Reflections...
Close Family & Friends
"Lest we ever forget!"
Lupe' Disney....Truly, one of God's Greatest Dogs, July 4, 2002 + February 14, 2014. "Our dog was really one of our best loyal and forever friends, and we miss her physical presence so much! Her spirit lives on! The Disney Family enjoys a very long historical love for dogs...and felines, as well!
Every Family Has A Tree!
Disney Family Tree: Every Family Has a Tree!
Disney Family Tree ~ Five Generations beginning with
Kepple Elias Disney & Elias Charles Disney
From the Disney Archives
Disney Family Tree Across 5 Generations
Daniel H. Disney "Preview Opening" of the
Cathedral
of Our Lady of the Angels,
Los Angeles, California September 2, 2002
 +Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony
His Eminence +Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony, the retired Archbishop of Los Angeles, California has been a very longtime close family friend for many, many years. Cardinal Mahony has inspired us and helped us by his example to be better individuals as we live our lives following Christ! Daniel H. Disney worked closely with Cardinal Mahony for many months to create and establish print and so many other graphic images for the new Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels that opened on September 2, 2002. During his tenure as Los Angeles Archbishop, Cardinal Mahony was instrumental in dividing the Archdiocese into five administrative subdivisions and in guiding the construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Born in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles and raised in the city's San Fernando Valley area, Mahony was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno in 1962. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Fresno in January 1975 and consecrated Bishop in March 1975. He was then appointed Bishop of Stockton in 1980. In 1985, Cardinal Mahony was appointed Archbishop of Los Angeles by Pope John Paul, II and became the first Los Angeles native to hold the office. He was created a Cardinal in 1991 by Pope John Paul II, and as such voted in the Papal conclaves that elected Popes Benedict XVI and Francis. The late Meredith A. Disney as well as sons Daniel H. Disney and Charles Elias Disney consider Cardinal Mahony to be one of their dearest longtime friends and across so many years! He is considered a member of the Disney Family! Cardinal Mahony's Father and Mother were Victor and Loretta Mahony. The Knights of Columbus Council in St. Charles Borromeo Parish in North Hollywood bears the name of Cardinal Mahony's beloved father Victor. This is the same Parish where Cardinal Mahony was baptized and confirmed and where he learned to love The Gospels and to serve others as encouraged by his parents, who are Victor and Loretta Mahony, and where he attended Catholic Elementary School.
Interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California
+Cardinal Roger M. Mahony with Camel at Nativity scene at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, December 3, 2002
Monsignor Kevin Kostelnik with his dog Joaquin on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2003, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California. Msgr. was formerly the Pastor of the Cathedral and is a longtime personal and close friend to Daniel and Charles Elias Disney
Monsignor William Blacet
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Ginger & Lupe' Disney were the best of friends and they both survived the huge Midwest tornado in 2011
Charles Elias Disney & Daniel H. Disney at the Pre-opening of California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California February 7, 2001
Charles Elias Disney Scripture Reading in the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California 2002
Cecil the Lion enjoyed such a magnificent mane!
Portrait of Cecil the Lion + 2002-2015
 Charles Elias Disney in the East African Outback 2016
"Cecil the Lion" & Charles Elias Disney... We must surely believe this:
"Just because something might be legal, that never means you should simply always act upon it!" Cecil the Lion was named for the British businessman Cecil Rhodes as was Rhodesia in East Africa, before it was named Zimbabwe! There always remains the moral, the good, and the virtuous standards we should do our best to live by at all times and in all circumstances! The killing of Cecil the Lion was not the right standard as exercised by the hunter who took it upon himself to break existing Eastern African laws and the standards long in place in Zimbabwe in Eastern Africa. He intentionally poached this protected magnificent lion. "Period!" Cecil the Lion was illegally lured away from the refuge where he was protected and then short with a powerful bow and arrow and seriously injured. Cecil ran back into the wild and was hunted down after 40 hours of horrible suffering and was finally shot to death with a high powered rifle. He was beheaded and skinned and his remains were left to deteriorate. The illegal killing/poaching of Cecil the Lion was accomplished because certain individuals completely lack the moral, the good, and the virtuous standards most good and noble people strive to always live by! My comments are not about hunting. My comments are my personal opinions and I am strongly opposed to so-called "trophy hunting." Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild animals exclusively for the sake of displaying the remains of the animal. The government in Africa is coming to grips with what this poacher accomplished in his desire to illegally 'trophy hunt' a most beloved and revered Lion known as "Cecil the Lion!" I am an advocate for Lions, Tigers, Elephants, and other wildlife and believe anyone who poaches any wild animal in Africa and India and elsewhere should be punished to the fullest extent of the laws in place in those sepcific regions! This hunter/poacher who slaughtered Cecil the Lion was fully aware/conscious of what he was doing! For him to state otherwise is, simply put, "completely untruthful and disingenuous!" "Cecil the Lion was so absolutely magnificent and he had obtained a very iconic stature in Zimbabwe" and his hunters knew all about Cecil's history and this illegal killing of Cecil must be immediately addressed by the African authorities! Daniel and I were fortunate enough and blessed to have personally interacted (albeit from a distance) with Cecil the Lion from the time he was but a small newborn Cub throughout his life and each time we visited Zimbabwe in East Africa! The American man (coward) who killed/poached him very likely lacks much, if any, real self-esteem or a sense of personal shame and this is very sad! Someone must speak up for Cecil the Lion! Daniel and I are gladly willing to fulfill this duty and obligation!" Charles Elias Disney Go to: www.CeciltheLion.website Joyce C. Hall & Hallmark Cards: "American Originals..." Joyce C. Hall
Joyce C. Hall was the founder of Hallmark Cards of Kansas City and was a very longtime personal friend of our Uncle Walt Disney. Walt personally approved the very first greeting cards for Mickey Mouse and other Disney Characters to be designed exclusively by Hallmark Cards in the 1940's! Joyce Hall was one of the kindest and most generous individuals and he was an American Original who revolutionized the greeting cards genre worldwide and it can be said that both entities continue as natural creative partners: Disney and Hallmark! It is impossible to do justice and be able to list all of the wonderful things Joyce C. Hall did for others throughout his entire life! He was a genuine pioneer and an outstanding citizen who advocated for his Kansas City and for our great country! Among other noteworthy endeavors he was an original organizer of the People to People program with President Dwight D. Eisenhower!
Hallmark Cards (Joyce C. Hall) & Walt Disney enjoy a continued very close and longtime friendship
Donald & Adele Hall:
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The Sherman Brothers: Robert & Richard
Composed Such Great Music for so many Disney Films
Robert & Richard Sherman
The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of brothers Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (June 12, 1928 – May 25, 2024). Together they received various accolades including two Academy Awards and three Grammy Awards. They received nominations for a Laurence Olivier Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 1976, they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the National Medal of the Arts in 2008.
The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Their work includes the live-action films The Parent Trap (1961), Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) and the animated films The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967, except “The Bare Necessities,” which Terry Gilkyson wrote), Charlotte's Web (1973), The Aristocats (1970), and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). Among their most famous works are the theme park songs There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow and It's A Small World (After All). According to Time magazine, the latter song is the most performed song of all time.
The Shermans earned nine Academy Award nominations (with two wins), two Grammy Awards, four Grammy Award nominations, and 23 gold- and platinum-certified albums.
Robert and Richard Sherman were longtime close friends to Walt Disney and Walt's nephew Charles Elias Disney.
The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Their work includes the live-action films The Parent Trap (1961), Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) and the animated films The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967, except “The Bare Necessities,” which Terry Gilkyson wrote), Charlotte's Web (1973), The Aristocats (1970), and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). Among their most famous works are the theme park songs There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow and It's A Small World (After All). According to Time magazine, the latter song is the most performed song of all time.
The Shermans earned nine Academy Award nominations (with two wins), two Grammy Awards, four Grammy Award nominations, and 23 gold- and platinum-certified albums.
Robert and Richard Sherman were longtime close friends to Walt Disney and Walt's nephew Charles Elias Disney.
André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu
Inspiring Dutch Violinist & Conductor
Andre' Rieu
André Rieu was born into a musical family on October 1, 1949 in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He began studying violin at the age of five. His father was a conductor. From a very young age he developed a fascination with orchestra. He studied violin at the Conservatoire Royal in Liège and in the Conservatorium Maastricht, (1968–1973). His teachers included Jo Juda and Herman Krebbers. From 1974 to 1977, he attended the Music Academy in Brussels, studying with André Gertler, winning the Premier Prix at the academy.
Career
At University he performed the Gold And Silver Waltz by Franz Lehár. Encouraged by the audience reaction he decided to pursue the waltz form. Rieu formed the Maastricht Salon Orchestra and performed as a violinist with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. In 1987, he created the Johann Strauss Orchestra and his own production company. Since then, his melodramatic stage performances and rock-star demeanor have for some been associated with a revival of the waltz music category. André Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin.
In April 2009 (Australia) /June 2009 (UK), he made a cameo appearance as himself on "Ramsay Street" in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Johann Strauss Orchestra
The Orchestra began in 1987 with 12 members but now performs with between 40 and 50 musicians. At the time the Orchestra first toured Europe, there emerged a renewed interest in waltz music. The revival began in the Netherlands and was ignited by their recording of the Second Waltz from Shostakovich's Jazz Suites. As a result, Rieu became known as the waltz King.
Rieu and his orchestra have performed throughout Europe, in North America, and Japan. Winning a number of awards including two World Music Awards, their recordings have gone gold and platinum in many countries, including 8-times Platinum in the Netherlands. In September 2007 Rieu performed in Australia for the first time solo, without his Orchestra at the Eastland shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood playing "My Way" and "Waltzing Matilda"—and the next day appeared at Sydney’s Arena Cove, Warringah Mall shopping complex with the same set. Rieu and orchestra returned to Australia in November as part of his world tour. Rieu and his orchestra played 3 concerts at Melbourne's Telstra Dome from 13-15 November and continued their tour throughout Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, through to December 2008. The concert theme is 'A Romantic Vienna Night' and the set comprises a replica of part of a Viennese castle, complete with 2 ice-skating rinks 2 Fountains, and a ballroom dance floor situated above and behind the Orchestra. Rieu's largest concert attendance to date in Australia was 38,000 on Saturday 15th November in Melbourne. The Perth concert did not feature the replica of the Viennese Palace as it was stated in the press because it would not fit into the front doors of Subiaco Oval.
He records both DVD and CD repertoire at his own recording studios in Maastricht in a wide range of classical music as well as popular and folk music plus music from well-known sound tracks and theatre musicals. His lively orchestral presentations, in tandem with incessant marketing, have attracted worldwide audiences to this subgenre of classical music.
Some of his orchestra's performances have been broadcast in the United Kingdom and the United States on the PBS television network such as the 2003 airing of Andre Rieu Live in Dublin, filmed in Dublin, Ireland, and 2005’s André Rieu Live in Tuscany filmed in the Piazza Della Repubblica in the village of Cortona in Tuscany.
Personal life
He is married to Marjorie, who works with him full-time as production manager, and has two sons, Marc and Pierre. He speaks (in order of fluency) Dutch (including his home/city dialect Maastrichtian), English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Rieu has worked with his brother, Jean Philippe for several years, but Jean Philippe has now started his own production company.
Disney brothers inspired
Charles Elias Disney and his brother Daniel Harwood Disney have really enjoyed Rieu's music for many years and both of the Disney brothers have introduced many family and friends to what they both believe: "His music is both uplifting and inspiring and even quite electrifying!"
At University he performed the Gold And Silver Waltz by Franz Lehár. Encouraged by the audience reaction he decided to pursue the waltz form. Rieu formed the Maastricht Salon Orchestra and performed as a violinist with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. In 1987, he created the Johann Strauss Orchestra and his own production company. Since then, his melodramatic stage performances and rock-star demeanor have for some been associated with a revival of the waltz music category. André Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin.
In April 2009 (Australia) /June 2009 (UK), he made a cameo appearance as himself on "Ramsay Street" in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Johann Strauss Orchestra
The Orchestra began in 1987 with 12 members but now performs with between 40 and 50 musicians. At the time the Orchestra first toured Europe, there emerged a renewed interest in waltz music. The revival began in the Netherlands and was ignited by their recording of the Second Waltz from Shostakovich's Jazz Suites. As a result, Rieu became known as the waltz King.
Rieu and his orchestra have performed throughout Europe, in North America, and Japan. Winning a number of awards including two World Music Awards, their recordings have gone gold and platinum in many countries, including 8-times Platinum in the Netherlands. In September 2007 Rieu performed in Australia for the first time solo, without his Orchestra at the Eastland shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood playing "My Way" and "Waltzing Matilda"—and the next day appeared at Sydney’s Arena Cove, Warringah Mall shopping complex with the same set. Rieu and orchestra returned to Australia in November as part of his world tour. Rieu and his orchestra played 3 concerts at Melbourne's Telstra Dome from 13-15 November and continued their tour throughout Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, through to December 2008. The concert theme is 'A Romantic Vienna Night' and the set comprises a replica of part of a Viennese castle, complete with 2 ice-skating rinks 2 Fountains, and a ballroom dance floor situated above and behind the Orchestra. Rieu's largest concert attendance to date in Australia was 38,000 on Saturday 15th November in Melbourne. The Perth concert did not feature the replica of the Viennese Palace as it was stated in the press because it would not fit into the front doors of Subiaco Oval.
He records both DVD and CD repertoire at his own recording studios in Maastricht in a wide range of classical music as well as popular and folk music plus music from well-known sound tracks and theatre musicals. His lively orchestral presentations, in tandem with incessant marketing, have attracted worldwide audiences to this subgenre of classical music.
Some of his orchestra's performances have been broadcast in the United Kingdom and the United States on the PBS television network such as the 2003 airing of Andre Rieu Live in Dublin, filmed in Dublin, Ireland, and 2005’s André Rieu Live in Tuscany filmed in the Piazza Della Repubblica in the village of Cortona in Tuscany.
Personal life
He is married to Marjorie, who works with him full-time as production manager, and has two sons, Marc and Pierre. He speaks (in order of fluency) Dutch (including his home/city dialect Maastrichtian), English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Rieu has worked with his brother, Jean Philippe for several years, but Jean Philippe has now started his own production company.
Disney brothers inspired
Charles Elias Disney and his brother Daniel Harwood Disney have really enjoyed Rieu's music for many years and both of the Disney brothers have introduced many family and friends to what they both believe: "His music is both uplifting and inspiring and even quite electrifying!"
In Loving Memory of
President George Herbert Walker Bush
June 12, 1924 + November 30, 2018
41st President of the United States of America
"He was a very longtime wonderful personal friend!"
President George Herbert Walker Bush
Sully was the Special Friend & Companio to President Bush
Disney buys much of Fox
in megamerger that did shake world of entertainment and media...
Bob Iger, Disney CEO & Rupert Murdoch Fox CEO
NEW YORK -- (Excerpts From The Washington Post)
The Walt Disney Company announced it has acquired the majority of assets from rival 21st Century Fox, a megamerger that aims to reset the balance of power in an industry under siege from Silicon Valley. Shareholders met at the New York Hilton on Friday, July 27, 2018 to approve this mega merger!
The merger pairs Disney, the No. 1 studio at the box office and company behind massive hits like "Titanic" and “The Avengers” and “Star Wars” reboots, with the No. 3 studio, Fox, which has produced the “X-Men” and “Avatar” franchises as well as a range of large and mid-budget crowd-pleasers and critically acclaimed films including "The Greatest Showman!"
It also brings brands such as FX, National Geographic and “The Simpsons” into the same fold as ESPN and ABC — all part of Disney’s gamble that only a company of this size could effectively thwart a furious charge into the business of entertainment by well-financed technology giants like Netflix, Apple and Google.
Disney will pay $52.4 billion for Fox, which for its part will spin off Fox broadcast networks, the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Channel, the Fox studio lot in Los Angeles and several national sports channels, leaving them in the hands of 21st Century Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch and his family.
Robert Iger, the chairman and chief executive of Disney who had been discussed as a potential 2020 presidential candidate, will continue with the combined firm through 2021.
The deal takes two media and entertainments titans and, after a period of negotiating chess, essentially divides up territory between them. Iger will lead the legacy-entertainment charge against the new competitors, while Murdoch will attempt to make gains as the business of news and live programming face challenges from digital upstarts.
“We’re excited about this extraordinary opportunity to significantly increase our portfolio of well-loved franchises and branded content to greatly enhance our growing direct-to-consumer offerings,” Iger said in a statement Thursday morning.
Murdoch, meanwhile, is confronting similar challenges in the news business. Fox News and Fox Business come as part of most basic cable bundles and are susceptible to the same cord-cutting challenges. The thorn in his side are free platforms like Facebook, which have become increasingly central to how many Americans consume news. A focused news company with its own scale, Murdoch hopes, can help defeat these rivals — potentially one reason Murdoch is reportedly interested in buying CNN.
“The new Fox will draw upon the powerful live news and sports businesses of Fox, as well as the strength of our broadcast network,” Murdoch said in a statement.
The new Fox will own 25 percent of the newly combined entity, but it’s not yet clear what representation the Murdochs will have in the new company. One of Rupert Murdoch’s sons, James, is chief executive of 21st century Fox, and it’s common for studio heads to remain after acquisitions. Iger said he “look[s] forward to talking to him about it” in the coming months, referring to James.
As part of the all-stock deal, Disney will also acquire Fox’s 30 percent stake in Hulu, a group of U.S. cable stations, several powerhouse international satellite channels such as Star India and Sky Italia, and a host of U.S. regional sports outlets.
The deal takes Murdoch out of much of the scripted television game and all of the film business, ending a Hollywood association that began more than three decades ago when Murdoch bought Twentieth Century Fox from industrialist Marvin Davis and crested as recently as 2014 when Fox led all studios by market share for the first time this century.
Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert’s son and the executive co-chair of 21st Century Fox, noted that “while the merged business is about scale, the new Fox is about returning to our roots as a lean and aggressive brand.” The family said there had not been talk yet of recombining with the print media-driven News Corp., owner of the Wall Street Journal and other publication.
“If we do, it’s well into the future,” Rupert Murdoch said.
But close observers said Murdoch wants to remain involved in entertainment and simplysaw a Disney combination as the best way forward.
“Rupert doesn’t see this as much as selling as he does buying,” the Los Angeles-based investment banker Lloyd Greif said in an email to The Post. “He’s buying Bob Iger and his Midas touch when it comes to filmed content,” Greif said.
Greif added, “It’s a vote of confidence by Rupert in Iger and his management team over his own. He sees troubled waters ahead and wants the best ship and crew to navigate them.”
For Iger, Thursday’s deal amounts to another success after earlier efforts to buy Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.
But Fox will provide the greatest integration challenge yet, with many of the newly acquired company’s divisions overlapping with Disney’s existing operations. And greater scale, while valuable in negotiating traditional distributor deals with cable operators and movie theaters, is no guarantee of direct-to-consumer success.
Wall Street was bullish on the announcement, sending Disney’s stock up nearly three and Fox almost seven percent.
Regulators and shareholders must still approve the Disney-Fox deal, but most analysts do not expect it to face problems. In a very different scenario, the Justice Department is currently suing AT&T to stop its acquisition of Time Warner, noting concerns about the marriage of a distributor and content provider.
A few experts dissented, though, and said the sheer volume of creative assets could give regulators pause.
“The scrutiny could be very close and the new antitrust leadership is unpredictable at this point, as witnessed by Time Warner-ATT,” said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond law school. “I expect DOJ and Congress will be most interested in what this combination will mean for consumers and whether it concentrates too much power in the new entity.”
Combined, the new Disney could boast as much as $75 billion in revenue, with nearly a third coming from Fox assets.
On the Disney call, Iger said that he envisions Disney’s new service, set for 2019, coexisting with Hulu, the former in a “family vein” and latter as “adult-oriented.” Analysts, however, have questioned what the long-term future of Hulu will hold now that Disney owns a controlling 60 percent stake (Comcast Universal has 30 percent and Time Warner 10 percent).
Would executives shelve the service and shift their resources to Disney’s proprietary platform? Or would they actually try to maintain both Hulu and a separate streaming service?
“I think it’s going to be tough—I don’t understand how you would segment it,” said Aaron Shapiro, the founder of Huge, a digital marketing agency that has done work for Hulu.
He said he eventually saw one Disney entry point for consumers, under one brand, whatever it was called. “I think they need to put all their eggs in one basket and go for it,” he said, noting the challenge of attracting many of the 100 million Netflix subscribers. The Disney acquisition hints at a further industry consolidation, analysts say, that could see Viacom, CBS, Lionsgate and Sony seek large buyers too, and leave just a few large legacy conglomerates such as Disney-Fox, Comcast Universal and a potential AT&T Time Warner.
Insiders said they believe Disney will be a test for other content providers as they seek to launch direct-to-consumer businesses--if the world’s largest media conglomerate is unable to successfully do so, it might make them reconsider whether they should even try.
The news provides a bookend of sorts to a 1995 merger that also saw Disney combine with a television giant — Capital Cities/ABC — setting off a wave of entertainment-industry consolidation. Coincidentally, it was that deal that brought Iger into the Disney fold: he was the president of Capital Cities/ABC at the time.
In the call, Iger alluded to that past, saying he was a “product” of that merger, which in turn makes him “respect and appreciate the talent” that comes with the Fox acquisition.
Charles Elias Disney, a nephew of Walt Disney and a company shareholder, said: "This merger would have amazed and even excited Walt Disney! He would be very pleased because he was always wanting to expand the content and capacity of the company he created so many years ago! Uncle Walt would have likely approved and been very proud of Bob Iger and Rupert Murdoch and the shareholders for this most historic merger!"
The Walt Disney Company & 21st Century Fox merging
July 27, 2018
Bob Iger, Chairman of The Walt Disney Company served on President Donald J. Trump's original Strategic and Policy Forum...
Bob Iger, extraordinary Chairman of The Walt Disney Company, served on President Donald Trump's original Strategic and Policy Forum
Bob Iger The Walt Disney Company Chairman was among the list of business leaders who made up President Donald J. Trump’s original Strategic and Policy Forum, with regular meetings scheduled in The White House. Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, chaired the group.
Members “were charged with providing their individual views to the President – informed by their unique vantage points in the private sector –on how government policy impacts economic growth, job creation, and productivity. The Forum was designed to provide direct input to the President from many of the best and brightest in the business world in a frank, non-bureaucratic, and non-partisan manner.”
In a statement, Trump said, “This Forum brought together CEOs and business leaders who know what it takes to create jobs and drive economic growth. My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and cutting the government red tape that is holding back our businesses from hiring, innovating, and expanding right here in America.”
Iger issued a statement saying he considered service on the panel “non-partisan.”
“The Forum provided a non-partisan approach to key economic policy issues, reflecting an array of individual perspectives from a cross-section of industries,” Iger said. “I welcomed the chance to be part of the important discussions about the most effective ways to grow jobs and expand economic opportunity in America.”
Charles Elias Disney remarked: "Uncle Walt Disney would be very proud of Bob Iger's willingness to serve our great country as a member of President Donald J. Trump's Policy Forum! Why? Because Bob Iger is an extraordinary man!"
Members “were charged with providing their individual views to the President – informed by their unique vantage points in the private sector –on how government policy impacts economic growth, job creation, and productivity. The Forum was designed to provide direct input to the President from many of the best and brightest in the business world in a frank, non-bureaucratic, and non-partisan manner.”
In a statement, Trump said, “This Forum brought together CEOs and business leaders who know what it takes to create jobs and drive economic growth. My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and cutting the government red tape that is holding back our businesses from hiring, innovating, and expanding right here in America.”
Iger issued a statement saying he considered service on the panel “non-partisan.”
“The Forum provided a non-partisan approach to key economic policy issues, reflecting an array of individual perspectives from a cross-section of industries,” Iger said. “I welcomed the chance to be part of the important discussions about the most effective ways to grow jobs and expand economic opportunity in America.”
Charles Elias Disney remarked: "Uncle Walt Disney would be very proud of Bob Iger's willingness to serve our great country as a member of President Donald J. Trump's Policy Forum! Why? Because Bob Iger is an extraordinary man!"
Bank of America really played a very significant role in the early beginnings of Walt Disney's happiest dreams!
Amadeo Pietro Giannini
Amadeo Pietro Giannini, also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of America. Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking practices. Most notably, Giannini was one of the first bankers to offer banking services to middle-class Americans, rather than only the upper class. He also pioneered the holding company structure and established one of the first modern trans-national institutions.
Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco on October 17, 1904. The bank was housed in a converted saloon as an institution for the "little fellow." It was a new bank for the hardworking immigrants other banks would not serve. He offered those ignored customers savings accounts and loans, judging them not by their wealth, but by their character. Deposits on that first day totaled $8,780. Within a year, deposits soared above $700,000 ($13.5 million in 2002 dollars). The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires leveled much of the city. In the face of widespread devastation, Giannini set up a temporary bank, collecting deposits, making loans, and proclaiming that San Francisco would rise from the ashes.
Giannini helped nurture the motion picture and wine industries in California. He loaned Walt Disney the funds to produce "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" the first full-length, animated motion picture to be made in the United States! When Walt and Roy repaid this loan to Giannini, they became longtime friends! And it was Bank of America that provided so much of the funding brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney needed to build the original Disneyland in Anaheim, CA in 1954-55! Often, Walt would say: "There may never have been a Disneyland without Amadeo Giannini and his Bank of America!"
During the Great Depression, he bought the bonds that financed the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. During World War II, he bankrolled industrialist Henry Kaiser and his enterprises supporting the war effort. After the war, he visited Italy and arranged for loans to help rebuild the war-torn Fiat factories. Giannini also provided capital to William Hewlett and David Packard to help form Hewlett-Packard.
Amadeo Giannini was a genuine one-of-a-kind gentleman and such a good friend, and "his word was always his bond." Brothers Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney have banked with Bank of America for their entire lives!
Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco on October 17, 1904. The bank was housed in a converted saloon as an institution for the "little fellow." It was a new bank for the hardworking immigrants other banks would not serve. He offered those ignored customers savings accounts and loans, judging them not by their wealth, but by their character. Deposits on that first day totaled $8,780. Within a year, deposits soared above $700,000 ($13.5 million in 2002 dollars). The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires leveled much of the city. In the face of widespread devastation, Giannini set up a temporary bank, collecting deposits, making loans, and proclaiming that San Francisco would rise from the ashes.
Giannini helped nurture the motion picture and wine industries in California. He loaned Walt Disney the funds to produce "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" the first full-length, animated motion picture to be made in the United States! When Walt and Roy repaid this loan to Giannini, they became longtime friends! And it was Bank of America that provided so much of the funding brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney needed to build the original Disneyland in Anaheim, CA in 1954-55! Often, Walt would say: "There may never have been a Disneyland without Amadeo Giannini and his Bank of America!"
During the Great Depression, he bought the bonds that financed the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. During World War II, he bankrolled industrialist Henry Kaiser and his enterprises supporting the war effort. After the war, he visited Italy and arranged for loans to help rebuild the war-torn Fiat factories. Giannini also provided capital to William Hewlett and David Packard to help form Hewlett-Packard.
Amadeo Giannini was a genuine one-of-a-kind gentleman and such a good friend, and "his word was always his bond." Brothers Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney have banked with Bank of America for their entire lives!
First Cousins and Close Friends Roy E. Disney and Charles Elias Disney...
Cousins Charles Elias Disney and Roy Edward Disney
Roy Edward Disney and Charles Elias Disney are first cousins. Roy's father was Roy Oliver Disney and Charles Elias' father was Raymond Arnold Disney. Roy Edward and Charles Elias were lifetime friends and they enjoyed visiting Ireland and spending time together and prime time with their respective families. Brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney established what is today known as The Walt Disney Company.
They are both pictured together here in The Walt Disney Feature Animation Building that was renamed the Roy E. Disney Animation Building on May 7, 2010 following the passing of Roy E. Disney in 2009! Roy revitalized the animation division and renewed the entire company spirit and actually spent a lifetime helping to create "Disney Magic!"
As a tribute to Roy E. Disney, the animation studio building at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, was re-dedicated as the "Roy E. Disney Animation Building" on May 7, 2010. Hundreds of D23 members were present for the celebration. VIPs Roy Patrick Disney, CEO executive Robert A. Iger, film producer Don Hahn, Mickey Mouse, Roy's first cousins Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney were on hand for the dedication.
Actually, Charles Elias Disney named his late son Charles Roy "Charlie" Disney after his cousin Roy E. Disney and also his uncle (Roy's dad) who was Roy Oliver Disney.
Roy Edward Disney is credited with "reviving" The Walt Disney Company, twice. Sadly, while these company revivals caused some considerable disharmony within the Disney family, undeniably the company grew and prospered significantly during Roy E. Disney's control. The contentious relations between some of the Disney family directly relating to the so-called "revivals" has been quite sad and is likely to never fully be healed, at least in the near future, and this is really quite unfortunate! Growth and change will often bring about unfortunate and even some unexpected outcomes, and, as well, either positive or negative results and conclusions!
The old proverb states: "Time heals all wounds!" However, and most likely, the final resolve in the family will likely be in the working of Divine Providence...and, hopefully, sooner than later!
They are both pictured together here in The Walt Disney Feature Animation Building that was renamed the Roy E. Disney Animation Building on May 7, 2010 following the passing of Roy E. Disney in 2009! Roy revitalized the animation division and renewed the entire company spirit and actually spent a lifetime helping to create "Disney Magic!"
As a tribute to Roy E. Disney, the animation studio building at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, was re-dedicated as the "Roy E. Disney Animation Building" on May 7, 2010. Hundreds of D23 members were present for the celebration. VIPs Roy Patrick Disney, CEO executive Robert A. Iger, film producer Don Hahn, Mickey Mouse, Roy's first cousins Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney were on hand for the dedication.
Actually, Charles Elias Disney named his late son Charles Roy "Charlie" Disney after his cousin Roy E. Disney and also his uncle (Roy's dad) who was Roy Oliver Disney.
Roy Edward Disney is credited with "reviving" The Walt Disney Company, twice. Sadly, while these company revivals caused some considerable disharmony within the Disney family, undeniably the company grew and prospered significantly during Roy E. Disney's control. The contentious relations between some of the Disney family directly relating to the so-called "revivals" has been quite sad and is likely to never fully be healed, at least in the near future, and this is really quite unfortunate! Growth and change will often bring about unfortunate and even some unexpected outcomes, and, as well, either positive or negative results and conclusions!
The old proverb states: "Time heals all wounds!" However, and most likely, the final resolve in the family will likely be in the working of Divine Providence...and, hopefully, sooner than later!
Roy Oliver Disney
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Walter Elias Disney
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Roy Edward Disney
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So many close Family & Friends!
Very often, never enough time to spend with those we will always love...
ahh...."The Circle of Life"
Charles Elias Disney Easter 1999
Larry Russell Craycraft Longtime close friend and business associate at LodeStar Pictures R. I. P. 1947 + 2015
Former Disney home in Newport Beach, California 2010
Ollie Gates owner of Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Missouri and a very longtime family friend 2012
George Gates, son of Ollie Gates of Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Missouri and a very longtime family friend 2012
Daniel H. Disney at opening of California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California in 2001
Walt Disney with Pony at Walt Disney Productions in Burbank, California
Walt Disney & Ed Sullivan
Walt Disney with one of his dogs: "Skippy"
Walt Disney in Paris, France
Rev. Luke Doyle is a longtime close friend!
Benjamin Watson is a football player for the Baltimore Ravens and a good friend
Meredith A. Disney & Daniel H. Disney in San Francisco, CA
NASCAR Driver & US Navy Lt. Jesse Iwuji saved a family in a burning car in California
Michael Joseph Jackson has been a longtime friend
Katherine Jackson is Michael Jackson's Mother
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Flora & Elias Charles Disney
Daniel H. Disney and Meredith A. Disney Malibu, CA Home 1993
Dr. Hubert L. Eaton
Founder of Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks was a close friend to Walt Disney & Charles Elias Disney across so many years
Elias Disney Window in Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California
Charles Elias Disney in Sarasota, Florida at the home headquarters of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 2011
Ringling Bros. Circus performer Kevin Thomas with Tiger Cub
Tom Brady is a longtime friend
Tom Brady, football anyone?
Rick & David Nelson learning to be circus aerialists
Daniel H. Disney attending a screening of "The Lion King"
Walt Disney during construction of Disneyland 1955
Walt Disney
Meredith A. Disney & Charles Elias Disney in San Francisco, CA
Foster & Lynn Friess
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Eric Hillard (Ricky Nelson) lifetime close friend to Charles Elias Disney 1952
David & Rick Nelson
lifetime close friends to Charles Elias Disney 1963
Ricky Nelson fishing on Whitefish Lake in Crosslake, Minnesota with Charles Elias Disney while staying at Boyd Lodge in the summer of 1961
Lupe' Disney (canine) & Charles Elias Disney Christmas 2012
Walt Disney & his personal secretary Tommie Blount Wilck
John Ronald Davis, a longtime close friend
Riley Howell, American Hero!
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth & his boys in Minnesota
Tim Tebow is a longtime friend
Tim Tebow & Friends at prom that Tim's foundation sponsors
Philip Michael Rivers is a longtime friend
Mary Johanna Bax Metz
Lillian & Walt & Diane & Sharon Disney at LA Int'l. Airport getting on a TWA Constellation for vacation in Florida
Walt Disney with Dolphin. See Mickey Mouse hat on the Dolphin!
Bob Iger & wife Willow Bay
Walt Disney at Disneyland Railway
Roy Oliver Disney co-founder of The Walt Disney Company
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Daniel H. Disney by Holy Land Olive Tree at his home in Malibu, California 1993
Charles Elias Disney
Lupe' Disney on Easter 2008
Catherine Hearst
close Longtime Personal Friend to Meredith Disney
Charles Elias Disney in the African Outback as an advocate to preserve the marvelous endangered wild Creatures 2013
Diane Marie Disney Miller
Walt Disney riding his horse in Burbank, CA 1950
Walt, Diane and Lilly Disney
Walt Disney with early sketches of Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney at Cinco deMayo at Disneyland
Building Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland in Anaheim, California in 1954-55
The Disney Family leaving on vacation in 1950
Len Chmelka is a longtime close friend!
Liberace! Wladzin Valentino Liberace was a longtime friend to Meredith A. Disney
Liberace playing on his famous piano!
Walt & Lilly Disney with a drawing of Mickey Mouse
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Katherine Bayer Jenkins
singing "The Prayer" with
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
"Katherine is truly, Musician Extraordinaire!"
Charles Elias Disney
Katherine Bayer Jenkins,
truly,
Musician Extraordinaire
Lyrics...
I pray You'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer when we lose our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with Your grace
To a place where we'll be safe
I pray we'll find Your light
And hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night
You're our eternal star
Let this be our prayer when shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino Simbolo di pace e di fraternita
We ask that life be kind
And watch us from above
We hope each soul will find
Another soul to love
Let this be our prayer just like every child
Needs to find a place
Guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
E la fede che
Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salvera
Songwriters:
DAVID W. FOSTER, TONY RENIS, CAROLE BAYER SAGER, ALBERTO TESTA
© Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
David Archuleta and Nathan Pacheco
David Archuleta & Nathan Pacheco
David and Nathan sing "The Prayer" and their voices blend so perfectly! These guys are longtime friends and to hear them sing together is a wonderful experience, to be certain! Sometimes it is possible to hear "perfect voices" and this is an example of such "perfection!"
Charles Elias Disney
Charles Elias Disney
4ocean working to clear plastics, etc.
from the oceans!
4ocean is a United States company focused on removing plastic waste from the ocean and is funded by selling bracelets made from recycled materials. 4ocean was established by Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper and others. The company pledges to remove one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines for each bracelet that is sold. Water bottles and various apparel are also sold to fund the cleanup efforts. 4ocean operates in United States, Bali and Haiti where employees work hard to remove trash.
The story begins when Alex and Andrew take a surf trip...to Bali Indonesia that would inevitably change their lives and the fate of the ocean. Devastated by the amount of plastic in the ocean, they set out to find out why no one was doing anything about it. One afternoon they came across an old fishing village where fishermen were literally pushing their boat through piles of plastic that had washed up on shore. The two surfers realized that the proliferation of plastic threatened both the ocean environment and the fishermen's livelihood. Could the fishermen use their nets, they wondered, to pull the plastic from the ocean? This idea stuck with the 2 surfers and they knew it was time to hit the drawing board. After realizing that the demand for seafood was driving the fishermen to focus on fish instead of plastic, they knew they had to create something that could fund the desired cleanup efforts. This is how the 4ocean Bracelet was born.
Made with recycled materials, every bracelet purchased funds the removal of 1 pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines. In less than 2 years, 4ocean has removed 4,177,309 pounds of trash from the ocean and coastlines. 4ocean currently operates out of multiple countries and employs over 150 people worldwide.
Andrew Cooper and Alex Schulze
Contact: www.4ocean.com
Tom & Mary Kay Williams
Kevin & Logan Thomas Williams
Truly, wonderful close friends across many years!
Mary Kay & Tom Williams with Daniel H. Disney in the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel
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Daniel H. Disney & Meredith A. Disney & Mary Kay Williams & Charles Elias Disney & Tom Williams
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Tom & Mary Kay Williams with Mickey Mouse in Disneyland
Kevin & Logan Thomas Williams
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Kevin Tom Williams
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Rick Mullen is the great Mayor of Malibu, California!
He really cares about every resident in Malibu...
Rick Mullen, Mayor of Malibu
Kansas City Royals' Brady Singer Pays off Parents' Debt for Christmas: 'You Deserve the Best'
Brady Singer with his parents Brett and Jacquelyn Singer at Kansas City Royals in Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer gave his parents an extra special Christmas (2018) gift to pay them back for the many years they supported his baseball dreams.
Singer, 22, shared footage of the sweet moment, showing his parents sitting at a dining room table as his mother read a letter from him. In it Singer wrote of his mom and dad’s dedication and all they sacrificed to help him achieve his goals.
“You both always wanted me to have the best stuff to help me pursue my dreams. The money you both spent on traveling, gear, hotel, food and all those Gatorades I drank is much more than I could ever give you,” he wrote. “But there is something I want to give to you. I am paying off the loan from the bank [and] I’ve paid off all your debt as well.”
Singer’s clip shows his mom becoming emotional, pausing briefly before she continues reading the letter in tears. “Now instead of trying to save money every weekend to replace the savings account you drained on traveling to see me play baseball, you can spend it on yourselves,” he told them in his letter.
“Because you deserve the very best. I want you both to know how much I appreciate you and how none of this would be possible without you,” Singer wrote. “Your giving hearts helped to shape my tiny dream into a reality.”
Singer, 22, shared footage of the sweet moment, showing his parents sitting at a dining room table as his mother read a letter from him. In it Singer wrote of his mom and dad’s dedication and all they sacrificed to help him achieve his goals.
“You both always wanted me to have the best stuff to help me pursue my dreams. The money you both spent on traveling, gear, hotel, food and all those Gatorades I drank is much more than I could ever give you,” he wrote. “But there is something I want to give to you. I am paying off the loan from the bank [and] I’ve paid off all your debt as well.”
Singer’s clip shows his mom becoming emotional, pausing briefly before she continues reading the letter in tears. “Now instead of trying to save money every weekend to replace the savings account you drained on traveling to see me play baseball, you can spend it on yourselves,” he told them in his letter.
“Because you deserve the very best. I want you both to know how much I appreciate you and how none of this would be possible without you,” Singer wrote. “Your giving hearts helped to shape my tiny dream into a reality.”
Brady Singer, Kansas City Royals Pitcher
Singer’s star has been on the rise: Earlier this year, he was awarded the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball’s player of the year, according to the Associated Press. The Royals picked him 18th overall in the 2018 draft, The Kansas City Star reported.
He received a $4.25 million signing bonus from the team, according to the Star, and officials were excited to have the talented pitcher join the team. “He is gonna be what people in Kansas City are gonna love to come to the ballpark to see,” Royals scouting director Lonnie Goldberg said during a news conference at the time, according to The Star.
With all his success, Singer has shared grateful posts praising his parents and close friends on social media. Upon joining the team, he shared a sweet Instagram photo of himself smiling alongside his mom and dad. “Dreams come true today! Pumped to be part of the @kcroyals family,” he captioned the picture. “Big thanks to Gator Nation for the past 3 years and everyone who has supported me along the way! Now, the journey begins. Go Gators & Go Royals!”
He received a $4.25 million signing bonus from the team, according to the Star, and officials were excited to have the talented pitcher join the team. “He is gonna be what people in Kansas City are gonna love to come to the ballpark to see,” Royals scouting director Lonnie Goldberg said during a news conference at the time, according to The Star.
With all his success, Singer has shared grateful posts praising his parents and close friends on social media. Upon joining the team, he shared a sweet Instagram photo of himself smiling alongside his mom and dad. “Dreams come true today! Pumped to be part of the @kcroyals family,” he captioned the picture. “Big thanks to Gator Nation for the past 3 years and everyone who has supported me along the way! Now, the journey begins. Go Gators & Go Royals!”
Mark Wahlberg is a creative guy and longtime friend!
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, producer, businessman, former model, rapper and songwriter. He is occasionally referred to by his former stage name of Marky Mark from his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, with whom he released the albums Music for the People and You Gotta Believe. Mark has been a longtime friend and "he is a guy whose word is always his bond!" When Mark is your friend, you are blessed because he always is inclusive and loving and caring for everyone he encounters.
Bill Dunn is a great family man, business, & civic leader...
William "Bill" Dunn, Sr.
William "Bill" Dunn, Sr. is one of Kansas Cities greatest men! The patriarch’s hard work and core principles laid the foundation for turning JE Dunn Construction Company into a powerhouse. Along the way, he also made his hometown a better place to live and work. He built the family business into one of the "most admired" business entities in America! Bill Dunn is really a wonderful individual and he inspires countless people to achieve success in their own personal and working lives. He is a man of his word and he and his family continues to build many of America's most classic and enduring structures.
Charles Krauthammer was an admired friend...
March 13, 1950 + June 21, 2018
Charles Krauthammer was a longtime
wonderful and quite brilliant friend
1950 + 2018
Charles Krauthammer was an American syndicated columnist, author, political commentator, and former physician whose weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide. He was also a commentator on Fox News Channel. Charles has been a longtime friend and we always enjoyed our time with him. Charles was truly an extraordinary man and he was truly an great American intellectual across many years.
Katherine Noel Brosnahan Spade
Kate Spade
was an extraordinary and kind and generous friend!
December 24, 1962 + June 5, 2018
Kate Spade 1962 + 2018
Kate Spade was an exceptional and dynamic friend and she created some of the most beautiful ladies fashion styles ever! Kate was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and she never lost her sense of her midwestern values. She said her most important role was that of being a wife and mother. We met Kate at Hall's in Crown Center in Kansas City many years ago and we always looked forward to seeing her on several occasions!
Sir Elton John with a wonderful Lion Cub as he is composing the music for "The Lion King"
Sir Elton John & Lion Cub
Sir Elton John has composed so many wonderful (and inspiring) musical compositions for films. His music for Walt Disney's "The Lion King" is perhaps one of Elton's most compelling works! Each composition is made perfect with his precise timing and coordination and the deep emotional sentiments Elton interweaves throughout each of his very deep and heartfelt compositions for this beautiful film!
"Elton's sincere and his personal love and respect for the creatures portrayed in this classic film obviously enhances his musical contributions and he has been a longtime personal friend!"
Charles Elias Disney
"Elton's sincere and his personal love and respect for the creatures portrayed in this classic film obviously enhances his musical contributions and he has been a longtime personal friend!"
Charles Elias Disney
The Disney's journeyed throughout the home regions of
Saint Francis of Assisi...
Charles Elias Disney in Assisi, Italy
When Daniel H. Disney and his brother Charles Elias Disney and his son Cristian Petrea Disney were in Italy they visited Assisi, the home city of the most holy Saint Francis of Assisi. This was such an inspiring experience for each of the fellows! They also visited Rome and Vatican City and were on hand for Pope Benedict XVI's weekly blessing in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, September 13, 2006.
Ron & Diane Miller Wedding &
Other Family Pictures...
Walt Disney at Ron & Diane Miller's wedding
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Walt Disney walking Diane Disney to her wedding
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Diane Disney Miller at her book signing for "WALT The Man Behind The Myth"
Ron & Diane Miller at their Silverado Vineyard
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Walt & Lily Disney and their family
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Ron & Diane Miller at their Silverado Winery
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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban are very kind & loving friends to Daniel & Charles Elias Disney. Nicole was a close friend to the late Meredith A. Disney
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Charles Elias Disney and good and loyal friend "Joaquin" on St. Patrick's Day at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles in 2003
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Elias Disney Contractor Window on Main Street in Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California
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Club 33 in Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. This was the private club Walt Disney opened to entertain his guests and visiting dignitaries
Elias Disney Contractor Medalion # 1901 in Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California
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Walt Disney with fawn during the creation of his classic animated film "Bambi" in 1942
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Walt Disney (r. front) in Kansas City, MO with newsboys delivering The Kansas City Star & Times in 1912
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Walt Disney with his sister Ruth Flora Disney, when Ruth was seven and Walt was five
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Daniel Harwood Disney
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Charles Elias Disney
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Charles Elias Disney in Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Cemetery Glendale, California in 2016
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Dick Van Dyke & Walt Disney & Julie Andrews
Roy Edward Disney
Roy Oliver Disney
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Bob Iger & Diane Disney Miller & Michael Eisner
Diane Marie Disney Miller
Lillian & Walt Disney Wedding Day 1925
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Herbert Arthur Disney & Louise Rast Disney & Elias Charles Disney & Flora Call Disney & in front Walter Elias Disney & Ruth Flora Disney
Flora Call Disney & Elias Charles Disney
Edna & Roy O. Disney & Walt & Lilly Disney dining at the Brown Derby in Hollywood, California
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Diane, Walt, Lilly, Sharon Disney
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Ruth Flora Disney & brother Walt Disney
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Flora Disney in Chicago
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Flora Disney with children Walt & Ruth Disney
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Walt & Roy O. Disney
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Ronald W. Miller, husband of Diane Disney Miller
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Lillian & Walt Disney
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Lillian Bounds Disney
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Edna Francis Disney
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Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks & Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney's Business Card in Kansas City, Missouri
Early Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California
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Mickey Mouse in 1928 & 1935
Mickey Mouse!
Walt Disney & Mickey Mouse "Best Friends" Statue at the entrance to every Disney Park!
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Roy Oliver Disney with brother Walt Disney in front of the Disney Animation Studio in Hollywood, California. Walt & Roy are the founders of what today is known as The Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney's "Alice Comedies"
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Disney Home in Kansas City, Missouri
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Shed behind Disney Home in Kansas City, MO where Walt Disney did some of his earliest drawings
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Building on 31st Street & Forest Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri where Walt Disney had his first studio in 1921 on the second floor!
Walt Disney founded his first professional film studio at the McConaughey Building designed by noted Kansas City architect, Nelle Peters. Walt Disney incorporated his new company with the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. He called it “Laugh-O-gram Films." The building still stands, hopefully, awaiting significant renewal!
The Four Disney Brothers & One Disney Sister...
Herbert Arthur Disney, Roy Oliver Disney, Ruth Flora Disney, Walter Elias Disney, Raymond Arnold Disney
Herbert Arthur
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Roy Oliver
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Ruth Flora
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Walter Elias
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Raymond Arnold
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First cousins Roy Edward Disney & Charles Elias Disney
were also very close lifetime friends...
Roy E. Disney Animation Building at The Walt Disney Company Headquarters in Burbank, California 2010
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Cousins Charles Elias Disney & Roy Edward Disney in 2007 inside of what became known as the Roy E. Disney Animation Building in The Walt Disney Company Headquarters in Burbank, California. The Disney Building was dedicated on May 7, 2010. Roy passed away on December 16, 2009
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Daniel H. Disney brother of Charles Elias Disney in the Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art in Kansas City, Missouri 2017
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Walter Elias Disney
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Daniel H. Disney with Sunflowers in Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California in 2002
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Raymond Arnold Disney was one of
Walt Disney's older brothers...
RAYMOND ARNOLD DISNEY
RAYMOND ARNOLD DISNEY was a proud and very active and devoted longtime Mason and an active member of the Shriner's A. A. O. N. M. S. Al Malaikah Shrine Temple in Los Angeles, California. He was the husband of Meredith A. Disney, and the father of Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney. He was an avid supporter of the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Los Angeles. He was a Mason for many years. Raymond was a staunch supporter of the Order of DeMolay. He bequeathed much of his large estate to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children and the Shriner's Burn Institute for Children. For many years Raymond sold many thousands of tickets to the annual great family Al Malaikah Shrine Circus in support of the huge Al Malaikah Shrine Center in Los Angeles, California.
Raymond Arnold Disney's Obituary in
The Los Angeles Times and
The Kansas City Star
Los Angeles Times and The Kansas City Star
Shriner's Hospitals for Children®
"Really changing lives every day!"
Walt Disney & his brother Raymond Disney with a young boy in the Los Angeles Shriner's Hospital for Children (1962)
Walt Disney with his brother Raymond Disney visiting the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Los Angeles, California in 1962. Walt dearly loved children and he helped fund the Shriner's Children's Hospitals across many years! In this particular picture, Walt and brother Raymond were attending a special "STOP ARTHRITIS" campaign. Walt stated: "Children are our future! I love all of them and I want to assist children who are enduring unimaginable suffering with all sorts of illnesses in their daily lives!"
"Your donation, no matter how small or large, will make a difference!" ONLY 63 cents a day! $19.00 a month!
Eric: Shriners Hospitals Ambassador
Through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. Our 22 locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico provide advanced care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. Shriner's Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Shrine Hospitals are among the finest Children's Hospitals in the World!
Our Mission: Shriner's Hospitals for Children has a Mission to:
Our Vision:
Become the best at transforming children’s lives by providing exceptional healthcare through innovative research, in a patient and family centered environment.
Contact Us:
Shriner's International Headquarters
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607
Main: 813-281-0300 or Donations: 855-401-4897
Patient Referral & Eligibility Information:
Patient referral and eligibility information Phone: 800-237-5055 (in the U.S.) or 800-361-7256 (in Canada)
Visit our Shriner's Hospitals website. For more information, please visit: www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
Our Mission: Shriner's Hospitals for Children has a Mission to:
- Provide the highest quality care to children with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment.
- Provide for the education of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Conduct research to discover new knowledge that improves the quality of care and quality of life of children and families.
Our Vision:
Become the best at transforming children’s lives by providing exceptional healthcare through innovative research, in a patient and family centered environment.
Contact Us:
Shriner's International Headquarters
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607
Main: 813-281-0300 or Donations: 855-401-4897
Patient Referral & Eligibility Information:
Patient referral and eligibility information Phone: 800-237-5055 (in the U.S.) or 800-361-7256 (in Canada)
Visit our Shriner's Hospitals website. For more information, please visit: www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
Shriner's Fez
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Raymond A. Disney's Shriner's Fez for Al Malaikah Shrine Temple in Los Angeles
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 A. A. O. N. M. S. Shriner's International Emblem
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Masonic Emblem Raymond Disney was a Mason for many years
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee
"Finding Cures, Saving Children"
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee
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Danny Thomas, Founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Danny and his family are longtime close friends to the Disney's!
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Daniel H. Disney & Charles Elias Disney
Daniel H. Disney at the Los Angeles Art Exhibit on Mexico in 2000
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Charles Elias Disney & brother Daniel Harwood Disney
Charles Elias Disney & Lupe' ~ "Elias' Best Friend..."
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Dr. Mike & Jackie Hurly
Charles Elias Disney at entrance to Motion Picture Associates
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Great Friends: Mickey Mouse and Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2015
Daniel H. Disney, Father Edward M. Foster & Meredith A. Disney together for new home blessing and Mass in Crosslake, Minnesota in 1997. Daniel Disney built this home!
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"COLLABRO" Longtime close friends to brothers Charles Elias & Daniel H. Disney in 2015. They are: Jamie ~ Matt ~ Richard ~ Michael ~ Thomas
Daniel H. Disney & Meredith A. Disney at home in Malibu, California at Christmas in 1993
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Meredith A. Disney & Nancy & Roger Schwieters together for Meredith's 87th Birthday in the Schwieter's Crosslake, Minnesota home in 1994
Joyce Peck & Daniel H. Disney in the Peck home at "Peck's Puddle" in Crosslake, Minnesota in 1995. They were lifetime close friends!
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Uncle Walt Disney reviewing drawing concepts in 1949
The dapper Walt Disney visits St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri in 1940
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Harry Murphy, a very good man, a close friend, and a respected restaurateur in Kansas City...
Harry Murphy
Harry Murphy is the the owner and operator of Harry's Country Club and Brown & Loe eateries. Both are trendy and very nice restaurants and bars located in the City Market District just north of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. To begin with, we have been going to Harry's Country Club since it first opened in 2003. That is, when we were in town, we always made it a point to get to Harry's Country Club! Always the food has been so exceptional and the staff is most thoughtful and caring about their patrons. We have also always enjoyed the atmosphere in Harry's! Harry's new venue is one block north of Harry's Country Club in the River Market District. Brown & Loe is an upscale American bistro owned and managed by Harry's daughter who is Kate McGlaughlin. One recent Sunday afternoon in 2017 Harry's hosted a fund raiser to help Sofia Smith, a little girl who is facing some very difficult surgery to repair her heart. This is what prompted us to include Harry Murphy on our website. He not only owns and co-operates two great restaurants and bars, but he is a man of great charity and thoughtfulness and this impression is genuine on our part and shared by others we have spoken with! Most people likely feel kinship with Harry because he is so kind and polite and welcoming, and he is quite genuine and the food and service in his eateries is always so great! We do consider Harry as a great friend!
Max Kaniger really makes a difference in the lives of strangers...
Maxfield "Max" Kaniger
Maxfield "Max" Kaniger is an extraordinary guy! He is focused on reaching out to people in the inner-city of Kansas City. He has established Kanbe's Markets and his desire is to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to people who very often do not have access to such foods most of us readily find in the super market we are able to access. He is an example of a man who believes in his "mission" of helping and caring about others and his success comes from his genuine willingness to help make others lives more fulfilled! Max is always working to help others and he is an inspiration to us and he is also a good friend!
Daniel H. Disney & Charles Elias Disney attending special "King Tut Egyptian Exhibition" in Kansas City, Missouri 2014