- Date Of Birth: June 3, 1946
- Date Of Death: February 23, 2017
- State: Idaho
Steven Dale Douds
June 3, 1946 – February 23, 2016
Steven Dale Douds was born on June 3, 1946 in Hannibal, Missouri to Charles and Betty (Eller) Douds. He passed away in his home in Boise, Idaho on March 7, 2017. He grew up in Republic, Missouri close to his grandparents, Francis and Alice Douds where he learned the skills of survival by hunting and fishing. His Father worked for the railroad, so he lived in several places across the west before landing in Boise, Idaho. Somewhere along his journey as a youth learned to play the guitar. Boise is where he settled down at age 20 by getting married Judy Fredenhagen (f.1966-t.1988) and two weeks before his 22 birthday became a father for the first of three. To support his growing family, he started working as a technician for 3M Finch-Brown servicing equipment around southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. He was also part of the Idaho Air National guard rising to the rank of Sargent before discharging serving from 1963-1969. After hearing from his 7 year old son that he wanted to be a fireman, he must have thought he heard that his son wanted him to become a fireman. So, he joined the Whitney Fire Department as volunteer firefighter. Later, he joined the department as a paid firefighter.
