Indian Prairie Connects Darien Residents Brick By Brick
Weather cleared just long enough Tuesday night for unveiling of commemorative bricks in the Reading Garden.
Marie Freidag searched the brick path for an engraved brick that had special significance to her and some book club friends—it was dedicated to their friend Karen who lost her battle with cancer only months ago. Inscribed on the brick were the words, “Live, Laugh, Love & Read … In Memory of Karen Shahnasarian.” “We actually met in the Darien Woman’s Club 26 years ago, and then we moved on to form a book club,” Freidag said. “We all came here to see Karen’s brick.” Many stories unfolded Tuesday night during the first installation of the “Connecting Brick by Brick” program sponsored by the Indian Prairie Public Library Foundation. The foundation is a charitable organization founded in 1992 that provides support for programs and equipment at…
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