Hawthorn Corporation in United States

Hawthorn Corporation
Type	circus

Owner	-: John Cuneo Jr. -: Herta Klauser Cuneo -: John F. Cuneo, Sr. -: Julia Josephine Cuneo
Last elephant left	2007
Address	9819 N North Solon Rd
Zip-code	60071
Place	Richmond, IL
State	Illinois
Country	United States

Directors

Key People	-1971: Josip Marcan (animal trainer)

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants	1977-1978: Roy Wells (elephant trainer) -: Jim Zijeck (elephant trainer) : Gary Thomas (assistant superintendent) : Roy Wells (elephant trainer)

Elephant keepers	1988-1992: Wade Burck (elephant keeper) -1978: David Farr (elephant keeper) -: Scott Moneypenny (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates	2024-12-09:

Latest document update	2024-12-09 13:00:24
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Description

Hawthorn Corporation, located at 9819 N North Solon Rd, in Richmond, IL, Illinois, United States . The last elephant left in 2007.

Casualties

2 casualties

1978-03-11: elephant keeper David Farr fatal attack by Joyce. Several dozen bystanders looked on in horror as the enraged elephant hurled David Farr, 35 years old, off her knee and kicked him into a pillar. † David Farr Died 1978-03-11
1993: elephant trainer Roy Wells attacked by Billie. Roy Wells Survived. Wells was attacked twice by Asian elephant Billie who were transferred to "retired/hands off" after the second attempt in 1993. Protected Contact?

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References for records about Hawthorn Corporation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Hawthorn Corporation, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=293. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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