312 Esplanade Street
Hollister, MO 65672
 Mailing Address: PO Box 638
Hollister, MO 65673
417-334-3262
 

CHAD FUQUA MEMORIAL PARK PAGE
Park Name For Chad Fuqua   by Greg Brock
At least this way, everyone will remember him."  That comment was made to Assistant Hollister City Administrator Vonnie Mathiesen this afternoon as Alderman Scott McCaulley stood with her as they looked at the sign which names the former Town Hall Square Park in honor of her son.

Aldermen last month voted to re-name the recently dedicated park in honor of Chad Fuqua who was killed by an alleged drunk driver in August.  Fuqua had been Hollister's parks director for ten years, and one evening in July joined a large group of city officials and residents in dedicating the park which has a walking path and a smaller recreation of the old St. James Street Bridge, that is made from pieces of the actual bridge.
The sign with Fuqua's name on it was put into place around 2:30 this afternoon.  While fighting back tears, Matheisen said she wished it would all go away... the pain of losing her son.  Looking at the his name on the sign, Mathiesen recalled her son's wry sence of humor.

Mathiesen and her husband Bryan have pledged to match donations to the Chad A. Fuqua Memorial Park Fund once it receives five thousand dollars in donations. By helping the fund reach this level and achieve the matching donations, your contribution will be twice as valuable.  This afternoon she said several checks have already come in and she's still amazed at the support that people continue to show since the loss of her son.  Donations can be sent to the memorial fund in care of the Hollister Parks Department, PO Box 638, Hollister. For more information contact Mathiesen at 337-8315.

 

 

 













 
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312 Esplanade Street
Hollister, MO 65672
 Mailing Address: PO Box 638
Hollister, MO 65673
417-334-3262