Introduction
The Toledo Children’s’ Memorial was established in 1999 by Daniel Cole after two Start High School students, Maggie Hayes and Cassie Jones, perished in a tragic car accident at the corner of Jackman and Eleanor. Over the years the memorial has been the site of many vigils and remembrances of children who have perished.
History
Past and Present
The Toledo Children’s Memorial was first established in 1999 by Daniel Cole on a 30 x 18 foot plot of land generously loaned to him by DuPont. The following year a 6x8 foot granite monument was installed on the property. The monument includes heartfelt, poetic inscriptions along the faces of the children that perished in 1999.
Alysia Van Camp, a local artist who now resides in Minnesota, generously donated her time and effort to meticulously engrave the likeness of each precious child lost in 1999 on the monument‘s granite face.
The memorial has grow beyond it’s initial vision with the addition of a brick walkway, landscaping, irrigation and lights. The brick walkway honors lost children with personally engraved ‘Angel Bricks’ installed along the winding path leading up to the monument.
The memorial site is situated on a beautiful 1/2 acre parcel in West Toledo.
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We are a 501 C3 Non Profit organization.EIN 83-2317998