STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 27, 1966
Lorraine Busekrus of Kailua sits with her 13 children, including three who are Vietnamese: Joseph, left,
front row; Anne Marie, top right; and Maria in the shadow of Busekrus’ shoulder. The three were adopted
five months ago in Saigon by her husband, John L. “Jack” Busekrus, a civil engineer on a project for the
Navy. “The Vietnamese children have fitted into our family easily,” Mrs. Busekrus said. They range in age
from 5 to 7 but all are enrolled in kindergarten at Enchanted Lake Elementary School because they spoke
no English when they arrived.