview. Oregon and Sonora, California. During World War II he worked for the War Department at Camp Roberts, California as a carpenter and carpenter foreman In 1943 he returned to the Park Service as a Park Ii;ing er at Yellowstone National Park He transferred to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park in 1948 and was promoted to District Ranger at Zion in 1954. As District Ranger of the West District of Zion he has been very diligent in protecting the great scenic valu N of the Kolob area of the Park, which includes the "Islands in the Sky" Kolob mesas as well as the Finger Canyons of the Kolob. Rudy is an active member of the Springdale Lions Club. Mr. and Mrs Lueck will move into the new home they are building in Springdale, U-tah upon his retirement. The Zion Park employees had a retirement party for the two couples in Springdale on December 30th |