Kilee King was born February 27, 1976 in Bountiful, Utah to Susan Slinger and J. Wayne King. She was the youngest of their three children together, having an older brother and sister.
A typical 13-year-old who sometimes decorated friends' houses with toilet paper, Kilee dreamed of becoming a member of the Olympic gymnastic team. She was in the top class at the local USA Gymnastics Club until 1988.
Friends and neighbors characterized Kilee as vivacious, energetic and a natural leader. She had just completed a term as 7th grade vice president at South Davis Junior High School. She was a happy-go-lucky girl who went out of her way to involve the less popular and less outgoing, according to her family's LDS Bishop Shermon Fuller.
Friends and neighbors recalled Kilee's courage after she severely cut her leg when she slipped through a glass door at Boulton Elementary School. She was hospitalized and then on crutches for months. She returned to her active lifestyle, including a babysitting job to help pay for the plastic surgery to repair a scar on her leg.
According to her friend, Katie Gardiner, Kilee was somebody everybody liked, and she was always the one to get her fellow student leaders started on planning student activities.
Kilee was a season pass holder at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington and often went with friends. She was there on June 9, 1989 when she died due to an accidental fall from the White Roller Coaster. The community lost a talented girl with a lot to offer to the world.
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"Kilee Was Happy and Caring Girl, Friends Recall"
Deseret News, Monday, June 12 1989
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Kilee King, 13, of Bountiful, died July 9, 1989, after she fell 35 feet from the lead car of the roller coaster ride. She suffered a broken neck and had been trying to "get air" by pushing her legs against the seat of the car as it went over a hill. The result was she was thrown out of the ride's car. Her lap bar had remained closed, but failed to keep her inside the car. (-From the Deseret News, 13 June 1989). Note that soon after, Lagoon moved all the coaster seats permanently slightly forward, to lessen the chances of this type accident from happening in the future.
A typical 13-year-old who sometimes decorated friends' houses with toilet paper, Kilee dreamed of becoming a member of the Olympic gymnastic team. She was in the top class at the local USA Gymnastics Club until 1988.
Friends and neighbors characterized Kilee as vivacious, energetic and a natural leader. She had just completed a term as 7th grade vice president at South Davis Junior High School. She was a happy-go-lucky girl who went out of her way to involve the less popular and less outgoing, according to her family's LDS Bishop Shermon Fuller.
Friends and neighbors recalled Kilee's courage after she severely cut her leg when she slipped through a glass door at Boulton Elementary School. She was hospitalized and then on crutches for months. She returned to her active lifestyle, including a babysitting job to help pay for the plastic surgery to repair a scar on her leg.
According to her friend, Katie Gardiner, Kilee was somebody everybody liked, and she was always the one to get her fellow student leaders started on planning student activities.
Kilee was a season pass holder at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington and often went with friends. She was there on June 9, 1989 when she died due to an accidental fall from the White Roller Coaster. The community lost a talented girl with a lot to offer to the world.
Information from
"Kilee Was Happy and Caring Girl, Friends Recall"
Deseret News, Monday, June 12 1989
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Kilee King, 13, of Bountiful, died July 9, 1989, after she fell 35 feet from the lead car of the roller coaster ride. She suffered a broken neck and had been trying to "get air" by pushing her legs against the seat of the car as it went over a hill. The result was she was thrown out of the ride's car. Her lap bar had remained closed, but failed to keep her inside the car. (-From the Deseret News, 13 June 1989). Note that soon after, Lagoon moved all the coaster seats permanently slightly forward, to lessen the chances of this type accident from happening in the future.
Kilee King was born February 27, 1976 in Bountiful, Utah to Susan Slinger and J. Wayne King. She was the youngest of their three children together, having an older brother and sister.
A typical 13-year-old who sometimes decorated friends' houses with toilet paper, Kilee dreamed of becoming a member of the Olympic gymnastic team. She was in the top class at the local USA Gymnastics Club until 1988.
Friends and neighbors characterized Kilee as vivacious, energetic and a natural leader. She had just completed a term as 7th grade vice president at South Davis Junior High School. She was a happy-go-lucky girl who went out of her way to involve the less popular and less outgoing, according to her family's LDS Bishop Shermon Fuller.
Friends and neighbors recalled Kilee's courage after she severely cut her leg when she slipped through a glass door at Boulton Elementary School. She was hospitalized and then on crutches for months. She returned to her active lifestyle, including a babysitting job to help pay for the plastic surgery to repair a scar on her leg.
According to her friend, Katie Gardiner, Kilee was somebody everybody liked, and she was always the one to get her fellow student leaders started on planning student activities.
Kilee was a season pass holder at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington and often went with friends. She was there on June 9, 1989 when she died due to an accidental fall from the White Roller Coaster. The community lost a talented girl with a lot to offer to the world.
Information from
"Kilee Was Happy and Caring Girl, Friends Recall"
Deseret News, Monday, June 12 1989
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Kilee King, 13, of Bountiful, died July 9, 1989, after she fell 35 feet from the lead car of the roller coaster ride. She suffered a broken neck and had been trying to "get air" by pushing her legs against the seat of the car as it went over a hill. The result was she was thrown out of the ride's car. Her lap bar had remained closed, but failed to keep her inside the car. (-From the Deseret News, 13 June 1989). Note that soon after, Lagoon moved all the coaster seats permanently slightly forward, to lessen the chances of this type accident from happening in the future.
A typical 13-year-old who sometimes decorated friends' houses with toilet paper, Kilee dreamed of becoming a member of the Olympic gymnastic team. She was in the top class at the local USA Gymnastics Club until 1988.
Friends and neighbors characterized Kilee as vivacious, energetic and a natural leader. She had just completed a term as 7th grade vice president at South Davis Junior High School. She was a happy-go-lucky girl who went out of her way to involve the less popular and less outgoing, according to her family's LDS Bishop Shermon Fuller.
Friends and neighbors recalled Kilee's courage after she severely cut her leg when she slipped through a glass door at Boulton Elementary School. She was hospitalized and then on crutches for months. She returned to her active lifestyle, including a babysitting job to help pay for the plastic surgery to repair a scar on her leg.
According to her friend, Katie Gardiner, Kilee was somebody everybody liked, and she was always the one to get her fellow student leaders started on planning student activities.
Kilee was a season pass holder at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington and often went with friends. She was there on June 9, 1989 when she died due to an accidental fall from the White Roller Coaster. The community lost a talented girl with a lot to offer to the world.
Information from
"Kilee Was Happy and Caring Girl, Friends Recall"
Deseret News, Monday, June 12 1989
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Kilee King, 13, of Bountiful, died July 9, 1989, after she fell 35 feet from the lead car of the roller coaster ride. She suffered a broken neck and had been trying to "get air" by pushing her legs against the seat of the car as it went over a hill. The result was she was thrown out of the ride's car. Her lap bar had remained closed, but failed to keep her inside the car. (-From the Deseret News, 13 June 1989). Note that soon after, Lagoon moved all the coaster seats permanently slightly forward, to lessen the chances of this type accident from happening in the future.
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