‘Wall of Fallen’ at Home Depot in Geneva, sponsored by the Chris Patterson Memorial Foundation, seen as way to reinforce meaning of Memorial Day.
Rhoda and Jim Engstrom of Batavia on Wednesday look at a display at the Home Depot in Geneva honoring members of the military from Illinois who have died in service to their country since 2001. The display was put up by the Chris Patterson Memorial Foundation.
Robert Patterson, 66, said the display has been used before “in the Aurora Memorial Day parade a few years ago and has been sitting in the garage ever since.” “We call this the ‘Wall of Fallen’ and we wanted to put it up for Memorial Day,” she said. “As a Gold Star mom, all you hear about is Memorial Day and sales and ‘Happy Memorial Day.’ There’s nothing happy about Memorial Day. It’s a day of remembrance and too many people have forgotten that. So, by putting this up, maybe the people shopping here or looking for deals or what-not and getting ready for their summer will remember what the day is about.
The Pattersons were joined in setting up the display by Dave Gier of Crestwood, who is a member of the board of the Chris Patterson Memorial Foundation.
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