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This year alone, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas, Charlotte Hornets guard Bobby Phills, and, as of last weekend, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Malik Sealy died in automobile accidents. All men were in their early thirties and they had promising careers ahead of them...
...quiz! The highest mountain in Africa is ____. Are elephant herds led by a male, a female or a breeding pair? The patterns on a giraffe's neck, like human fingerprints, are unique to each individual--true or false? These questions may be on the test Buddy Derrick, mayor of Lexington, Va., will give his grandsons John, 11, and Richard, 9, in preparation for going on WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY'S 13-day Family Adventure in Tanzania in August. Derrick insists that they study up for the trip because "half the joy of anything is anticipation--the other half is recalling...
...Derrick's pleasure in recalling his own trip to East Africa with W & L two years ago inspired him to sign on with his grandsons this year, the first time the university has opened up the trip to youngsters. Escorted by science professor Steven Desjardins, the group will safari into the great parks of Tanzania to see animals most Americans have viewed only in captivity or as cartoons. Children have an affinity for other children, so the itinerary also includes young humans--the travelers spend a day at a school in Arusha and share a meal of porridge and vegetables...
...price--$5,395 for adults, $3,595 for children (airfare included; for more information, call 540-463-8723)--ain't cheap, but Buddy Derrick feels the trip is worth it. "I wanted to instill in my grandkids a sense of living life to its fullest," he says, "and to me, going on an African safari is the absolute ultimate." Those grandkids will have to earn the privilege, however, by passing Derrick's test. Pssst, John and Richard, here are the answers: Kilimanjaro; a female; true...
...DIED. DERRICK THOMAS, 33, Kansas City Chiefs' nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker who was one of President Bush's "thousand points of light" for his charity work; from a blood clot following a car accident last month that left him paralyzed; in Miami...