Memorial Bench Dedicated to Former State Senator Jerry Relph
Jerry Relph.
City officials dedicated a granite memorial bench to the former State Senator at the Veterans Monument inside the park.
St. Cloud Mayor
Dave Kleis says the bench is a testament of the strength and dedication Relph gave to his community and country.
It s easy to serve, be part of an organization or even a friend when things are going well. It s hard to serve when times are tough, as Jerry did, countless times.
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Relph s wife
Pegi Broker-Relph says Jerry would have been honored by the gesture, and now she has a place she can visit and cherish his memory.
Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI
Feb 16, 2021 3:38 PM
St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, Pegi Broker-Relph and others unveil a memorial bench for the late state senator Jerry Relph in Wilson Park on February 16th, 2020. Photo by Dene Dryden.
(KNSI) – Though the late Minnesota Senator Jerry Relph will be laid to rest in Michigan later this year, a memorial to the civil servant and U.S. Marine Corps veteran will remain in St. Cloud. On Tuesday afternoon, amid single-digit temperatures, a small crowd gathered at Wilson Park along the Mississippi River for a memorial bench dedication ceremony.
Pegi Broker-Relph, Relph’s wife, remarked that her late husband wished to be cremated and placed at an island in Lake Huron, a wish that she says her family will fulfill this summer.
Pictures from Minnesota GOP s South Dakota retreat show no masks, no distancing
The pictures were shared in Chair Jennifer Carnahan s latest email newsletter.
Author:
Jennifer Carnahan
The Minnesota GOP is once again under scrutiny for holding party events without observing COVID-19 face mask or social distancing recommendations.
Pictures shared in an email newsletter from Minnesota Republican Party chair Jennifer Carnahan show a large group of party members gathered at a weekend retreat in Deadwood, South Dakota, none of whom are wearing face masks or observing distancing advice.
Unlike Minnesota, South Dakota has no statewide business restrictions in place nor does it have a face mask mandate, but mask-wearing and mitigation efforts such as limiting close contact have been cited by health experts and scientists the world over as crucial for preventing the spread of the virus.