St. Basil the Great - Steve Pace Dedicated Tree - Farmers Branch, TX
N 32° 55.315 W 096° 53.496
14S E 697149 N 3644601
St. Basil the Great is quoted on a bronze plaque at the base of a sweetgum tree dedicated to Steve Pace, standing near the playground in Gussie Field Watterworth Park, Farmers Branch, TX.
Waymark Code: WM1395W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2020
Views: 1
Steve Pace (1968-2017) hailed from Muenster, TX up near the Red River, but he attended high school in Lewisville and graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton with a degree in geography. He worked a geography analyst for the City of Farmer’s Branch, which provides some background as to why there is a tree here that is dedicated to his memory. This sweetgum tree is young still, and at its base is a bronze plaque protected by concrete, reading:
A tree is known by its fruit;
a man by his deeds.
A good deed is never lost; he who
sows courtesy reaps friendship, and
he who plants kindness gathers love.
~~Saint Basil
A Living Tribute to
Our Friend and Colleague,
Steve Pace
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While St. Basil's words are his own, obviously, he's taking a cue from Luke 6:43-45:
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Address:
Gussie Field Watterworth Park, 2610 Valley View Ln, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
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