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To: <br /> FINNEY Kevin P <Kevin.P.Finney@ci.eugene.or.us> <br />Subject:RE: Plaque to honor Jerry Blakely in Native Plant Garden <br /> <br /> <br />This is also the first time that I’ve heard of this. - Chris <br /> <br /> <br />From: FINNEY Kevin P <br />Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:42 AM <br />To: BJORKLUND Neil H; PETERSON Carrie A; CARNAGEY Craig T <br />Cc: GIRARD Chris J <br /> <br />Subject: FW: Plaque to honor Jerry Blakely in Native Plant Garden <br /> <br /> <br />Neil and Carrie; <br /> <br />This is the first I’ve heard of a plaque at the NPG in Hendricks. Have you been in the loop on this? <br /> <br /> <br />Kevin Finney <br /> <br /> <br />Park Operations Manager <br /> <br />Parks and Open Space <br /> <br />541-682-4809 <br /> <br /> <br />From: Fred and Sandra Austin [mailto:freda@efn.org] <br />Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:01 AM <br />To: Michael Kennedy; HOSTICK Robin A; GIRARD Chris J; FINNEY Kevin P; AUNE Emily R; STANLEY <br />Keith C; Michael J. Robert; ALFRIEND Ginny D <br /> <br />Subject: Plaque to honor Jerry Blakely in Native Plant Garden <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dear family and friends, <br /> <br />We are emailing to let you know that a plaque will be dedicated in Jerry's honor at the <br />Hendricks Park Native Plant Garden in Eugene, Oregon. The dedication will be held at <br />the Moon Terrace in the Native Plant Garden from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, <br />September 28, 2013. <br /> <br />Jerry did not wish to have any public memorial service, so it's important that this event <br />focus on his support of the Native Plant Garden. He preferred that those who loved him <br />celebrate their relationships with him in small, private gatherings (which <br />he expected might involve wine!). <br /> <br />The dedication of the plaque will include three short citations; one by a representative of <br />the Friends of Hendricks Park, one by his sister-in-law Beth Copeland, and one by his <br />close friend Deb Green. Afterwards, there will be a toast to Jerry, immediately followed <br />by time to explore and take in the beauty of the Native Plant Garden. <br /> <br />Jerry championed the Native Plant Garden as a loving tribute to his wife, Mary Rear <br />Blakely, as well as to fulfill a goal of the Eugene Parks and Recreation Department to <br />bring this type of garden to its citizens. We hope you will come to celebrate his <br />accomplishment with us on September 28. Please respond to this email to let us know <br />if you <br /> <br />will <br /> <br />be coming. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />