JE: Were you named after somebody special? So the norm was to put the smallest low-beam lights on and then if there were air raids coming in, whoever owned the car, had to run out to their car and turn off those lights during that period of time. JE: Did you buy yourself a bicycle or any of those types of things? Jasmine Moran is the author of A Realm of Scars (0.0 avg rating, 0 ratings, 0 reviews) In October 1988, two months later, I invited 15 people to come to lunch. Her most notable performances were in Rodgers and Hammersteins production of South Pacific.. MM: If I was to take a lie detector test, and get asked, Did you die that day? I would answer, Yes. If I was asked, Did you have a two-way conversation with God? I would answer, Yes. I would pass it because I really believe that. As together in life, Arthur W. Moran (77) and Bernadine V. (Hines) Moran (76) transitioned from this world a week apart to be separated no more. JM: Yes, they do. I said, Youre what is known as an ugly American and I am very disgusted with your behavior. Information and advice to help you cope with the death of someone important to you. Newmarket is a big racing community in England. You know, to cook with. JE: But I am sure you are over it by now? He came by himself. At the end of any video he said, Melvin, tell me how Kerr-McGee can help you? And he gave us a very nice grant. I was always pretty frugal and had a savings account and I did save my money. me think well maybe I have some talent along that line. My mother decided that since we did not know at the time when I was a child that I was dyslexic. JE: And then that produced other towns around, it wasnt just Seminole? In early 1926 the population of Seminole was 864. He had an uncle, in Nowata that had a scrap yard. And my dad was very determined that I would have a Bar Mitzvah and that it would be a proper one. And actually, at the end of the run in London, she was also contracted to go on tour. There were only two roles. After the death of Morans scoundrel father, Lillian raised her three surviving children alone. And there was greenery that had gotten caught in the propeller and had stopped it. We sat down with people and talked with people and they thought it was a jolly good idea and so thats how it got started. Or if you were a doctor and had to make other calls, you got a higher allotment of gasoline. JM: My association with the Henry family started a long time ago in the theater. I remember it was fenced because we raised chickens in the backyard. At the end of the tour I knew things were going well Wednesday and said, I cant wait to come back with my grandkids. Finally he said, Now what do you want from us? I said, We, have always wanted to put a surgery suite and our healthcare exhibit. He asked, What would it cost? I gulped hard a little bit and I said, We do have some plans for it and it would cost about $100,000. His response was, Melvin you are thinking too small, why dont you ask me for $500,000 and Ill raise that for you and you can put in a state-of- the-art healthcare exhibit? I said, Yes, please. He and Kim raised $100,000 each from five hospitals. But, he asked for another date, and it surprised me so much that I agreed. But, generally they were on their own. JM: We dont know who it was but it was definitely somebody else. MM: We moved to Tulsa in January 1941. AboutPressCopyrightContact. She worked tirelessly her entire life to keep animals safe, whether it was stopping on the side of the road to rescue an injured bird or a cruelly-tethered dog, or lobbying state and federal officials for animal rights legislation. However, I didnt see the bombing there as badly as of course I had seen it in London. Seeking opportunities in software or web development. melmyershonestmedia@cox.net, Mllerhaus Legacy Website Team My mother used to tell me when I was very young, she said. Jasmine Moran, an actress and philanthropist most known to Oklahomans for her Children's Museum in Seminole, has died. We ended up indicting a number of people and a number of officeholders. He turned out to be a lawyer. But my mothers parents spent the rest of their lives in the grocery store and the sisters all worked in the store until eventually they got married. Was it over there that you had a near death experience? It said Atom Bomb Dropped. We bumbled around so badly that I was getting pretty seasick too. There were wonderful, wonderful donors and sponsors. After several years of this depression of the oil business, we were down to about 20 firms, and those that were left were just shells themselves. So it wasnt a question of getting the best 12 out 24, it was a question of who was left. The next morning Reggie, called and asked, When are you next coming to Oklahoma City? I said, Im coming today because I have a meeting there. He told me, When you finish your meeting come by my office. I went by his office and he gave me a check for $200,000. Dyslexia was unheard of and everybody thought you were a dunce if you didnt know how to do math or if you couldnt read. At 17, Moran became one of hundreds of girls competing for two spots in the musical. As I would throw the papers from my bike, I really wasnt, very good, and occasionally I would throw them on the roof of the house, so I would give them another paper. I havent done another thing. through with your plan youll be lucky to raise enough money for those 200 stamps. Sa fortune s lve 5 000 000,00 euros mensuels in distress or need or anything else. wash two items instead of one. Could a childrens museum bring the city back to life? Anthony Hayward. in this kibbutz. The Morans became patrons of the high school debate team and supported Seminole State College in numerous ways. So I thought, well Melvin was late. We were I think the only company that I know of that didnt lay anybody off, because theyre good people and I am an optimist by heart. The family of Jasmine Dolores Moran created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories. It. But anyway after spending a night there, the car would not run again. So I thought for a second and told her that we have our hospital exhibit and we always wanted to put a surgery suite in there. It was like being in something really peculiar, everybody was looking at me. About 60 days. Of the 300 childrens museums in the nation, we are in the top five in size with 42,000 square feet and 10 acres of outdoor exhibits. I had several dates with Lillimore and later on she represented England in the Miss Universe Contest. She graduated from St. Joseph, Missouri high school. They were very lucky to get turkey and anything else that was edible. He says that the Nazis are working on a terrible new weapon. Not only do the Rotarians give up their Christmas Day, we have 20 volunteers from the community. We bobbed around for about two more days and then finally we were able to start the engines up again and take off. And of course I dont kid myself that they really needed me for advice, but I was very honored to go. And I think segregation ended here at the same time it ended all over the state. By this time I was 11 years old. See our stories in the news and how VOK's impact is expanding through your generous gifts. Peter Miles, they said, worked for the American Embassy. I was probably about six, maybe seven years old at the time, but we walked home from school together. John Erling: So are we talking about the late 50s? JE: Are there names that you remember today of people that attended your Bar Mitzvah? said, Senators, by the time you get back to the Unites States to the mainland the war is going to be over. And the senators did not know what to think and one general said, We are about to invade Japan and lose 500,000 men and the war is about to be over. A few days later they landed in San Francisco and there was a newsman at the airport where they landed and on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle the letters were so big there were only three words on the whole page. But, no, we have not made a study. Thats pretty heady stuff. They were told that somebody had been taken out on a stretcher or something like that and taken to the hospital and they were scared to death. She came to the US, leaving behind all her family and friends, and immediately was introduced to small town life in Seminole, Okla. Jasmine learned to love Seminole and became involved with the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Wagon, PTA, Brownies and Girl Scouts. She was one of seven children. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in the book. In the very beginning, at our first dinner, Jasmine was the cook. It was a beautiful foyer that we walked into and there were a lot of people swirling around all over the place and of course Melvin was given very strange looks because he was, soaking wet. I had been in the gentlemans room calling my friend. I used to write news stories but I also had a humor column. I wrote for the school paper there as well. And for the number of square feet that we needed it was going to be a floor and a half. Its a desert city. She graced the stage for 18 months. So we had the money for the healthcare exhibit, but we still had to build the wing. Then I ended up in a cabin with three other ladies, and one very small cabin, below water. MM: He was 14. JE: So then Melvin, you were married in Tulsa? And of course it would run your motor down if you had a very small motor. So I went back to the motel and, got my video camera which I had there for Mackinac Island vacation purposes and I took a video of the entire museum with the directors permission and I brought that back to Seminole. He said, You are not. When I went to work for the company initially our sales for pipe and equipment totaled. He had already started the one in Oklahoma City. But to feel like I was a part of his political family was a very good feeling. Youve been very helpful, both of you, to people in the community. Jasmine Moran ACA Qualified Financial Accountant at Young Lives vs Cancer Bristol, England, United Kingdom 113 followers 113 connections Join to connect Young Lives vs Cancer Sheffield Hallam. But he decided to go ahead and try to produce this well, and he did. And I remember distinctly one day a lady came in and she said, Hi Melvin how are you? I had no idea who she was. You have to be strong and stand up against cruelty to any living thing.. Jasmine Moran Children's Museum See all things to do Jasmine Moran Children's Museum 4.5 96 #1 of 10 things to do in Seminole Children's Museums Open now 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Visit website Call Write a review About Hands-on activities in an imaginary town encourage children to explore and seek new ideas for their futures. JE: But here in Seminole, would you have been the only Jewish family here in Seminole? Many gathered for Moran's funeral in Tulsa on Tuesday and . Together they raised three children as Melvin donated his time to public service in Seminole and various state boards. So my father decided to name his daughter after his deceased sister. The family lived in the store. But because of the depression of the oil price, this company was going broke. And then I auditioned for South Pacific, which was playing at the Royal Theatre, the Theatre Royal in London on Drury Lane during that time because our show was about to close, and I needed another job. MM: I was amazed by him, I thought he was eloquent and a wonderful person. It was a dangerous thing to leave lights on because you gave yourself (away) as a target. I had an incident in Colorado where I became very ill and I ended up in the emergency room. It was making about 5,000 barrels a day and wells from this formation came in and many of them were flowing wells, (producing) 5,000 or 10,000 barrels a day. As a child there wasnt an animal that I didnt rescue in some form or another. In her early adolescence, Jasmine attended a drama school, where she also took regular school lessons, as well as music, dance and acting. Melvin Moran: We were married in Tulsa at Bnai Emunah Synagogue. She could make a meal out of nothing and you still felt you had a marvelous meal no matter what it was. MM: Right. When we give children the orientation we tell them that we want them to be thinking about what they want to do when they become older. And both of us had walked home. And that became very important you know the teachers did whatever they could, whatever they could come up with to make noise would be wonderful. JE: Then you came to Tulsa and you were married at the synagogue? The first time that I saw President Clinton was actually through an Oklahoma Hall of Fame that they had. I was so blessed I could not tell you. So you came to Tulsa and you made a conversion of your faith? Supply companies and service centers were here and virtually every major company had an oil camp here. And this particular night I was collecting and this one person said, Please dont give half of my paper to my neighbor. But if you will come back next year we will try to help you. One day, without my knowledge, they sent my column off. We had this blind date and as Jasmine will tell you, Jasmine thought it was awful and I thought it was wonderful. But we were about nine days I believe on the ocean and I arrived having lost 9 pounds onboard the ship. That was David Boren that got us that. That Peter Miles had never been to UCLA, never been in the American Air Force or worked in the American Embassy. There was an open field by the schoolhouse, and the Germans would aim at anything moving in the field, Moran said. We invited either moms or educators, and we invited 15 to the meeting. You just had to wire it shut. Ive always been a touch person. JM: No, no. Our squadron was issued all the parkas and all the heavy equipment and then they decided to send me to England. If you could make it to the little bridge over the stream, there were bushes you could hide in. I was 16 when I graduated from high school because I started school of little bit early. Born 80 years ago today - 1st February 1943 Always remembered with much love by Deborah. The third time was to meet with the First Lady and it had to do with her healthcare plan. Marci and I gave Stan a tour with Kim along. We thought it was a very nice house. That was the first I knew about the atom bomb. Usually things are named for you after youre gone, not while you are here. SEMINOLE It was a fortune teller who informed 7-year-old Jasmine Dolores Careen Burchell of her future. I remember the judges name was Bob Howell. But we are career- oriented. Because that last name was so close to the. The three of them were all really very sick. As she entered the museum for an interview Nov. 1, her face was only slightly bruised from a bad fall she had suffered while recovering from heart surgery. Donaho, the reluctant attendee of the original meeting, still serves as executive director. I felt that I had died and then I spoke to God and God asked me and I said, Im not ready to die there are things that I would like to do. God asked me. Fitzgerald Funeral Service Southwood Colonial Chapel - Tulsa. Both of them had had to jump out of the boat to try to get the greenery off of the propeller and get it started again. I had never met Mickey Edwards before we were at the airport in OKC getting ready to fly out to Israel. And for some reason, I was in Seminole at the time, and I remember the exact block that I was on when I heard that on the radio. That was in August 1988. They would say, Where are you going? And take him on a few miles because he was on leave from his camp and he was maybe going home or sometimes he was going back to camp. You, were walking past homes that still had people in it screaming. The other two officers in my squadron whom I lived with, one weekend they had gone to London and they came back and said they had a wonderful weekend. And I got to Tom McDaniels office and as soon as I get into his office he said to me, Melvin Ive got to level with you, our giving budget for this year is already completely gone. Our squadron consisted of 25 officers and about 200 enlisted men. And this was quite an oil business community. but Im a very firm believer in prayer and I suggest, we have a little chapel here, go to the chapel and pray and see if that will help you. So I asked for a volunteer to head the fundraising, committee and there was none. JE: You and Judge Robert Henry have a long relationship dont you? I had a little car, why he didnt take it, I dont know. And sure enough after a few years the price did come back and we prospered. JM: I was born in 1934, so that should tell you. We had a very good dinner, a wonderful meal. Moran, Melvin & Jasmine. We talked to the director of the museum and she told us that they had 20,000 visitors a year. They wouldnt allow him to. Visit our, To plant trees in memory, please visit the, Anthony Allen on behalf of the entire Allen family from Seminole, Kelly Haney Center at Seminole State College. up the correct corruption and some really bad things that were going on. There is no dishwasher or anything. One of Seminoles most generous and beloved benefactors, Jasmine Moran, died at her home on Saturday morning, March 5, 2022, at the age of 87. JM: Im over it. And so for many weeks after that whenever we could get leave we would go in to London, which was about 60 miles away. MM: Right. Mickey Edwards was important to Israel because on the committee that decides on foreign aid, he was the ranking Republican. I mean even today there are 90,000 producing oil wells in the state and probably 10,000 or 15,000 gas wells. Kids were coming home to empty houses, and we wanted to do something that stimulated their minds. So we thought wouldnt it be neat to have 20,000 people come to Seminole? 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