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Memorial bench dedicated by Lewes Lions
Shown at the dedication standing in the back are (l-r) Paul Eckrich, Lewes city manager; and Fred Slater, Lewes street supervisor. In the middle are Victor Letonoff, city councilman; Ted Becker, city councilman; Mayor Jim Ford; Tom Engel, Lewes Lions; George Russ, bench coordinator; Lewes Lions vice president; and Rick Melendez, Lewes streets employee. In front are Lewes Police Cpl. Steve Downs; Betsy Reamer, Lewes Chamber of Commerce executive director; Elaine Pease, Lewes project office; and Nancy Russ, Lewes Lions vice president. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
October 27, 2011
A Memorial Bench was dedicated in memory of former City of Lewes maintenance foreman Lawrence "Larry" McLaughlin by the Lewes Lions Club, City of Lewes staff and Lewes City Council members Oct. 17 at the Pavilion on Savannah Road.
McLaughlin was killed in a motorcycle accident July 4, 2010. He was a past president of the Lewes Lions Club, member of the Redmen's Lodge, Nassau, member and past president of the Punkin Chunkin Association, member of ABATE, member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 17, and member of the Legion Riders Post 28 Oak Orchard.
The bench is just one of the three benches built in his memory. A second bench is on Lewes Beach and a third is in front of Huling Cove adult community.
