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Program Events for April 19, 2002,
9th Memorial Services, Mt. Carmel Center - Waco, TX.

Several survivors and a friend fo the family of the Andrade's,
Jennifer, Katherine and Chanel ( died April 19, 1993),
will speak of the fellowship with their loved ones and brethren
who perished at Mt. Carmel. Each survivor will take equal time
starting at 10am CST in the Chapel on Friday the 19th.
After memorial services conclude we will be meeting,
at your own expense, by 1pm at:

Ryan's Steakhouse
301 S Valley Mills Dr
Waco, TX 76710
254-751-7595

Saturday the 20th, David Thibodeau's band PLUSH
will be playing in Mesquite at the
New American Exposition And Book Fair.
Big Town Exhibition Hall
Mesquite, TX

Just east of Dallas

Visit the Mt. Carmel website for more details and a MAP:
http://spacetowns.com/mtcarmel/visitor/index.htm

On April 16, 2001 I flew to Texas for the upcoming 8th year memorial service at Mt. Carmel.
I stayed with Clive and Edna in their home and we had a wonderful time. Each time I visit we seem to get
closer and closer. I pulled a ton of weeds from the memorial stones, (inducing the wrath of hundreds of
red fire ants) and in general getting things prepared for April 19th services. Each year I meet someone who's
never been there before and wants to help out. My only wish is that there were more people like that. My heart
goes out to those who toil and work on those 77 acres 365 days a year. It's a lot of work to say the least!

This year I decided I would scout out the property a little more than previous years and see what I could find.
It's amazing the stuff that's still out there! I journeyed out way past where I usually go and found a pile of rubble
pushed far away from the church. Grabbing my camera I started taking pictures of what I saw.

Tons of peanut cans lay everywhere... I remember someone telling me that dinner sometimes consisted of
popcorn and peanuts, but they werent kidding! I couldnt even begin to count the amount of peanut cans, there
were so many. I found burnt shoes galore, childrens clothing, tricycles, bicycles, cups and even a Mickey Mouse
sheet for an infants crib, torn and burned. At one point I came around the corner and saw something that
literally dropped me to my knees in tears... sitting next to a charred bicycle was a childs baby doll with it's arm
missing. It was THE saddest thing I think I've ever seen. I took the doll and gave it to Clive to put in the museum
so that others could witness it for themselves. I made a memorial website upon returning home, featuring the pictures
of the doll and the other artifacts I found. Please visit the link below to view them:

http://www.wizardsofaz.com/waco/4-19-2001.html

In early November of 2000, Clive and Edna Doyle came for a visit and were welcomed guests in my home.
I loved having them here with me, they were a delight. Both of them are so very loving and kind!

A lot of people are surprised to find that Clive and Edna both like to laugh a lot and tell jokes.
My step-daughter told me some of her friends (ages 18-20) all thought Davidians sacrificed babies and
chanted satanic passsages at midnight or something! She was my best "preacher" as far as the
NORMALCY of these people and their wonderful sense of humor.
She got a kick out of bringing up the subject to people at college and seeing what their attitude was.
As soon as they blurted out fiction she would say,
"Uh uh! The Davidians are staying with me right now... I asked them about that and it's not true!"
She said their faces would go slack and they would fall silent. *chuckle

We shared some laughter as well as tears talking about what happened.
It's clear they both miss Shari and the others very much.
I cannot wait to see them again in April.
I'm proud to call them my lifelong friends.

UPDATE: Edna Doyle passed away July 1, 2001 from complications resulting from a stroke
suffered seven days before her death. She was 86 years young.
She taught me much about life and loving my children... She will be greatly missed.
There is a place in my heart just for her.

http://spacetowns.com/mtcarmel/EdnaDoyle.htm

On July 10, 2000 I had the wonderful privilege and thrill to meet up again with my friend

David Thibodeau
As we drove along an Austin highway for my journey to Mt. Carmel in Waco, we spoke about the trial,
Judge Smith, an upcoming Geraldo appearance and his feelings about being a survivor and standing up for justice.
I tape recorded the conversation and transcribed it for all to read.

On July 11-12, 2000 I traveled to Waco and sat inside of Judge Walter Smith's courtroom
at the McLennan Co. Courthouse and covered the wrongful death trial.
(Associated Press Photo)

After trial each day, after most people were gone, I would stay and keep a heads-up at the daily press conferences.
My main motivation was listening to one of the lead attorney's, Michael Caddell, and seeing what he had to say.
Each session amounted to a complete demonization of the Davidian adults and David Koresh. I have a hard time understanding how you can build a defense, while you're inside AND outside the courtroom
bashing the relatives and people you claim to represent.

I took over 65 pages of notes, and have yet to organize and type them out.
(tape recorders and cameras were not allowed, due to an anonymous jury)
I did however comment about my observations in an e-mail to my list members.
During lunch breaks all of us, including the survivors and their families, the attorney's and a bunch of reporters
would end up at a cafe down the street at the same exact time. I kept thinking a panoramic shot of everything would
be perfect... and if only the walls had ears!

On that same trip I traveled from Austin to Ft. Worth spending time with my friend Wyla, a patriots, patriot
and a longtime wonderful friend and spirit. She housed, fed and cared for myself and another great patriot
and friend, Rollin from Los Angeles.
      

Rollin and I would drive from Ft. Worth to Waco every morning for the trial.


Spending time with Clive Doyle and his mother Edna was another highlight of the trip.
They drove me to Mt. Carmel from the courthouse talking and sharing stories the whole way back.
Clive, myself and Rollin watered the plants around the church, pulled some weeds and watered the 88 crepe
myrtle trees planted in the memorial area.
(There were 82 planted, but two more Davidians have passed away and others will be needed in the future)

 

I have also been taping a show called Waco: A Closer Look for (formerly) KOPC 90.9 FM here in Tucson, Arizona. We have produced 4 tapes in a series of approximately 7 or 8. They broadcast the program at differing times in the evening. I have committed myself to a second talk radio station called KRVL 93.3 also in Tucson, and an ongoing program on their local television show called ACCESS NEWS.

I have just finished another radio program called Waco: Ground Zero, which is audio from the April 19, 2000 memorial at Mt. Carmel I attended. I talk about what it was like to meet the survivors, many of which I've been in contact with on a daily basis and how absolutely wonderful, loving and kind each one of them were to me and the people around them. I was very moved by the outpouring of love and friendship they offered so readily, so selfishly, that I had a hard time getting in the car and driving back home. I left a piece of myself there, and I plan on going back again really soon. (For those interested, I do not accept payment for these shows or educating others about the real evidence in the Waco massacre.)

On March 25, 2000, I organized a memorial/rally called (click here!)Waco Walk 2000 (click here!) that commenced in the front of the Federal Building in downtown Tucson at 1PM. We gathered over a hundred signatures on petitions asking President Clinton to free the Davidian prisoners, and I took them to Waco to be hand delivered at the April 19th memorial. While I was in Waco on the 19th, patriots held another Waco Walk 2000 in Tucson that coincided with the one in Waco. KOPC 90.9 FM was there taping and interviewing people who were entering the Federal Building and protesters alike.

On April 28, 2000 at 6:15:42 PM US Mountain Standard Time, Waco Tragedy News was first in the world to receive and send the shocking news of Waco FLIR expert Carlos Ghigliotty's sudden death and the evidence he had collected, via Davidian lawyer David T. Hardy of Tucson, Arizona.

 

April 19, 2000 - Memorial Services at Mt. Carmel.

I didn't even dream, when I started my research into what happened in Waco, that it would come this far or I would take it so personally. If I thought my determination to educate people was strong before, it certainly was set in stone the first time I met a survivor and they embraced me like I was a long lost friend. I felt like I had returned home after a lifetime of being away, and that these people were connected to me long before I arrived.

Yours truly and attorney David Hardy.
*Dave is an incredibly funny man, not to mention very intelligent and extremely hard working.
We are all lucky to have such a 'straight shooter' on our side. Definitely one of the good guys.* :)

I miss each and every person that I met while visiting there. I want to go back and fish with some of the kids at the bass filled pond in front of the church. And I want to come back to talk with Tillie Friesen, who is in her 90's and has been at Mt. Carmel her whole life almost. She is a fountain of history and information, and is a joyous woman with sparkling eyes and a gentle touch.

I want to help raise money and build homes for Tillie and Ofelia Santoyo and her frail mother Concepcion. These women deserve a nice place to live out the rest of their lives together. Please donate a small portion of your pay to help these ladies out by visiting RebuildTheChurch.Com.

Austin radio talk show host and leader in the RebuildTheChurch movement spoke at the memorial services saying,
"Today, we took back the HILL!"
When they raised this flag above the newly dedicated church, they INDEED took back the hill in a splendid way, showing the United States government that a federal bureau will NEVER fly their flags as Waco EVER again!

NO MORE WACOS!

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