Eldest of four children. Married to wife, Nelda, over twelve years. Father of two. Stepfather of three. Grandfather. Outdoorsman.
One of the six lost in the August 6, 2007 cave-in at the Crandall Canyon Mine near the town of Huntington, in Emery, Utah. Search for the men was abandoned after a 25 day vigilant effort that took three rescuers lives. The 1,500 foot mine shaft became the six originally trapped men's tomb.
Sources: multiple reports between 8/6/07 and 9/2/07 accessed at www.cnn.com, www.kls.com, www.sltrib.com
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 November 2018), memorial page for Don Erickson (20 Mar 1957–6 Aug 2007), Find A Grave Memorial no. 21318187, citing Crandall Canyon Mine, Huntington, Emery County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by L Pritchett (contributor 46847179) .
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