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Posted: Sunday, Oct 08, 2006 - 06:05:49 am WWW.CALIFORNIADEMOCRAT.COM The Twin City Garden Club hosted a memorial tree planting at Proctor Park Saturday, Sept. 30, in memory of USMC Lance Corporal Leon Deraps, who was killed in action in Iraq May 6, 2006.
Photo above: Members of Deraps' family assist with the tree planting. From left are Deraps' sister Omie Johnson, his father Dale Deraps and his brother David Deraps, Jamestown.
Photo below: Also present for the tree planting, shown above, were members of the Twin City Garden Club, the California Boy Scouts, City of California Mayor Norris Gerhart, United Methodist Church Pastor Linda Pagel, and Emily, Anna and Nathan Thibon.
The boy scouts opened the ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance. The tree was then planted in the southwest area of Proctor Park.
Gerhart spoke after the planting. Following the dedication of the tree, Pagel closed the ceremony with a prayer.
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