I was one of these young women who did not spend much time in the kitchen. My mother used to tell me when I was very young, she said. JE: And your mothers name and maiden name? JM: No, she didnt. With a new song dropping March 18, he's ready to up the ante. But the next day my boss ordered extra milk so(Laughter). The boys in the show included a handsome (yet hairy) Scotsman who played the Muscle Man. Donations in memory of Sian to Paul Sartori Hospice at Home, may be . I used to deliver it on my bicycle. You know, you lived literally from hand to mouth. MM: In January 1986 the price of oil collapsed. She graced the stage for 18 months. In the very beginning, at our first dinner, Jasmine was the cook. They called the hotel to check on me from where they were. Morans singing voice and dancing ability would also take her far in the world. JM: I would hear bullets splattering but I was never hit. I remember that very well. And we are grateful that he did. Our class did the newspaper covering all three schools. I am certain that the White House had done some research and thought maybe if they could influence me I would say something positive to Senator Boren on. Notes: Recorded by John Erling in Tulsa, Oklahoma. http://www.MullerhausLegacy.com The idea took off. 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. A story of humility, compassion, and good cheer. Property matters including settlements and conveyancing. That was probably our first success. And one caught our eye and it was advertising the Flint, Michigan Childrens Museum. None of that, however, helped Melvin when the crisis of his life left him alone and near death in a Jerusalem hotel room. COME PLAY! My parents actually moved a couple of months earlier. And to see things that old still standing was absolutely amazing. Movies cost 10 cents at that time. Kim told us, My children grew up in the museum. They lived in Shawnee 20 miles away. He said, Any woman that has children at home may be excused. And several did. So I thought, well Ill go around the other way. Your headlights had to be left on all night, the dim part of your headlights. We have to build an extra-special museum, so we thought lets just built the best one that we can build in the country if we can. Digital Audio Sound Recording, Non-Music. This town had a lot of elderly people who were on their own on Christmas Day, sitting there in front of the television eating may be a ham sandwich if they could put it together or possibly something they had bought from the store. In those days there were only three high schools in Tulsa. And Ive tried to find the house today, but I. JE: And then we know he went on to play Billy Jean King in that famous male against female match and he was defeated. Yes. He knew a lot of the women that were actresses in the theaters and he introduced us to a number of them. It was just a few blocks away. I was telling her what I was planning to do. JE: During your summers then, while you were in college, you said you worked at Streets department store. They built a new wing of the library and it was named after my father in appreciation for what he had done. I mean the score was 21-2 or 21-3 or something, and he just really killed me. JE: Tell us where we are recording this interview. A passenger in Booth's vehicle, 21 year-old Jasmine Morgan of Greenville, was flown to University of Louisville Hospital with life threatening injuries. JE: So this was quite an adjustment Jasmine to come to Seminole, Oklahoma? Basically, the government in Israel is kind of like one big family. And from that he went into oil field equipment of all types: tanks and pump units and so forth. All are invited to Jasmine Morans Celebration of Life on Wednesday, March 9th at 4 PM at the Kelly Haney Center at Seminole State College, 35390 Highway 9, Seminole, OK 74868. And my dad was very determined that I would have a Bar Mitzvah and that it would be a proper one. JE: And there was that instance when Kim reached out and was raising funds for you, and I believe she asked Integris Hospital to contribute is that true? However, my mother was very much like Melvins mother. It's surprising how much a musical selection can affect mourning. Mom passed away peacefully at the Bonnechere Manor, after a brief illness at the age of 93. He came from a pretty religious family and he became a preacher. JE: So after that night that you probably didnt make a great impression on Jasmine after your first date. That very first time we went we noticed this feeling of weve got to get together and stay together in order to make this work. So after that dreadful blind date Melvin, how many dates did you go on before you proposed marriage? JE: And then that produced other towns around, it wasnt just Seminole? If I had to pick a number, Id say maybe 20 or 30. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday in Tulsa. As a mental health worker, I believe in using my education and experience as a tool for. We have a 109-member board and an executive board of 15.. He would go to various oil companies and buy scrap from them that they didnt use anymore from the various oil wells. to make a promise and I did. 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. JE: So your father had Moran Pipe & Supply but then he bought his first oil well? He said, We will be invading Japan. These are the points that we are going to land to invade Japan. His family was poor and they came from very poor circumstances originally. During the years before, I had served on a lot of various boards and commissions around the state so I know a lot of people. JE: And theres a story about how you met Vice President Al Gores father at Judge Henrys house and Senior Gore told a story about before the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan. So I met Jasmine as a result of Lillimore and I met Lillymore because of Peter Miles. Because of the fact that the lighting was very minimal in a lot of the areas of London. I was thinking about fundraising and I thought Im a pretty good writer, so I would compose a wonderful letter about what a really good project this is. And actually, at the end of the run in London, she was also contracted to go on tour. (Laughter). Douglas Miller Art Director Ive done everything I can and shes not coming back. But, I translate it as youre supposed to help people every day that you can. Then fast-forward to 1945. Since that time every president of Southwestern Bell which is now AT&T has been one of our board members. He couldnt sing at all. I arrived in 1953. Now I delivered papers for years and I remember whenever we would go a week withoutthey called it a kick which meant complaint. They were two-year terms and I served seven terms as a councilman. Describe her personality. JE: Nobody thought of him being pretty special at that time? MM: She took my two videos together, the one I took and Flint and the one I took in Denver and she composed a video for it. The nearest place I could park to the downtown Kerr-McGee headquarters building was two blocks away. 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. For those of you who recognize her name, it is due to the Children's Museum located in her community which is named after her. He had been eloquent then, but I think hes been very eloquent since. During World War II, Melvin was serving in London with a top-secret unit of the United States Army Air Corps when he met a beautiful West End showgirl named Jasmine. They managed to keep all of the lights off so there were no lights on. Because I dont drive, or I didnt drive then, whenever we were anywhere I would have to be the one to push the car while Melvin started the going. He took the three senators to his office and on the wall of his office were maps. MM: In the offices of Moran Oil Enterprises and Moran-K Oil in Seminole, Oklahoma, one block off of Main Street. Meet and learn from the incredible Oklahomans that have passed on since sharing their stories with us. JE: So then Melvin, you were married in Tulsa? Jasmine Moran was a beloved friend and philanthropist in Seminole. JE: What kind of a guy was Senator Mike Monroney? On the block I lived in, there were four houses. Peter Miles, they said, worked for the American Embassy. Frank McPherson was the president of Kerr-McGee and I served with him on the board so I knew him a little bit. MM: He was accusing everyone of being a communist and he was doing it for his own political gain. 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. Yes, they are people of means, but they visited different parts of the world with their children so they could learn about all walks of life and learn about other cultures. Just a little bit about the early founding foundations Melvin that you went to. Eventually you might need to do so and it would be much cheaper to do it now. He convinced us that that was a good idea so we were going to go into debt and we told the construction manager to go ahead and we built two floors. Thank you for visiting this Oklahoma oral history website, VoicesofOklahoma.com. The Jasmine Moran Childrens Museum in Seminole is a major Oklahoma educational facility that will impact the lives of children forever. What you have to do is go to people you know. Again, I knew quite a few people. I found out she was dead when I went to school the next day and they said they never found all of her body she was just blown to pieces. Mon 24 Apr 2017 12.21 EDT. Then I ended up in a cabin with three other ladies, and one very small cabin, below water. William Nelson Moran was born in Montgomery, Ala., on November 27, 1933, and he grew up in East Point, Ga. I didnt know very many people and I had no time for activity. Fourteen of the 15 people were friends of mine and when they got my letter they decided they would come. So I thought one day, I wouldnt have to make so many milkshakes if I got rid of the milk. on a bus and the young man on the bus, there was one who drove the bus and one who was our guide who spoke to us. I loved Oklahoma. My mother was working for this one lady in town in a small knick-knack shop. We expected him to name it the Whitten-Newman Foundation because that was the name of the foundation that gave. And he went back and he became Israels biggest supporter in Congress and I really attribute that to Jasmines lecture to him. Michael "Mike" Moran passed away unexpectedly Oct. 16, 2020, in the home he shared with his beloved wife, Jaquelynn Moran. JE: And thats driven you to this very day? So, this was an everyday occurrence. Visit our Support Center Surely. (Editors note: The Oklahoma Heritage Association will publishJasmine Morans autobiography, The Path I Chose, by the end of this year or early 2018. So the next day I got out of journalism school and went into business school. And said, Are you Jasmine? And I was so, taken aback I didnt have time to think and I said, Yes, I am. And he said, Well, Ive had an accident. There was a man and a woman in the car. 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. Very often mother and I and usually my brother Sidney and occasionally my sister, we would be riding the bus and on the front of the bus were the words: Colored people use rear seat. He didnt have any money at all. The Jasmine Moran family thanks all for your outpouring of love for a one-of-a-kind woman who will live in our hearts forever. That was David Boren that got us that. I said. Moran played for the Cleveland Indians (1958-59, 1964-65) and Los Angeles Angels (1961-64). MM: Yes. JE: Did you buy yourself a bicycle or any of those types of things? Isnt this dangerous to stop and pick up soldiers like this? So the young man on the bus just smiled at me and turned around, raised up his shirt and he had a whole rack around his stomach of bullets scars. Angeles Angels ( 1961-64 ) in a cabin with three other ladies, and cheer! 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