Mount Carmel – 2012 photos
This year the memorial was held at the Marriot. Many of us visited Bonnie Haldeman’s burial in Tyler after the April 19th memorial to see her headstone that many of us pooled funds together to fund.
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Dinner upon arrival with survivors.
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Looking north toward the chapel April 21, 2012
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Simeon cutting the grass with a machete. Taken from the second floor window of the chapel looking west toward Double EE. April 21, 2012
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Storm shelter looking eastward. April 21, 2012
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Uncovered end of the storm shelter, flooded, deteriorating. April 21, 2012
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Walking the storm shelter dividing wall. April 21, 2012
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The swimming pool foundation has been emptied this past year by Charles Pace who has been watering a garden just east of the pool (photo left). He told me he has plans of creating an “aquaponic garden” in the pool. April 21, 2012
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Deep end of the pool foundation and the chapel. April 21, 2012
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Ruins of the swimming pool have been almost emptied by Charles Pace. April 21, 2012
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Author Cathy Wessinger and Matthew Wittmer stand in the remains of the swimming pool foundation at Mount Carmel. April 21, 2012
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Eastern end of the old dairy barn on the eastern most end of the property. This is where the FBI positioned their forward looking observers during the 1993 siege. April 21, 2012
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Going upstairs in the new chapel is the closest you’ll come to what it was like in the old building upstairs.
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View from the top chapel window looking west toward Double EE road.
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Author Cathy Wessinger presents recent findings at the April 19th, 2012 memorial in Waco, Texas.
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Survivors Kevin and Brad along with Clive Doyle at the April 19th, 2012 memorial.
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Ofelia and Kathy. April 19, 2012
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Driving with Clive, Catherine, and Sheila to Tyler to see the headstone we all purchased for Bonnie Haldeman.
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Bonnie Haldeman’s property where her house once stood before being destroyed by a fire in 2010. Only the chimney remains.
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Sheila and Clive.
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Carol Library on Baylor’s campus where the Texas Collection is located.
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Listening to negotiation tapes from 1993
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Final breakfast with Sheila.
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At the Holiday Inn.