Hi all! This is P's DD checking in for her today...life gets a little crazy this time of year. I'm sure she'll back tomorrow right on schedule!..........................L
1966:
Thursday, December 15th
Walter Elias Disney passes away at St. Joseph's Hospital just ten days after his 65th birthday. When the news of Walt's death reaches
Disneyland in Anaheim, consideration is given to closing the park for the day, but instead it is kept open (as Walt would have wanted), but the flags on Main Street USA are lowered to half-mast.
On the
CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite, commentator Eric Sevareid states this about Mr. Disney: "He was a happy accident, one of the happiest this century has experienced. And
judging by the way it’s behaving, in spite of all Disney tried to tell it about laughter, love, children, puppies, and sunrises, the century hardly deserved him."
1997:
Tuesday, December 16th
Lillian Bounds Disney passes away almost 31 years to the day of her husband's passing.
Company vice chairman (and nephew to Lillian Disney) Roy E. Disney said ''This really is the end of an era for the Disney's, and it's ironic and somehow fitting that it should be at this time of year. Walt, in 1966, my dad in 1971, my mother in 1984, and now Lily have all gone during the 10 days before Christmas.''
Michael Eisner also said ''Lillian and Walt Disney and Edna and Roy Disney were pioneers in turning a creative vision through hard work and sacrifice into an American institution. For that, the world is grateful.''
Such a somber day in the history of Disney and of the world..... it is hard to imagine what the world would be like if Walt Disney had lived longer. Too bad that more wasn't known about the affects of smoking when he was younger. But we know LOTS now about good habits and bad habits and about things we can STOP DOING or START DOING to get healthier. So pick a habit.... a good habit to start or a bad habit to stop and make a commitment....not on January 1st, but NOW! Perhaps something as small as starting to floss more (I committed earlier this year to 5 x a week, but I've fallen away from that lately, so that is my
Recommittment!) or as large as quitting smoking!! Maybe you will just commit to something around the house (I know I feel better when my bed is made and that is good for my MENTAL health) like keeping the mail pile current or the laundry caught up.