Creig, 53, died March 2, 2009, at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. Creig was born April 16, 1955, in Ancon Canal Zone, Panama. He was a US Army Veteran and served in the Military Police in Germany, a USFS Smokejumper, a Del Rosa Hotshot and was a Captain on the San Bernardino (CA) Fire Department where he served for 19 years.

Creig at one time was a Ferrier, had a gold mine in Montana, a modern-day cowboy. He jumped at Missoula 1982-84. Fellow rookie Michael Pepion said, “Creig was a great guy, well liked, although a big guy who usually landed hard. He always came up a smiling—I’m I OK.”