Tragic accident victim. Debbi was a new employee at Disneyland in the summer of 1974 when she was crushed to death between a rotating wall and a staionary stage wall at the "America Sings" attraction. The recent graduate of nearby Santa Ana High had taken a job as a hostess on the attraction to earn money in preparation for her departure to college in the Fall. An outstanding student and athlete, she was the recipient of the S.A.H.S. Principal's Award as well as a member of the yearbook staff and a participant in many other school activities. Known for both her beauty and kindness, her untimely death shocked her community and led to new safety measures at Disney theme parks. To those who knew her, the image of a vibrant and beautiful young woman remains vivid.
Tragic accident victim. Debbi was a new employee at Disneyland in the summer of 1974 when she was crushed to death between a rotating wall and a staionary stage wall at the "America Sings" attraction. The recent graduate of nearby Santa Ana High had taken a job as a hostess on the attraction to earn money in preparation for her departure to college in the Fall. An outstanding student and athlete, she was the recipient of the S.A.H.S. Principal's Award as well as a member of the yearbook staff and a participant in many other school activities. Known for both her beauty and kindness, her untimely death shocked her community and led to new safety measures at Disney theme parks. To those who knew her, the image of a vibrant and beautiful young woman remains vivid.
