THE TROPICS RESIDENT OF THE MONTH 33000 Almaden Blvd., Union City, Ca. 94587 |
December - 2001 |
Reporter - Charlotte O’Donnell |
MARGARET AND LORRI CAMERON MARGARET AND HER HUSBAND ARCH MOVED TO THE
TROPICS ABOUT TWELVE YEARS AGO. ARCH BECAME ACTIVE AND WAS ON THE COMMITTEE
THAT LED TO CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE PARK. AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS, ARCH
PASSED AWAY ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. FIVE YEARS AGO LORRI MOVED IN WITH HER
PARENTS TO HELP HER MOTHER CARE FOR ARCH. LORRI REMAINED AND NOW WORKS FOR
SUN MICRO SYSTEMS IN NEWARK. ARCH AND MARGARET MET WHILE HE WAS AN AERONAUTICAL
WEIGHT ENGINEER AT GRAUMAN. HE HAD RECEIVED A DRAFT NOTICE FOR WORLD WAR II
BUT THE COMPANY WHO WAS OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY WOULD NOT RELEASE HIM. THEY CHANGED PLANES IN DALLAS. THEY WERE TOLD THEY MIGHT ARRIVE IN NASHVILLE ABOUT 1; 30 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 19. AGAIN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WERE CHECKED AS WAS LUGGAGE. THEY WERE PUT ON A TROLLEY TO TRY TO MAKE THEIR FLIGHT, BUT MISSED IT BY ABOUT A MINUTE. THEY STAYED FOUR HOURS IN DALLAS AS STORMS GROUNDED PLANES. ONE OF THE STORMS WAS A TORNADO. THE CONVENTION CENTER IN NASHVILLE WAS THE DESTINATION OF THIS TIRED, HUNGRY PAIR. THEY FINALLY ARRIVED IN NASHVILLE 11:30 A.M. THE TAXI DRIVER TOOK THEM TO THEIR HOTEL. THEY ATE SOME OF THE FOOD THAT IS A PRODUCT OF THEIR BUSINESS. THE TAXI DRIVER TOOK THEM TO THEIR HOTEL. EVERY RESTAURANT WAS CLOSED IN NASHVILLE FROM 2:00 TO 5:00 P.M. ALL THEY HAD TO EAT WAS SOME OF THE FOOD THEY SELL IN THEIR BUSINESS, FOR THAT THEY WERE GRATEFUL. THEIR GROUP WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT ARRIVED AT
THE CONVENTION CENTER ON THE DATE BOOKED. ONE CAME LATER. THE CONVENTION
CENTER RECEIVED 92 CANCELLATIONS FOR THAT TIME AND THE FUTURE. THEIR GROUP
WAS INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE FACT THEY HAD COURAGE TO GATHER AFTER THE RECENT
TRAGEDY. MARGARET AND LORRI LET ME INTERVIEW THEM
AFTER THE MEETING OF THE CERAMIC CLUB. |