JACKSON, Wyo. — For the past 12 years, Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) has commemorated the life and legacy of Ray Shriver on the day of his passing on Feb. 15.
Shriver was a founding member of TCSAR who died in a helicopter crash while on a rescue mission on Feb. 15, 2012. He was also a father, partner, friend, dog-handler, skier, mountaineer and valued community member.
TCSAR’s Facebook post states, “Ray’s legacy of hard work and integrity lives on within TCSAR.”
Shriver was instrumental in helping to train volunteers for short-haul and other helicopter operations, along with myriad other rescue skills.
“Ray’s serious focus during training and missions could be intimidating at times for younger team members, but the example he set was, ‘Keep your head in the game,'” TCSAR founding member Mike Moyer said in the tribute.”
“We do important and dangerous stuff,” Moyer continued. “There’s a time for laughter and there’s a time for kidding, but there’s also a time to keep our heads in the game, particularly when we’re doing the more risky stuff. In Ray’s honor, let’s keep our heads in the game.”
TCSAR thanks the community for support and its rescue family considers Shriver to be a continued source of inspiration.
