Our son, Noah said, “I’m here, mom, I’m here, daddy, I love you. I don’t care if I die, daddy, I love you.” Remember he said. A guy put his hand out, pulled me out of the debris. Guys were pouring water on me from vases with flowers. I was… Read More
I knew if I didn’t, I would not make it. I did not know where Noah was, I didn’t know where Julie was or Pat. When they brought me into the hospital, the attendants that were to take me were afraid to touch me. I can remember very distinctly that… Read More
Because all I can think of is one of my shoes was missing and I wanted to go back for my shoe. And he said, “No, you can’t go back for your shoe.” He was just getting me out of there. Then he took me out, I don’t know if… Read More
Our family survived at our table, but Annette Kampinga- Every other person at our table died, and every other person lived, and the ones living were our family. Our family. Ian died, Annette Kampinga died, Peggy Bartel died. Ian Ross. It was interesting because of course we were instantly buried… Read More
So it was just our family and Annette Kampinga and Ian Ross and Peggy plus Noah and our daughter Julie. At 8:47, there was this (pat clicks). We had just gotten our party hats on, we had put on party hats, and they had just served us a drink. I… Read More
We were to leave the country probably around midnight. We would’ve been out of the country, we’d already had our safari. It had been a Christmas safari, Christmas vacation with the family, and we had decided, Pat wanted to go to Bobby’s Bistro for dinner. And I said, “No because… Read More
Yeah, I’d be happy to. It was New Year’s Eve and we were supposed to be leaving around midnight out in Nairobi for home. It’d have been a family vacation, by the way. We had our daughter, Julie with us, our son, Noah, Peggy Bartel, a dear friend that had… Read More
Can you talk about that?… Read More
No. When you were at Benson’s. Yeah, when I was at Benson’s, yes. You had traveled to Africa and you had a disastrous experience at the Norfolk. Read More
Was it at this time that you were at the Norfolk Hotel?… Read More
Can you tell us your experience?… Read More
Safari Express, the train station That I don’t remember. Nairobi. I don’t remember a train station at Benson’s, just at our zoo. No, that’s what I’m talking about now. Oh no, we’re at Benson’s right now, we’re still at Benson’s. When you were at Benson’s, you went to Africa. Read More
Our train, what was the name of our train?… Read More
It gave me images of what exhibits we could do for animals of like kind, like species. And we tried to theme things, maybe make buildings look like African, little thatch roofs and things like that. Read More
Did your safari experience influence what you did at the zoo, in the management or exhibits?… Read More
I went to Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia. But those are over the years. Over years. From Benson’s, I believe it was just Kenya, I think we just went to Kenya. Because I had friends there. Did your- No, I’m wrong about that because it might have been Tanzania too,… Read More
Mostly?… Read More
Kenya. Read More
What countries did you visit?… Read More
Huh?… Read More