911 Memorials List

The Colts Neck Township September 11th Memorial Garden is located near town hall at 124 Cedar Drive. The focal point of this Memorial Garden is a sculpture constructed of metal and stained glass - flowers and five butterflies. Along the perimeter are five benches.

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email from Kafi Benz:

Sheena

Thank you for your inquiry. I am the studio director for Jim Gary and can answer most of your questions.

The memorial garden in Colts Neck was created to be the location for a memorial to the members of the community lost in the attack upon the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. I think that there were five families from Colts Neck who each lost a member in the attack.

After a competition where many artists submitted designs for the memorial, Jim Gary was selected to create the memorial and he created the metal sculpture. At the dedication of the memorial Jim also gave a small sculpture to each of the five families from Colts Neck who lost a member in that attack.

Jim Gary grew up in Colts Neck — so the loss was very personal to him.

You can find out many details about Jim Gary on the web site I host at
http://www.kafi-benz.com/ where there are two articles about Jim (1) and (2)
and there are several large photographs of his dinosaurs at

(Write Up Courtesy of Sheena Chi)

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