Jeff is a digital journalist with the Denver7 team.
LITTLETON, Colo. – For years, Rick Townsend has come to the Columbine Memorial to reconnect with his daughter, Lauren through her words.“We found an excerpt from Lauren’s diary and we thought they expressed who she was and the way she thought,” said Townsend.
“This is kind of the central point of the memorial and around the outside are plaques, called the ‘Wall of Healing,’ added Townsend. “And those plaques have quotes from family members, from first responders, students, teachers, to give a feel for the community's thoughts.” “We're within a stone's throw away from Columbine without the memorial on the school, because one of the things the families realized is Columbine was going to continue to educate kids,”
Tim Sanchez, who is also on the board of the Columbine Memorial Foundation, can often be seen in the memorial working on the fountains and providing daily TLC. For Sanchez, taking care of the memorial is a labor of love. Townsend walked over to a portion of the memorial near the water feature to point out a few settling issues along a wall.
“The underground connections have got some water in them and some of those are shorting out,” he added. “It makes it difficult to see this wall out here,”“Clement Park is kind enough to come in here and plow out the snow, but they have to be really careful because these things are rising up or the pavers are sinking down,” said Townsend. The placement of the lights makes it difficult to remove the snow.
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