Robert Lee Owens - Govt. Springs Park - Enid, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hamquilter
N 36° 23.545 W 097° 52.310
14S E 601174 N 4028065
This is a memorial to an amazing young man.
Waymark Code: WMDQPK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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In Government Springs Park, just northeast of the Performing Arts Pavilion, stands a concrete pillar approximately four feet high, with a slanted top. A bronze plaque is mounted on this angled top, which honors a ten year old boy who was a real hero. The plaque reads:

In Memory of
ROBERT LEE OWENS
1953 ~ 1963
Who was Awarded the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Bronze Medal for Heroism in Giving his Life
in Government Springs Lake to Save a Friend
For more information on the Carnegie Hero Fund, see link below.

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Location: Government Springs Park
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