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Robin Patton
904-343-6378
rbnsnest@memparkjax.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Memorial Park Association Elects Officers and Celebrates Restoration at Annual Meeting
Jacksonville, Fla. January 6, 2016 The Memorial Park Association held its Annual Meeting at the Garden Club of Jacksonville Wednesday to elect new officers. Following the Annual Meeting board members and guests were given a four part presentation on the history of the associations work to maintain and enhance the park which led to the 2015 restoration of Memorial Parks iconic sculpture, Life and the surrounding fountain.
The 2016-2017 Officers and Board are:
President
Agnes E. Danciger
Executive Vice President
Karen McCombs
Secretary
Robin H. Patton
Treasurer
Matthew Cochran
Vice Presidents at Large
Barbara H. Arnold
Patricia M. Houlihan
BOARD
- Emmett C. Bearden
- Frank Bioteau
- Janet H. Blackstone
- Timothy A. Burleigh
- David W. Foerster
- W. Robinson Frazier
- F. Terry Hallihan
- Alden Howell
- Holly Keris
- Emily R. Lisska
- Elizabeth G. McRae
- JoAnn F. Meyer
- Joan W. Newton
- Susan D. Ober
- Percy Rosenbloom, III
- Paula Skitsko
- Tim M. Tyler
- H. Warner Webb, M.D.
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About Memorial Park and the Memorial Park Association
Memorial Park is located at 1620 Riverside Ave., between Margaret Street and Memorial Park Drive in Riverside near the 5 Points area of Jacksonville, Fla. Established in 1986, The Memorial Park Association is a nonprofit charitable organization serving its mission to enhance, promote and preserve Memorial Park as the premier historic park in the City of Jacksonville. Designed by the famed Olmsted Brothers and dedicated on Dec. 25, 1924, it is the only park in the state dedicated to the 1,220 Floridians who lost their lives in service during World War I. In 2012, the Memorial Park Association initiated major planning efforts to restore and rehabilitate Memorial Park to its original grandeur, culminating in the development of a viable master plan that will serve as the foundation for continued restoration efforts. Learn more about Memorial Park and the Memorial Park Association here or visit them on Facebook or Twitter.