One of the tasks that I was able to help with in the weeks since I've been here is getting a memorial brick carved. One of the folks who has volunteered here for many years passed away earlier this year. A couple who had been volunteers with the man who passed away and his wife wanted to provide a memorial for him, and thought that a memorial brick in the area of the RV park would be a good idea. Helen had looked into different options and wasn't finding exactly what already existed. I had worked with an engraving company in the area for the name/date plaque for Dwayne's crematory niche, so I contacted them... they indicated that they didn't engrave bricks (the surface is too rough for their stencils to stay in place for the carving), but recommended another company - that company didn't do it either, but they recommended a memorial monument company (the folks who engrave tombstones). That was the right type of company for us to find.
They engraved the brick, and then Helen arranged with the grounds folks to put it into the brick patio area at the RV park.
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| The newly carved brick was cleaned before carving, so right now, it looks a little different, but I think it will "weather" into a similar look. |
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| The little patio area is pretty and shady. |
I'm thankful that we could recognize their participation on the campus in this way!
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