Some families of students who passed away while living in the Grebel residence gathered on October 25 to dedicate a new student memorial garden. The garden was relocated to the area between Laurel Creek and the lower parking lot at Grebel. It includes three trees in honour of Jamie McCaughey, Tim Sutherland and Becky Frey. A bench for this garden was purchased with the help of Becky’s friend, Megan MacDonald (BSC 1998).
Benches were replaced in the Black Walnut garden, created in 2005 to honour of the arrival of Pennsylvania German settlers. Thanks to: Ralph and Dorothy Shantz, Orvie Martin, Orval and Jeanette Cressman, Laverne Martin, Ed (BMath 1961) and Karen Bergey, Bob (BASC 1971) and Linda Bergey, Paul Tiessen and Hildi Froese Tiessen, Barb (BA 1977) and Roy Draper and the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario.
A new bench was also purchased for the Chortiza Oak garden, created in 2004 in memory of the oak tree that was at the centre of the Russian Mennonite community in Chortiza, Ukraine. Thanks to: Marie Penner, and Harold (BA 1981) and Tobi Thiessen.
In addition, a Japanese Maple was planted to replace a tree that was planted in 2010 in honour of the Mennonite World Conference. Thanks to Bert and Martha Lobe, Ray and Margie Brubacher, and Kathrine Good.
