Nathan Carlini

Nathan Andrew Carlini was a dedicated employee of the United States Forestry Service for nineteen years. A skilled outdoorsman, Nathan trekked thousands of miles of forest road, serving his country in ecological conservation for weeks at a time away from home. He loved the outdoors as much as he loved God and his own family. On September 23, 2001, his life was tragically cut short after he was shot and killed in the field by a hunter in what was ruled a freak accident. The hunter faced no charges, and offered his sincere condolences to the family. Carlini was preceded in death by his youngest daughter, Harmony Grace, and is survived by his wife, Alice Carlini, and two sons, Jason and Thomas.

Nathan Andrew Carlini (1954-2001) was the father of Jason, Tom, and Harmony Carlini and the wife of Alice Carlini. He was also the last person to see Harmony Carlini alive.

## Character biography

Nathan was born sometime around 1954 in Alameda, California, to Lee and Em Carlini. He did well in school, but always preferred to be outside. He excelled in the Boy Scouts of America, earning his Eagle Scout badge.

Nathan was raised baptist, but turned away from that particular denomination later in life. In Portland, he attended a non-denominational church, where he met his wife Alice. Nathan and Alice were married in 1978, and had their first son Jason on December 12, 1979.

In 1980, Nathan got a job in a hardware store operating a lumber milling machine. He attended college in Portland, and paid his way with his earnings. He was still a student in 1981 when Tom was born, but graduated with an associates degree in forestry shortly thereafter and secured a job with the United States Forestry Department. Nathan moved his family to the Klamanth Mountains in northern California soon after, where he bought a property with several acres surrounding it, and built a house, a hunting cabin, and a chicken coop. While working for the USFD, Nathan would spend a week away from home then a week at home alternating. He instilled in his children a love of the outdoors and helped them build various playhouses, fortresses, castles, and other structures in the woods surrounding the family home.

On July 13, 1992, Nathan left for work with Harmony Carlini in his arms. He kissed her goodbye, set her on the driveway, climbed into his truck, and drove away, watching Harmony run down the driveway after him waving as she had done dozens of times before. Nathan Carlini was the last person to see Harmony Carlini. Once he received the news that she was missing, he immediately returned home and, along with Sheriff Callahan, spearheaded the search effort. When Harmony failed to turn up, Nathan became a shell of his former self, neglecting the boys and spending weeks at a time away from home. This pattern of absent father-ism would continue for the rest of his life.

Sometime in 2000, Nathan attended a conference in Saint Louis, Missouri. He drove to the conference and spent the night before on Tom's couch in Kansas City.

## Death

In September of 2001, Nathan Carlini was dispatched to Mount Hood National Forest to survey damage caused by a forest fire started by a careless camper. Despite it being deer season, Nathan failed to don orange safety clothes and wore street clothes into the forest. On September 23, 2001, Nathan Carlini was shot in the back by a hunter. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The hunter turned himself in to the authorities and was charged with manslaughter, but was ultimately found not guilty. Nathan Carlini's death was ruled an accident. He was 47 years old.

Nathan was buried on the family property in November of 2001, next to the empty grave of his missing daughter. His funeral service was held on the property, and was notably small in size.