Doug Jones and Donald Gottesman
Recorded
May 20, 2015
34:27 minutes
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dde001173
Description
Doug (66) talks to Don (50) about the recent death of his spouse and partner John and how they decided to donate money to the California Community Foundation to enable underprivileged kids to attend theater performances.Subject Log / Time Code
Doug spent his whole life traveling. He became a travelogue producer.
Doug says he was working so much, he did not spend much time on his personal life so met his partner John later in life when he was 50.
Doug says the happiest moment was meeting John and the saddest was when he died last year.
Doug describes his passion for flying planes, which he learned in middle age.
Doug talks about how theater has been such an integral part of his life, just like flying.
Doug talks about he and his partner John decided that they would provide funding for underprivileged kids to enable them to attend theater performances.
Doug says that he has learned that experiences are far more important in life than possessions.
Participants
- Doug Jones
- Donald Gottesman