Today we gather in this beautiful park
in a city of parks
grown among the hills and trails
and the life of a grateful community
to remember the heart and the soul of a city pioneer,
the one and the only Byron Athan
It’s said that he built his life here as he built his tennis game
starting with love
played with grace and passion
served with promise and conviction
and the ideals of fairness and fun
This man of action, always in motion
so committed to city and country, family and friends
left a lasting legacy
here
where his spirit lives on
honored
commemorated
forever remembered, celebrated in stone
(Public art created by Madeline Wiener)
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About katemccarrollmoore
Kate Moore’s passion is literacy, and she serves as a mentor teacher and staff developer throughout the greater Bay Area. Kate served three terms as the City of San Ramon's Poet Laureate (2012-2018); she also teaches poetry writing workshops and is an instructor in the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MATL) program at St. Mary’s College of California. She was honored as SRVUSD Teacher of the Year in 2007 and San Ramon Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year in 2009. Kate holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from California State University, East Bay, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from St. Mary’s and a B.A. in English Education from SUNY Albany. She and Bob Moore are the proud parents of four beautiful grown daughters, and the smitten grandparents of six beautiful children who fill them with hope for the future.
Beautiful Sculpture, Beautiful Poem, Beautiful Poet!