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Dian's Parents divorced when she was very young
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Dian got her degree from San Jose University in 1954 with a bachelors degree
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She was the director of Kosiar Crippled Children Hospital
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Went on a trip to Africa when she was a occupational therapist
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Louis Leakey ask Dian if she want to do a full time study of endangered gorillas
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she was in near isolation for 18 years and was forced to leave because of the Rwandan Civil War
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established the Karisoke Research Foundation in Rwanda volcano National Park
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she grew fond of a gorilla named Diget and got murder by 3 poachers and their dogs
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after Diget died Dian started the Diget fund to help other gorillas in need
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Gorillas in the mist the movie turns into the best seller
