Geoffrey W. Draper |
| Posted 2008-06-08 by Maurine |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona June 22, 1962 Tragic Death of Geoffrey Draper Shocks Friends This entire community was saddened and shocked Friday morning of last week when GEOFFREY W. DRAPER, 18-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Draper, was instantly killed in a tragic traffic accident. The parent, traveling in one car, and Geoffrey, traveling in a new Austin Healey car which his parent had just given him as a high school graduation present, left their home on Prescott Highway early that morning to go to La Jolla, Calif., for a month’s vacation. At about 1 ½ miles west of town at 5:15 a.m. the boy’s car, which was in the lead, went out of control and into the path of an eastbound semi-truck. According to Highway Patrolman B. C. Irwin who investigated the accident young Draper was driving went when his car went off the right hand side of the highway. When the car was turned back on the highway it slid sideways across the center line into the path of the big truck. Draper was killed instantly and his car was completely demolished. The Orange Empire truck, which was loaded with groceries, was also seriously damaged but it s driver, Robert A. Geska of Riverside, Calif., was uninjured. Bob Dyar of the highway patrol reserve, who was on duty, stopped the parent’s car before it reached the scene of the accident. Private graveside rites were conducted at 5 p.m. that same day in the Wickenburg Cemetery by Dr. Charles S. Poling. Geoffrey Draper was born in Boston, Mass., January 21, 1944. Later the family resided in New Hampshire and came here from there 13 years ago. He graduated from the Wickenburg Elementary School in 1958 and for the past four years attended the Southern Arizona School for Boys at Tucson from which he graduated May 18. At the later school he was voted the best all-around sportsman, was president of the Letter men’s Club and the Senior Class. He lettered in football, polo, softball, tennis and rifle marksmanship. See Also: Find A Grave |
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