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Write up:
We just got back from our 11 day trip 3 days in Ohio,
then 3 days in Chicago then we travelled around the
north end of Lake Michigan hence the late report
regarding the memorial. The Memorial Service went
extremely well considering 1st time growing pains etc.
Rich Byrne did a fantastic job in organizing. John
Coey's mother Phyllis was speechless and teary eyed
several times by everybody's effort, she wore quite the
fancy RLI shirt. The one big regret of course was only 4
RLI vets made it, enough for a stick, apparently there
were 4 cancellations the day before, Rich received 2 and
Phyllis received 2, I don't know all the cancellee
names. John Coey's gravesite was on a very steep hill
thus sadly Keith Nelson was unable to walk up to be part
of the wreath laying party but it was great to see him
and Mary again after 30 years. Phyllis Coey was very
pleased with the wreaths from RLIRA, RLI medical staff
and SOF mag. Stephen Dwyers niece Emily brought a large
memorial album about her Uncle. Phyllis had a large
table of John's info. We had a very nice luncheon
afterward with an RLI decorated cake for desert. An idea
tossed in the air was that maybe next years service be
in New Jersey by Joe Byrne's grave and perhaps Boston
the following year by Stephen Dwyer's gravesite.
click here to view the recap!
click here to view the Saint Article!
Left to right: Craig, Jeremy, mike, and
Rich.
Left to right: Keith Nelson, Rich
Byrne, Mike Rhonda McDonald, Craig Bone, Jeremy Hall.
Inside Church adorned by Rhodesian, American Flag and
Craig's painting in honour of the seven Americans KIA
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