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Guy King's story

Guy's passion for the Museum was ignited by a family connection. 

Passion and Family

Passion and Family

Guy King first visited the Museum in the 1980s and it quickly became an important part of his life. Through his extensive career in the tourism industry, Guy brought many visitors to Auckland Museum.

One of Guy’s passions in the Auckland Museum is the World War II gallery. On his first visit to the gallery Guy saw an old film clip from World War II in the Pacific. He stopped to watch it because his father had been flying in the Pacific during World War II.

“I could not believe what I saw, there was my father flying a Hudson Bomber, I nearly fell over, and it is still there.  I immediately went and told my family that they had to visit the Auckland Museum to view the footage, and I still come and look at the clip every now and again”.

Guy remembers how he felt watching the film clip for the first time:

“When I first saw my father, it actually brought a tear to my eye”.

Ken King, from the Hudson Bomber footage at the Museum

Ken King, Guy's father, picture in the Hudson Bomber.

The Hudson Bomber my father was flying hit shrapnel, and it swerved off the runway and caught fire. My father managed to get out but two of his crew were killed, a chap called Jerrat and a chap called Warner, and their names are in the Hall of Memories

Warner, part of Ken King's crew

Warner was part of Ken King's crew.

The World War II Hall of Memories at Auckland Museum

The World War II Hall of Memories at Auckland Museum

J.R. Jerrat was part of Ken King's Crew.

J.R. Jerrat was part of Ken King's crew.

Guy King, who is leaving a gift to the Museum in his Will

Why Guy chose to leave a gift in his Will to Auckland Museum

Guy is proud to contribute to the Museum’s future and enjoys giving back to a charity that is close to his heart.

“The Auckland Museum is a very important part of our heritage. It's not just a building, it's what's inside that building which is very special. The Auckland Museum only gets a certain amount of funding and is reliant on visitor traffic, but still not enough to cover all their costs. It relies heavily on donations and bequests and I would like to see my bequest benefit the younger members of the next generation”.

“I am very keen to leave a gift in my Will because my family are all well provided for, and I don't have children. I thought it would just be great to do something for Auckland Museum because of my passion and connection”.

“No matter what the size, it would be good if you considered making a bequest, even a small bequest to the Auckland Museum, because they only receive a certain amount of funding”.

Discuss your wishes

Discuss your wishes

Like Guy, you too can make a difference by remembering Auckland Museum in your Will.

If you have made a gift in your Will to the Auckland Museum or are thinking about it, we would love to know.

For more information, please contact Sue Morse for a confidential discussion on (09) 306 7088 ext 7289 or 021 280 6244. Alternatively, you can email Sue at [email protected].