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Douglas E. Bell ( Missoula 1958 )

posted: Oct 30, 2021

Doug died May 18, 2019, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was born October 7, 1938. Doug was an architect and he and his partner, Gerald Fandette, designed and told townhouses in the Cambridge area in the 1970-80s. He was married and had two sons, one of which was killed in a motorcycle accident. Doug jumped at Missoula 1958-61 and at West Yellowstone 1962-63. He was close friends with Brad Willard (MSO-58) and Pat Scheid (MSO-58) during his days as a smokejumper.