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day, October 27, 1991.
Special guests included
Rev. Edward Gehres,
Jr., Executive Presbyter,
who brought greetings
from the Presbytery
of Detroit, and guest
speaker Rev. Eric Snyder
from First Presbyterian
Church of Grand
Haven, Michigan. Also
in attendance were Jim
Dennis, representing
the architectural firm
of James P. Wong Associates,
and general
contractor George Beal
of J. C. Beal Construction.
Dedication weekend
events included a
potluck dinner, an open house and a reception following the
dedication service. Jim Thomson was thanked for his tireless
work as Building Committee chairman. He and his wife Mary
Lynn were given a pair of onyx bookends and a night at a bedand-breakfast
inn as tokens of appreciation.
Memorial Garden
Three key players in the phase 3 building
project are honored for their labors.
Left to right, Jim Dennis (representing
architect James Wong), Jim Thomson
(building committee chairman) and
George Beal (general contractor).
As part of the building program, Howard Deardorff of Deardorff
Design Resources, Inc. was hired in early 1990 to design
the memorial garden and to develop a unified walkway
and landscape plan for the entire site. The plan was approved
and Jim Dennis was hired to prepare the detailed specifications
for the memorial garden and to serve as the contractor
for the construction of the walls and walkways. The brick
building program, phase 3—125