Pat's Bench- September 11, 2010

A glorious, warm sunny day for the 'opening' of Pat's Bench. About 30 friends gathered to remember Pat in the park that was so much a part of her life. Over the past nine months everyone seemed to have the same feeling that for many of us, something was unfinished. And, it became apparent that what was unfinished was how to create a space where we could connect with Pat. With a deep sense of joy, we all came together to honor Pat in Prospect Park.

With support from friends all over the country and even from Europe, we were able to adopt a bench with great views of the meadow and the ball fields where Matt and Judd played and hung out as kids. We are planting a kwantzen cherry tree for Pat which will be planted in early November right in back of the bench. As Ed said yesterday, there is no fabulous flowering tree anywhere in the bench area and the kwantzen cherry will be a show stopper.(I paraphrase Ed as you may have guessed.) And finally, we supported the planting of knockout rose bushes at Litchfield Villa in the new South garden.

What a great tribute to Pat.