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Meet Our Donors
A Commitment to Animals
Wildlife Heritage Society
members Marilyn and
Dick Veazey have been involved
with Denver Zoo for more than
15 years. Dick's passion for zoos
started in college while working
on his architectural thesis for
the design of the Indianapolis
Zoo.
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Calae and Steve Runge: A Lifelong Connection to Denver Zoo
Calae and Steve Runge have felt connected to Denver Zoo since they were little kids. As adults, they are proud of the zoo's work with endangered species and amazed by all the improvements the zoo has made over the last 40 years.
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Lifelong Passion Inspires Gift to Denver Zoo
Felicia Diamond and Gene Bloom grew up spending their summers at Denver Zoo. After visiting Africa as adults, Felicia and Gene realized the importance of supporting the zoo's work saving and protecting animals.
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Janet Grant Helps Zoo "Count for Something"
Wildlife Heritage Society member Janet Grant believes in Denver Zoo's
"reverence for life," and she considers the preservation of wildlife
one of
the most important aspects of the zoo.
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Teaching, Togetherness and Commitment
Once zoo volunteer Marty McCune started spending so much time at the zoo, his wife, Jeanne, figured the only way she would ever see her husband again was to become a volunteer as well.
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Remembered for Her Love and Support of All Animals
Born Marybelle Lyde Iliff, her mother nicknamed her
infant daughter "Bamby" after a heroine of a radio
program followed during her pregnancy. The name
stuck her whole life.
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Volunteer Extends Her Support Beyond Her Lifetime
Including Denver Zoo as a beneficiary in her will was an easy decision for Debbie Garvey. Her first visit to the zoo was in the late 60s when she was an undergraduate student at the University of Denver. Since then, she's been hooked.
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Jean Hash
"Sweet baby animals." That is what Jean Hash kept repeating when asked why she loves Denver Zoo. Simple as that. Animals are her favorite "people," she says, so giving and innocent.
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Dick and Sandy McCray
Dick and Sandy McCray now think of the Zoo as so much more than just a great place to spend a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. The McCrays first became passionate about Denver Zoo when bringing their grandchildren to visit.
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Carolyn B. Vincent
Denver Zoo finalized plans to name the Preserve Plaza in the upcoming Asian Tropics exhibit "The Carolyn B. Vincent Preserve Plaza." The Zoo is deeply appreciative of Carolyn's generous gift to the zoo's endowment through a bequest in her estate.
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Animal Lovers Support Asian Tropics
Cliff and DeVee Lushbough have been visiting the zoo since the 1960s. They keep coming back because of the animals, and decided to make a distribution from their IRA to help with our newest exhibit, Asian Tropics.
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Betty Robertson: Friend and Donor of the Zoo
The Denver Zoo would not be the same if it wasn't for the support and generosity of Betty Robertson. Betty has been a long-time friend of the Denver Zoo and has donated to many zoo programs, especially to the Asian Tropics. A fifth grade teacher for 25 years, Betty truly loves animals.
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Denver Zoo Loses Faithful Friend, Rollie
Rollin D. Barnard loves animals—at the Denver Zoo and around the world. Rollie became a Denver Zoo Trustee in 1994 and later was named Honorary Lifetime Trustee in 2005. With his passing, the Denver Zoo loses a long-time friend who cared passionately about the zoo and his community.
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