But one day I didnt realize I was going to be short until it was right at the very end and I had one paper and two houses next door to each other. I will be there and you and Marci come at such and such time and date. So we come and Stan Hupfeld was there. We have quite a few family members there from my fathers sister, the one that ended up staying there and raising a family there and then her children, and their children are there, so we do have quite a bit of family there. I think it will. So Mel apparently went to the chapel and when he came back the doctor said, Her blood pressure has started coming back. JE: And then grade school started here in Seminole? She said, Melvin, if you follow. He did not need me at all. Because not only will they come here and fill up their tank with gas, theyll have dinner and lunch and stay in motels, so a study needs to be made of this. But because of the depression of the oil price, this company was going broke. The idea took off. Seeking opportunities in software or web development. I cant explain it, but I still have that in my memory and of course I hate guns, so we dont have them around our house. Services are under the direction of Rabbi Marc Fitzerman, The Synagogue Congregation Bnai Emunah, Tulsa (where Jasmine and Melvin were married in 1953.). Michael James Moran, Esq. They would burn through the second story if they didnt meet anything solid. I cant undo all of the things that I have done, but I can go forward from here and be better.. Im going to put you on my committee. And I said, Oh, new blood for you too. JM: Yes, I pronounced it differently. At 11 years old do you remember hearing about that? Moran may be many things in America, but above all she was a girl who chose her own path and forced success to find her despite poverty, challenges and war. But Ive never forgiven Melvin quite for the name. JE: Thats fun. Usually I would do these a block or two apart. 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. When you walk through these various countries and we behave so ugly, thats the impression that we leave behind. http://www.MullerhausLegacy.com
There is hardly any crime and security is everywhere and we never felt afraid when we were there at all. So, in January of 1941 we moved to Tulsa. A very Happy Birthday to a dear friend. And I said, Tom, Ive carried this all the way up here, can I show you this video? So we thought this would be a really nice idea to do something here in Seminole. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. There was a beautiful, big armchair and I sat down in the armchair and I called my friend and she said, Where are you? And I, said, A place called Winfield House. JE: So your father had Moran Pipe & Supply but then he bought his first oil well? JE: People in Seminole had to say, Did you hear this English speaking lady down the street? JM: Everybody. had ever spoken to him like this before. There was real Will Rogers and then Daniel Webster and then Tulsa Central. We looked around at buildings and none of the buildings we looked at were the correct thing. Melvin Moran: Actually, I dont know the year of the grand jury but if I had to guess I would say probably in the mid-50s, 1955 or 1956. (Laughter) And she put them together and she composed theme song for us, and her children sang the theme song. 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. And he stayed there only a very short time and then he came to Nowata, Oklahoma. 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. I mean things like we just mentioned, three invitations to the White House. I was very fortunate. Dive deeper into Oklahoma history by learning from the voices of the Oklahomans who lived it. Kerr-McGee had some functions and we took the robot to their functions. I didnt know very many people and I had no time for activity. Since we opened on January 23, 1993, weve expanded nine times, Melvin said. Of course I made a lovely spectacle of myself by slipping on one of the slick areas. And shortly after the meeting, a woman from Bartlesville, her name was Claudine Green came over to Jasmine and me and said, My father died last week and his pride and joy was his 1921 Model T. Our family would like for you to have it to put in the childrens museum for kids to enjoy.. 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. I am not sure how many terms he served, but it seems like maybe he served three terms but I am not sure. MM: It has. She served as Seminoles First Lady, when her husband was elected mayor. So the kids started walking across his land and he decided that since the kids were walking across his land theres no point in fighting it and trying to grow crops. We knew we were going to war in 1939, which was when my youngest sister was born. And I had seen people come by and try to sell something to my mother. We walked sopping wet into Winfield House and everyone was giving him strange looks and thats my only impression of him. We worked seven days a week eight hours a day, and worked until 11 oclock at night. But he said there really wasnt much in the way of oil business in those days, which there wasnt there, so I said, Well, you know, I can keep us alive. 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. MM: Right. We always enjoyed visiting with Jasmine and her life partner Melvin. And that was before the days of Martin Luther King, so she was really the first civil rights activist I ever saw. And they knew that my mother was raising three children and struggling like the devil to get us fed and clothed. They shared the idea of a childrens museum with us, and I was named president of the board.. Senator Gore commented, he said, When we landed in Guam there were troop ships and troops everywhere as far as you could see. General Stilwell was in charge of the forces in that part of the world. He said, You are not. And I happened to have a nice loud singing voice. Its a desert city. Morans older sister, Helen, was an accomplished actress, while her younger sister, Davina, would become a well-respected ballerina in Canada. Israel is probably more secure than most any major city in America. up the correct corruption and some really bad things that were going on. And the equipment that he sold was used equipment. It was several hours away from Jerusalem down to where the library and dedication event was. The first house that I remember living in was in Maud, Oklahoma. So, this was an everyday occurrence. I mean not only was he the table tennis champion of California, but he was a professional tennis player and he was hustling people that many years ago. Well, Israel is an amazing country with all of the high-tech stuff and an amazing number of Nobel Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize winners and things that have happened in this little, tiny country. Jasmine has always had a passion for animals and a disdain for animal cruelty. He had an apartment with two extra beds and so those two officers stayed with him and I would stay at the American Officers Club, which was called Winfield House and was formerly owned by Doris Duke. Unfortunately there are wonderful, wonderful people in the Unites States who are kind and gentle and helpful and you get people who represent them like him. She was just shaking her head. Donations in memory of Sian to Paul Sartori Hospice at Home, may be . 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. I would meet her at the theater and I got to know all of the cast members because I was there so often. He came back and named the childrens museum the Jasmine Moran Childrens Museum. JE: And how old were you when you graduated from the University of Missouri? You pick yourself up, and you keep on going.. So she could do very little about it, except express the fact that she thought this was absolutely ridiculous to go on a blind date. MM: But it would be fair to say that I met my wife because of a car thief, although she had never met Peter. It as a VIP kind of trip, we visited all of the historic places. The trip was supposed to cover Israel and some of the Arab countries, but the Air Force decided it would not be wise for me to go to the Arab countries because of me being Jewish. Seminoles reverence for their beloved Jasmine was obvious at any public event she attended, when the line grew long to greet her, shake her hand, hug or kiss her. 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. Our second daughter is Elisa, she was named after my mother Elsie, and our son is named David. And if you made a milkshake or malt you had the glass you served it in, plus the metal container that you stirred it in. Jasmine (Burchell) Moran May 7, 1934 ~ March 5, 2022 87 Years Old Obituary & Services Tribute Wall Obituary One of Seminole's most generous and beloved benefactors, Jasmine Moran, died at her home on Saturday morning, March 5, 2022, at the age of 87. JE: So by the time that you came to the United States then you had been schooled in Judaism? When we were going to start our fundraising, here I am the chairman of the fundraising committee and I needed a plan. In 1939, England declared war on Germany, and the little aerodrome airstrip that sat right by the schoolhouse in Hornchurch became a strategic airbase. I didnt get the call. Im not sure where she was born. 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. So he had two groups of wells. So she said to me, The first phone you see, you must call me, because if you dont Im going to be angry with you all day. So I said, Okay, Ill call you. As we were walking into Winfield House I noticed on, the left side was a windowed area and there was a man standing talking on the telephone. And so, this is inbred in you. So, we landed in New York and went straight to the Rabbi Kahn in New York who performed the conversion ceremony. He said, Yes, many times. Visiting America without visiting Oklahoma would be like visiting Israel without visiting Jerusalem. Or, there was this big field that this farmer had, and he had been trying to grow crops in it but they were not very successful. So what they decided to do was to break you up into small groups. (Laughter) We had been worried all of the way back. When she landed in New York it was important to my family that she already be officially converted to Judaism before we were married. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Seminole Humane Society in care of Marta Mattingly, 300 West College Avenue, Seminole, OK 74868; or to the Jasmine Moran Childrens Museum in care of Marci Donaho, PO Box 1828, Seminole, OK 74818- 1828. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Seminole Humane Society in care of Marta Mattingly, 300 West College Avenue, Seminole, OK 74868; or to the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum in care of Marci Donaho, PO Box 1828, Seminole, OK 74818-1828. By the time we sold out in 1981, our sales were $2 million a month. That was her way of expressing her chagrin and her unhappiness with the whole thing. How did you find him to be? He sent her the money to come over and that was during the time that World War II broke out. just sort of mushroomed overnight to an airbase of fighter pilots. JE: Name some of your friends while growing up. He had been eloquent then, but I think hes been very eloquent since. When you go a block to deliver one paper, its not nearly as good as delivering 10 papers on a block. You know, to cook with. You got into politics back in the 1950s and early 1960s, among other things known as the McCarthy Era. JE: But I am sure you are over it by now? My parents actually moved a couple of months earlier. She would eventually catch the eye of a young Oklahoma serviceman and move to America. We could do that in Seminole. Mel Myers Announcer, Honest Media
The Morans became patrons of the high school debate team and supported Seminole State College in numerous ways. prior to us really getting to know her. We found the robot in Dallas and the robot was. When you are a personal friend of David Boren, things happen. Her most notable performances were in Rodgers and Hammersteins production of South Pacific.. (Laughter) So I thought this cannot be. Jasmine Moran, an actress and philanthropist most known to Oklahomans for her Children's Museum in Seminole, has died. See our stories in the news and how VOK's impact is expanding through your generous gifts. 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. By this time I was 11 years old. had raised the money for the construction of the wing and construction started. All Rights Reserved. JM: Weve always had volunteers come from the fire department and the police department and those that are working are usually the ones to have helped us to the food to carry it out to people who are shut-ins. I had won my game and several people were challenging me and I had won several times. I was so blessed I could not tell you. JM: No. Sorry, but I have got to say it as it was. My two dogs decided that one was going out and the other one wouldnt go. And I said to him, If you were my child, Id turn you over my knee and I would spank your rear end right in public because you really deserve a jolly-good thrashing and Ive had it with you. And he turned off and he stormed away. I know we had people coming and going and the cast changed, but I dont remember him. Mel said, Why would he say he was in South Pacific when he wasnt? I said, I dont know. Well, he took his shirt off and I said, Melvin, I recognize him! JE: The hairy chest. He said, We will be invading Japan. These are the points that we are going to land to invade Japan. Several hours after they had gone I woke up and I felt fine. (Laughter). 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. JE: And then I believe there was a drugstore at 21st and Utica? So a few years later, a city councilmans seat for our district in the city opened up. MM: No, I didnt, not at all. For four and a half years, the board under the direction of the Morans worked to bring the dream of a childrens museum to life. About 60 days. So you came to Tulsa and you made a conversion of your faith? Because of that, teachers were trying to distract the children from the bombing and the noises that were carrying on outside of our area. It wasnt an easy time for us. I mean it was so big that you couldnt close the trunk at all. . first meeting, most of the board members were there already. It could move its arms and it could walk and could talk and kids were amazed. You know, you lived literally from hand to mouth. But just to be more charitable than ever and to really try and help people more than ever before. But at that time, oil wells were being drilled absolutely everywhere and very successfully. 1, 2023: Richard Strong Knapp died peacefully on February 26, 2023, at the age of 89. Moon. He was a very prominent lawyer and Oklahoma City and his name was Reggie Whitten. Melvin, you saw the need to serve your city. Seminole resident, mother, wife, friend and well-known philanthropist Jasmine Moran died at the age of 87 on Saturday, March 5, and though gone, her legacy will live on through her various projects and community outreach. Marilyn, our daughter, was also working on the video production company. In the Jewish religion, a Jewish child is named after a deceased person, and I was named after my grandfather on my fathers side. Moran, Melvin & Jasmine. The other possibility is that number one the doctor gave me some pills or a shot, I dont recall which one and it could be that the medication suddenly cured me. He was born on March 16, 1932 in LeSueur, Minnesota to William F. and Dolores (Moran) Dietrich. We have an awful lot of girls named Jasmine in Oklahoma now. He was also from Tennessee and he was very prominent in Congress. MM: The synagogue was Bnai Emunah synagogue located on 17th and Owasso Street in Tulsa. JE: Your brother Sidney was two years younger than you? MM: Im not sure that she ever was sure that it was really going to happen. 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As long as you continue to behave like this I am going to disassociate myself from you. And he was very shocked. MM: Kim was a member of our board and Kim and Brad have been helpful from the very beginning. She was always a peacemaker. Listen now to this remarkable story made possible by The Williams Companies Foundation, one of the founding sponsors of VoicesofOklahoma.com. When there was a pause in the conversation I got my camera out and I focused on her and she posed and I clicked and there was nothing because the battery had gone dead. (Editors note: The Oklahoma Heritage Association will publishJasmine Morans autobiography, The Path I Chose, by the end of this year or early 2018. However, I didnt see the bombing there as badly as of course I had seen it in London. But if you will come back next year we will try to help you. So he finally put a pathway across there. My mother was now giving birth to her last child and my father had just died in the hospital from pneumonia. $ tricks@jasminemoran.com Closed now 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 6AM 9AM 12PM 3PM 6PM 9PM 12AM 3AM Museum Photos See all Videos See all 0:24 Melvin, youve got to be a good person because you will likely be the only Jewish person that many of these children have ever met, and may be the only Jewish person that theyll ever know. Children from all across the United States and from more than 60 countries have come to see this unusual museum that treats visitors to the wonders of science, nature and life changing career choices. In her early adolescence, Jasmine attended a drama school, where she also took regular school lessons, as well as music, dance and acting. It was called Page Drugstore. So you entered junior high when you came to Tulsa? Senator. 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