Dear Allen,
Thank you for sharing this link. I am sure I am not the only one who is
deeply saddened by the news of Don Garate's passing. It seems like only
yesterday that he was at the Presidio of San Francisco for the annual
commemoration of the arrival of the Anza party! Don's commitment to research
and public interpretation of Spanish colonial heritage throughout the U.S.
west greatly influenced the development of the field. His generosity in
sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm was unmatched. I will miss him, and his
portrayals of Juan Bautista de Anza, very much.
--Barb
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Barbara L. Voss, Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 50, Main Quad
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305-2034
650 723-3421 (dept office)
650 725-0605 (fax)
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Allen
Dart
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:58 AM
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Subject: Don Garate as Juan Bautista de Anza - A Tribute
Mr. Don Garate, Chief of Interpretation at Tumacácori National Historical
Park, Arizona, passed away last night, after learning only this past July
that he had a cancerous brain tumor. His funeral will be held in Reno,
Nevada, but the arrangements as yet are not set. He will be buried in
Ravendale, California, where he grew up.
The Environmental Education Exchange has put together a video about Don's
unique way of interpreting history for the public, in which he assumed the
character of Juan Bautista de Anza at countless events over the past 20
years. Don also played a key role as a narrator and on screen for a video
documentary of the Anza Trail that will be released in the summer of 2011.
A "rough cut" of the video that has been prepared with available footage
and media can be viewed at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTJF-8ners4
If you have a good internet connection it is recommended that you push the
slider in the bottom of the YouTube window up from 360p to either the 720p
or 1080p high definition versions.
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
520-798-1201 office, 520-798-1966 fax
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URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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