Friday, June 29, 2007

John's 31st B-day Celebration & Memorial Dedication

A tribute to John's 31st birthday and the dedication of his memorial was held on June 23rd. It was celebrated in true John-style; it was John's Kegger, Part II. The highlight of the evening was a beer-cup kickball game. Also, John's memorial was dedicated in true John-style with Mom cracking a bottle of Guinness on the wall of the memorial. The memorial connects to John’s life in a number of ways. The garden consists of a precipice overlooking the bay – recreating as best as we can John’s favorite picture of himself on a mountain peak in Arizona last year. Also, central to the memorial is a bench, which will be under the shade of three cherry trees that are identical to those surrounding the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. One of John’s last days was spent lying with Alex under the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin while they were in full bloom. His memorial should forever bloom on the anniversary of his death. It is where one and all can come to pay tribute to John’s spirit.

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