History

Don Henderson

Don Henderson : November 9, 192 1- November 2, 2001 The association and all of its friends lost a staunch supporter of the Houston Heights World War Il Memorial when Don succumbed to a massive heart attack after voting at…

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Publications

The Heights Remembers Wortd War Il ln October 2000, Michel Hinton led her classes in developing a Hogg Middle School Oral History Project entitled The Heights Remembers World War Il. Working in conjunction with Rice University’s Center for Technology in…

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The Freedom Walk

R. G. Musgrovè presented a modified copy of the site plan and proposed that we encircle the plan with steel pipe bollards sheathed with cast stone to match the present structure. These would have slanted tops to provide an oval…

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HHA Honors Memorial Association

Receiving the Houston Heights Association’s Community lmprovement Award from Bob Pearson at the Helights Rotary Club’s December, 2000 luncheon are Association President Clayton Lee and its secretary, R. G. Musgrove. All three men are Rotarians. The Parklet By an agreement with the…

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Dedication

A large crowd, estimated at 1,800 to 2,000, attended the dedication on November 7, 1999. The Houston Symphonie Band played patriotic music and the songs of each of the five service branches. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with officers of…

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Ground breaking

Ground breaking was set for 2 PM, Sunday, May 31st at the site. Invitations were sent to community leaders, our student mailing list, Steering Committee members, members of the Municipal Art Commission and the City of Houston Parks & Recreation…

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Houston Heights Association lnvolvement

The site committee met on February 1O. 1998 to review committee assignments and objections from the Houston Heights Association (HHA). The site committee first chose the 1800 block of the Heights esplanade as the location for the memorlal. The thinking…

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The Beginning

A planning luncheon was held in September 1955 for a joint reunion of Reagan ex-students for the classes of ’37, ’38 and ’39. Leonard Ball spoke of his dream to erect a memorial in the Heights to recognize the Reagan…

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The creation of the Houston Heights World War II Memorial Plaza and Freedom Walk

Many lndividuals contributed to the ultimate success in the creation of the Houston Heights World War II Memorial Plaza and Freedom Walk. As a matter of personal privilege, and at the risk of leaving some unrecognized, we have chosen to…

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John H.Reagan Senior H sh Sdlool World War Il Memorial Association

White visiting the Heights World War Il Memorial, I often encounter other visitors who are looking for the name of a member of their family or of a friend of the lamily. ln my atternpt to assist them, I first…

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