Floyd Harvey passed away at his home in Lewiston on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010.
Mr. Harvey was born Oct. 2, 1925, in Lewiston, to Olive and David Harvey. He grew up in the Lewiston area and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1943.
After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army Air Force for cadet training and was honorably discharged in October 1945.
Mr. Harvey obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration and foreign trade from Washington State College at Pullman in 1950.
In 1948, he married Doris Palmer and they had two children, Jane Marie and Douglas Richard. They later divorced in 1974.
In 1958, Mr. Harvey started a river tourism business in the Hells Canyon area.
In 1964, he lobbied extensively against private utilities and public power agencies over the proposed construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam, near the confluence of the Snake and Salmon rivers. Mr. Harvey lobbied extensively against the project and garnered the support of such celebrities as Phil Harris, Curt Gowdy, Arthur Godfrey, Burl Ives, and secretaries of the interior, Wally Hickel and Cecil Andrus. Eventually his efforts and those of others led to a Supreme Court decision revoking the license of the Federal Power Commission to build the dam. Also, as a result of his efforts, he appeared on the television show, "To Tell the Truth."
Mr. Harvey ran Hells Canyon Excursions until 1974, when his Willow Creek Lodge was burned down. He subsequently became involved with a variety of business ventures including working for Fisher Co., operating Inland Paging Co. and investing in real estate.
In 1994, Mr. Harvey married Gerrie Johnson of Lewiston. They loved to travel together and visited such places as Israel, Australia, Africa, China and England, and took a cruise around South America.
Mr. Harvey loved to meet new people and teach them about Idaho, handing out Idaho Spud pins and making balloon animals for children.
Mr. Harvey was preceded in death by his son, Douglas, in 1967, and his sister, Lucille, in 1977.
He is survived by his wife, Gerrie; his daughter, Jane; two sisters, Arlene and Carol; two granddaughters, Amy, and Cory; and three great-grandchildren, Amanda, Samuel and Sarah.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Lewiston Tribune August 18, 2010
Mr. Harvey was born Oct. 2, 1925, in Lewiston, to Olive and David Harvey. He grew up in the Lewiston area and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1943.
After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army Air Force for cadet training and was honorably discharged in October 1945.
Mr. Harvey obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration and foreign trade from Washington State College at Pullman in 1950.
In 1948, he married Doris Palmer and they had two children, Jane Marie and Douglas Richard. They later divorced in 1974.
In 1958, Mr. Harvey started a river tourism business in the Hells Canyon area.
In 1964, he lobbied extensively against private utilities and public power agencies over the proposed construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam, near the confluence of the Snake and Salmon rivers. Mr. Harvey lobbied extensively against the project and garnered the support of such celebrities as Phil Harris, Curt Gowdy, Arthur Godfrey, Burl Ives, and secretaries of the interior, Wally Hickel and Cecil Andrus. Eventually his efforts and those of others led to a Supreme Court decision revoking the license of the Federal Power Commission to build the dam. Also, as a result of his efforts, he appeared on the television show, "To Tell the Truth."
Mr. Harvey ran Hells Canyon Excursions until 1974, when his Willow Creek Lodge was burned down. He subsequently became involved with a variety of business ventures including working for Fisher Co., operating Inland Paging Co. and investing in real estate.
In 1994, Mr. Harvey married Gerrie Johnson of Lewiston. They loved to travel together and visited such places as Israel, Australia, Africa, China and England, and took a cruise around South America.
Mr. Harvey loved to meet new people and teach them about Idaho, handing out Idaho Spud pins and making balloon animals for children.
Mr. Harvey was preceded in death by his son, Douglas, in 1967, and his sister, Lucille, in 1977.
He is survived by his wife, Gerrie; his daughter, Jane; two sisters, Arlene and Carol; two granddaughters, Amy, and Cory; and three great-grandchildren, Amanda, Samuel and Sarah.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Lewiston Tribune August 18, 2010
Floyd Harvey passed away at his home in Lewiston on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010.
Mr. Harvey was born Oct. 2, 1925, in Lewiston, to Olive and David Harvey. He grew up in the Lewiston area and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1943.
After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army Air Force for cadet training and was honorably discharged in October 1945.
Mr. Harvey obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration and foreign trade from Washington State College at Pullman in 1950.
In 1948, he married Doris Palmer and they had two children, Jane Marie and Douglas Richard. They later divorced in 1974.
In 1958, Mr. Harvey started a river tourism business in the Hells Canyon area.
In 1964, he lobbied extensively against private utilities and public power agencies over the proposed construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam, near the confluence of the Snake and Salmon rivers. Mr. Harvey lobbied extensively against the project and garnered the support of such celebrities as Phil Harris, Curt Gowdy, Arthur Godfrey, Burl Ives, and secretaries of the interior, Wally Hickel and Cecil Andrus. Eventually his efforts and those of others led to a Supreme Court decision revoking the license of the Federal Power Commission to build the dam. Also, as a result of his efforts, he appeared on the television show, "To Tell the Truth."
Mr. Harvey ran Hells Canyon Excursions until 1974, when his Willow Creek Lodge was burned down. He subsequently became involved with a variety of business ventures including working for Fisher Co., operating Inland Paging Co. and investing in real estate.
In 1994, Mr. Harvey married Gerrie Johnson of Lewiston. They loved to travel together and visited such places as Israel, Australia, Africa, China and England, and took a cruise around South America.
Mr. Harvey loved to meet new people and teach them about Idaho, handing out Idaho Spud pins and making balloon animals for children.
Mr. Harvey was preceded in death by his son, Douglas, in 1967, and his sister, Lucille, in 1977.
He is survived by his wife, Gerrie; his daughter, Jane; two sisters, Arlene and Carol; two granddaughters, Amy, and Cory; and three great-grandchildren, Amanda, Samuel and Sarah.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Lewiston Tribune August 18, 2010
Mr. Harvey was born Oct. 2, 1925, in Lewiston, to Olive and David Harvey. He grew up in the Lewiston area and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1943.
After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army Air Force for cadet training and was honorably discharged in October 1945.
Mr. Harvey obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration and foreign trade from Washington State College at Pullman in 1950.
In 1948, he married Doris Palmer and they had two children, Jane Marie and Douglas Richard. They later divorced in 1974.
In 1958, Mr. Harvey started a river tourism business in the Hells Canyon area.
In 1964, he lobbied extensively against private utilities and public power agencies over the proposed construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam, near the confluence of the Snake and Salmon rivers. Mr. Harvey lobbied extensively against the project and garnered the support of such celebrities as Phil Harris, Curt Gowdy, Arthur Godfrey, Burl Ives, and secretaries of the interior, Wally Hickel and Cecil Andrus. Eventually his efforts and those of others led to a Supreme Court decision revoking the license of the Federal Power Commission to build the dam. Also, as a result of his efforts, he appeared on the television show, "To Tell the Truth."
Mr. Harvey ran Hells Canyon Excursions until 1974, when his Willow Creek Lodge was burned down. He subsequently became involved with a variety of business ventures including working for Fisher Co., operating Inland Paging Co. and investing in real estate.
In 1994, Mr. Harvey married Gerrie Johnson of Lewiston. They loved to travel together and visited such places as Israel, Australia, Africa, China and England, and took a cruise around South America.
Mr. Harvey loved to meet new people and teach them about Idaho, handing out Idaho Spud pins and making balloon animals for children.
Mr. Harvey was preceded in death by his son, Douglas, in 1967, and his sister, Lucille, in 1977.
He is survived by his wife, Gerrie; his daughter, Jane; two sisters, Arlene and Carol; two granddaughters, Amy, and Cory; and three great-grandchildren, Amanda, Samuel and Sarah.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Lewiston Tribune August 18, 2010
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