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)
KateMcCarrollMoore 
Beautiful Sculpture, Beautiful Poem, Beautiful Poet!