On Wednesday, Scott Kempe said the two benches that he paid for at Jaycee Park do more than memorialize loved ones – they hold memories.
“Every morning for years, it would be Mike sitting where I am, Barbara would be in the center and I would be on the other end,” said Kempe.
Kempe said his wife Barbara died in a car accident in Cape Coral.
He said his other bench was dedicated to his first Greyhound dog, Bo.
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MOVING MEMORIES| City of Cape Coral details plan for moving memorial benches at Jaycee Park
On Wednesday, Kempe told Fox 4’s Cape Coral Community Correspondent Colton Chavez, about the concern he felt when he said he received a letter from the City of Cape Coral stating:
The city reached out to the contacts for memorial benches and plaques at Jaycee Park, offering detailed options tailored to each type of memorial. Recipients were asked to review these options and notify the city of their preferred course of action. Depending on the memorial type, the available options include keeping the bench at Jaycee Park as part of the new design, relocating it to another city park, or moving it to a private residence.