I te 27 o Paenga-whāwhā, i whakahaerehia e O'Rourke tētahi hui ki Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, i reira ia i tuku mihi ai mō te pupuhi i te whare karakia o Poway
i puta i nga haora i mua ake nei, a ka oati ratou ka tautoko i a raatau kupu me nga mahi hei whakarite kia "i tenei whenua e kite ana i te 30,000 mate patu i ia tau, he reanga kaore i kitea i tetahi atu wahi o te ao, ka tohe matou ki nga tirotiro papamuri mo te katoa, kaore he waahi, he rereke ranei".