Interview 16470 – Caption Index: 221
What kind of place was it?… Read More
What kind of place was it?… Read More
I was zoological director. Zoological director initially, and when Bill left, you were promoted to vice president of all of these safari parks. Three parks. So let’s talk about, so you go there as zoological director to California. Tell me about Lion Country. Read More
I was offered a vice presidency, wasn’t I?… Read More
So what position were you offered at Lion Country?… Read More
But pat was at Lion Country during that period of time. Read More
They hired, I can’t even think of his name now. And he’s still in the zoo business, but I cannot think of his name, anyway. During his tenure, Pat’s replacement’s tenure, the park finally didn’t make it, they always had huge financial problems. The St. Regis property was beautiful, but… Read More
You interviewed the fellow that would replace you, and he was a friend, remember?… Read More
Yeah, he liked me. And he said, “Do you want to come to Lion Country?” I said, yeah. And he told me how much he’d pay me, and so it was a good challenge and a step up for me. All of the people that were on Pat’s board at… Read More
So in your conversations with him at that time, he liked you?… Read More
And he offered you a much better salary. Zoological Society was not able to pay much. Read More
So, where was I?… Read More
Because a fellow by the name of Bill York was bringing the Northern white rhino, the only one in North America, bringing it through to take it to San Diego Zoo. That’s right. To mate up with a female northern white rhino. So he came through and he stopped over. Read More
What happened?… Read More
Why did you leave?… Read More
Now, you’re at the zoo, you’re running it, you’re trying to build it, but then why did you leave the zoo, the Northwest Florida Zoological?… Read More
No, he was just a kid. No, but I say it wasn’t the same person. Was his name Lee Simmons? No, Simmons. I don’t think so, I think Lee Simmons, I don’t think his name is Lee. So you were able to protect this guy. Yeah. Read More
Was the gentleman who became Dr. Lee Simmons?… Read More
Yeah. A volunteer, we had lots of volunteers. Pat had a docent program. He had a docent program and he had lots of women that were from the Garden Club from, oh gosh, Flower club. Now, you mentioned this gentleman’s name was Lee Simmons. Yes. Read More
Now, this was someone who worked for you?… Read More
So I go, I jump the fence, hook myself on the fence and cut myself under here on the wire trying to get over to… I took a two by four about eight feet long, and I hit that damn camel from top to him and it broke the two… Read More