It’s difficult to explain, that’s difficult to explain. It shouldn’t be said. Turned out not to be the right person for the job. He was very creative and he wanted to just be out in the park building exhibits, but he- Just wanted snakes. Puts someone in charge, a woman,… Read More
Can you explain that, why?… Read More
Yeah. Yes, he was, he hired him. Grave mistake. Excuse me. Grave mistake. Read More
Were you involved in hiring the new director?… Read More
I don’t do well with a committee designing camels, particularly if they’re not in this industry. So I’m a little hardheaded about things like that. I don’t have a lot of patience. You had no desire, they wanted to… I remember Bobby Switzer, I believe, wanted to actually move you… Read More
What were the reasons?… Read More
But why did you feel was time to retire when the Zoo Society took over?… Read More
Yeah, I think you might be right, 2004. Doug Good was head of that then. Read More
2004?… Read More
When the Zoological Society took over. The Zoological Society took over the zoo and I decided it was not a good time for me to be there, and I was right. That was when- Doug. Read More
And why?… Read More
Of the zoo?… Read More
Now, Pat recently, and you alluded to it, when did you retire as the active director?… Read More
Did I answer that in any way?… Read More
I was very, very shy, very much of an introvert, excruciatingly shy, and Pat pushed me. I was nervous and very difficult for me to even pick up the phone and invite someone to dinner. He kept pushing me and he’s always been very much of a people person, he… Read More
And through my life with Pat, I’ve had all kinds of just wonderful experiences I don’t think I ever would’ve had. I’ve lived with a lion, I had- Slept with chimps. Bears. Couldn’t get through the house without a broom because of the, not cheetahs, tigers. Tigers. Tigers and grizzlies. Read More
I have one of the most wonderful things, this guy. First of all, number one, when I met him, I had never met anybody with this much energy. I could not believe the amount of energy he had. He was very athletic, he could climb trees, he could rope animals,… Read More
Being part of the zoo meant to me. Well, closer to Pat for one thing. When I was growing up, I can remember that I told pat, I told him many times, when I was young, I wanted to grow up and live on a farm, I loved animals. My… Read More
What has being part of the zoo meant to you?… Read More
A question for Diana, a specific question. Read More