Show t — ' - - t Zbe5altalitZtibunt I -- 1 1 1 ' News Desk: i 111 49 A 1 1 1 1 SUNDAY May 26 1991 237-204- 5 I B1 AM a e"a aaelo -- 0 ‘a ''li j stk ' - Family Killed in Crash Remembered - - o - "— - i ''' ' 7 - By Vince Horiuchi t71"'"" Japanese family was doing what they loved most — traveling and thking in the "total American experieace" i t — when a tragic auto accident ended their lives said ' ai ' '''t'Na ''arN ' their best friend in Utah It" aaNa Ana Donald ft Doty chairman of the cardiovascular ax a aawkiee 0 1 anDr oracic surgery division at LDS Hospital heard the i i‘ news Thursday morning and "the first thing that runs a Arit e054-how tragic the whole event is to your mind is sw-- through v r 0ov have the entire family instantly erased" Ca '' ver P'1 A head-o- n collision on Interstate 80 Thursday killed " 1 seven people including the Koike family The accident as ' '"4'''"-a border occurred 16 miles east of the - a Dr as Koike thoracic cardiovascular and surgeon Ryu lt'a I-at Zail from Osaka Japan came to Utah in November of last i ( year to learn about surgical techniques at LDS Hospital il' "He was a very skilled surgeon He was happy pleasant kind all of those kind things you could possibly say about a man" said Dr Doty who was responsible for bringing him to Utah "He was a very bright and very Dr Rya Kolki his ulfe Toshie and young energetic and very willing person and hard working" Killed in one car were Dr Koike 34 his wife Toshie son Teppy who ras their "pride and joy" 4immo ' r- - - - A 1 "- t 1-- '-- "T - 1 - - " - 41 ) - -I '11we' e- - s ' 441m"-- ' aw Utah-Nevad- - i- year and Mrs Koike was going to learn techniques in plastic surgery at LDS and University hospitals when Teppy was older said Dr Doty But despite the career successes all of their devotion 32 their son Teppy and two relatives Riyoko Yamamoto 45 and Eiko Yonazawa age unknown All were from Osaka Japan The driver of the second ear Ginger Davis 25 White City Ore remained in critical but stable condition at University Hospital Saturday Killed in that car were her children Cheyenne 6 and Justin 1 The accident occurred about 4:30 pm when Ms Davis' car was driving the wrong way in the eastbound lanes and collided with the Koike vehicle Authorities were still uncertain Saturday why Mc Davis had driven more than 20 miles in the wrong lanes before the collision The Koikes were traveling from SATendover when the accident happened "They were showing their relatives places in western Utah because they love to travel" said Dr Doty Mrs Koike and Teppy anived in Utah earlier this year once the boy was old enough to travel What made the incident even more tragic said Dr Doty was the fact that Mrs Koike was also a surgeon from an Osaka university "che was a very bright intelligent person and an absolute model mother" said Dr Doty The Koikes were supposed to be in Utah for about a THE SALT LAKE TRIBLIVE i 'y and attention focused on Teppy "This baby was the pride and joy of that mother and father They did everything with him and took him everywhere they went" said Dr Doty The little guy was just an absolutely cute boy He just reflected UN attention that was given to him by his parents" The family was always together during their stay in America spending much of their time roaming the countryside They were very interested in travel and seeing the US and just experiencing American living to its fullest They were trying to experience as much as they could while they were here" he said In their short stay the family had already been to California Atlanta and Washington DC for medical conferences and to Disney World in Florida Relatives of the Koikes flew to Utah from Osaka Saturday afternoon t) retrieve the bodies and their personal belongings They were really great people They were really something" said Dr Doty The loss is tremendous" nNNomn Two irothers Fall From UP Tower 1 '"He just got high enough on the tower where be got shocked by one of the lines and fell— Lt Anjewierden said "They just wanted to be daring so they climbed the tower" he said "It's a good thing Sidney hit the soft ground when he fell That's what could have started his heart again We have reports of that happening By Vince Horiuchi THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE brothers fell from a transmission tower Saturday after one of them was shocked by a Two Magna power line 46000-vo- lt Sidney Minor Seven-year-ol- d 8507 W Antelope Hills Drive (3780 burns South) suffered third-degre- e over his lower abdomen from the shock said Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt Ben Anjewierden The boy was flown to Primary Children's Medical Center by medical helicopter and listed in critical but stable condition late Saturday ' said a nurse brother MiSidney his chael and another friend were climbing the Utah Power transmission tower in a field near 3800 S 8500 West about 3:45 pm said Lt Anjewierden Sidney was electrocuted by the line and fell about 65 feet to the soft dirt beloa said the lieutenant t e 1 ' before" -- )- :t 1 00- 7Z L '0r '7t ifa - 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- J :4071alr'llt?341f t oh :'"" ' 4 ' 'IL -ti t r i - - THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE i' 41 : - !'s-- --- : - l' r '' i)c) 'yi ' - or o N 0- 1 lp0000rOP'n" - - "':Ik : 11- y ''''''''' ''' - NO By Russell Weeks r '? i1111M1 ' 1 Sr— eoruir tr4 $x"It i ""r trit-401- I ' i 7 t")41' i :" P :4 y t - ' 45 'I- aa- yti '7 '' Nr It — 1g till ''1 i a Neea k'' — ' 114''' - 0 4 ' NI ? v - - r- 'k'T ' :1t!I 111 1 '' ' 1 titit l'Ultit)N!li '441t 1 t 1 111 1 tit I i t- It it bill Some Granite School District students are hoping to convince Contime gress to extend daylight-savin- g to provide another hour of daylight One of the for newest activist groups the Glendale Problem Solvers is lobbying for more youth recreation facilities on Salt Lake City's west side One of the most tested environmental groups is KOPE a collection of students from Hawthorne Elementary School in Salt Lake City who are lobbying for a small park in the middle of a Sugar House development KOPE has gotten a lot of media attention in its quest to preserve the Sugar House green space known as See B-- 3 Column 4 1 g container-depos- Ik 41 tt nurse The third boy Nathan Bailey 8 address unknown climbed down the tower and called for help A - '' -- ' 4 amaa wit 0 Nod— a t rifillor 4t‘- " N V 1: c just below his Anjewierden Michael was taken to Primary Children's by ambulance and was listed in good condition said the Being short and cute may help but youngsters who are trying to influence public policy must know the ABCs of building a power base raising money and how government works A wave of activism most of it fohas cused on the environment spread through Utah schools during the last few years leaving in its wake students who know how to move the movers and shakers Utah youngsters have lobbied the Utah Legislature to declare a "Neat Environment Day" and are designing and landscaping outdoor classrooms They have planted trees with money earned by recycling forced the cleanup of hazardous waste educated their elders about "recycling i nA aosa '' ! 7 0 Michael who was THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE I t )1 '' ' Ittlid: ''' i 4 4 1 ' '- ' Nik ) ' ILaa 1 I I1 ' Ii st - 1- 440"f 741 61 ! - it-- brother on the tower fell when he saw his brother fall "When his brother fell he was hustling down the tower to get to him and he somehow tripped" said Lt By Anne Wilson l gt 'Nr?4t1tAll 411' ' ' i 0 (40‘ I 1 t § 1 - ' 1 litt' - 1 1 r - 74 l' ' ) -Ns f j i ! t -- i e 11 t:: : 1 ) ' — ' ''' yfte - : A ' ' mkti:-- - 11311411414411":" - '$ -It : -- A -- 1 'v 4 11! ''' QUEST preceding the June 15 decision on Salt Lake City's bid for the 19118 Winter Games --never been involved in a process where I've given so much and asked that so much be given" he said Unlike Atlanta's Billy Payne who initiated that city's bid for the 1996 Summer Olympics Mr Welch came to lead Salt Lake City's bid through coincidence Salt Lake Area Chamber of Com- merce President Fred S Ball said Mr Welch had told him in early 1985 he was available for community-servic- e r Ted projects Later Wilson telephoned Mr Ball to talk to him about the chamber leading a bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics "It was on my mind so I called Tom and said what are you doing for the next 10 years?" Mr Ball said "He said Column 1 See "I A weekly series then-Mayo- 11-- 3 Finishing Run for the Money By Russell Weeks THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Having raised more than $300000 in donations since May 9 organizers of Salt Lake City's bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics are cautiously optimistic that they can break even A financial report iAeased Friday by the Salt Lake City Bid Committee for the Olympic Winter Games showed the committee still needs $511734 in cash to meet expenses by June 15 the day the International Olympic Committee selects a host city for the '98 Games But promised donations of $145500 are "solid pledges" that will drop actual cash needed for the bid to $366234 said Rod Harrison bid committee finance director The latter figure is about $26000 more than estimates organizers made earlier this week Total donations to the bid committee since June 1989 are more than $42 million said Craig Peterson bid committee chief administrative officer The figure is a "tribute to the community" Mr Peterson said "but $366000 is a lot of money and we'll only meet our goal if people rally and come forth with the money we need" He said organizers will "continue to plug away" for the next three weeks to raise funds for the bid According to the report organizers raised $339573 in the past two weeks and cut their outstand- t ing debts from $486808 to $198159 a difference of $288649 Mr Hamson estimated that 98 percent of debts to small business- - es have been paid leaving a few large debts including a $50000 bank note from the November 1989 referendum on the Olympic bid that the bid comtnittee assumed Besides paying debts the com- mittee transferred another $20000 to a bank in Birmingham England for use during the IOC The extra meeting June money brought the committee's account there up to $120000 of which $80000 was donated by RTZ Corp the parent company of ' ' ! 11-1- 6 Kennecott 1 1 I - -- J |