We lived just north of Roseburg--near the Umpqua River, I was 6. My Dad was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Roseburg National Guard, he got a call a few minutes after the blast. He dressed in his fatigues and was at the Armory for the next 2 weeks.
My Dad owned the Dairy Queen that was destroyed in the blast. I was born 12 years previously in the hospital that was damaged, and the family lived in Sutherlin at the time of the blast. It certainly changed the direction of our family.
Dennis was incinerated in the blast and didn't live to see that baby born. I talked to a 60 year old+ or -- man who claimed to be Dennis' son. He was still bitter, trying to sue the building supply, even though he had not been born at the time. In the few years after the blast, the judge refused to punish the family that owned Gerretsen's. That business is still operating today, but the family has sold out. Only the youngest son is still alive today, though he was not born either at the time of the blast. When my mom would take us to Roseburg to shop, until 1964, (I was 4 during the blast) I remember thinking that Roseburg looked like Berlin after WWII. Bombed out buildings which were replaced sometime in the mid-60's. The school was replaced with a Safeway, which has now also been torn down. The Umpqua Bank is the only two story building nearby. An employee that worked for my dad at the plywood plant in MC brought him a stack of pictures which have disappeared since he died. Not many of us remain alive now. Blessings.
@@deanfirnatine7814 She and the baby lived. I met a 60 year old + or -- man who claimed to be him a few years ago, at Denny's. It was reported that she was sitting in their mg which was completely turned around when the truck exploded. Of all the people on the ten year anniversary papers (69, 79, 89....) which were published since then, I don't remember her ever being interviewed. One of the guys who died, died almost a year later from a bolt embedded in his skull. Roseburg looked like Berlin until we moved away in late 1964. (I was 4 at the time of the blast). Blessings.
We lived just north of Roseburg--near the Umpqua River, I was 6. My Dad was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Roseburg National Guard, he got a call a few minutes after the blast.
He dressed in his fatigues and was at the Armory for the next 2 weeks.
My Dad owned the Dairy Queen that was destroyed in the blast. I was born 12 years previously in the hospital that was damaged, and the family lived in Sutherlin at the time of the blast. It certainly changed the direction of our family.
I read they heard it as far away as Eugene, like 70 miles away
I was five in Eugene. My dad was a policeman in Eugene and was called down there that night. In my youth, this rates with the Columbus Day Storm.
FEMA IS-005.a brought me here...
This incident caused USDOT to make major changes in the transport of hazardous materials.
So what happened to Dennis Tandy and his pregnant wife?
Dennis was incinerated in the blast and didn't live to see that baby born. I talked to a 60 year old+ or -- man who claimed to be Dennis' son. He was still bitter, trying to sue the building supply, even though he had not been born at the time. In the few years after the blast, the judge refused to punish the family that owned Gerretsen's. That business is still operating today, but the family has sold out. Only the youngest son is still alive today, though he was not born either at the time of the blast. When my mom would take us to Roseburg to shop, until 1964, (I was 4 during the blast) I remember thinking that Roseburg looked like Berlin after WWII. Bombed out buildings which were replaced sometime in the mid-60's. The school was replaced with a Safeway, which has now also been torn down. The Umpqua Bank is the only two story building nearby. An employee that worked for my dad at the plywood plant in MC brought him a stack of pictures which have disappeared since he died. Not many of us remain alive now. Blessings.
My grandma was 3 years old when that happened
What a mess left behind by the blast.
Is this Keith Morrison??!! Wow, pretty big for Roseburg. I was born & raised in Roseburg ( not during the 50's, however)
Crazy...
What happened to those people they talked about?
I assume among the 14 dead, 15 if you include the baby she was carrying
@@deanfirnatine7814 She and the baby lived. I met a 60 year old + or -- man who claimed to be him a few years ago, at Denny's. It was reported that she was sitting in their mg which was completely turned around when the truck exploded. Of all the people on the ten year anniversary papers (69, 79, 89....) which were published since then, I don't remember her ever being interviewed. One of the guys who died, died almost a year later from a bolt embedded in his skull. Roseburg looked like Berlin until we moved away in late 1964. (I was 4 at the time of the blast). Blessings.