The Downing Park Planning Committee of Newburgh is hosting a spring tree planting and dedication ceremony to honor, David Schuyler, Newburgh native, author and Andrew Jackson Downing biographer. On April 9, from 2-4 p.m. family, friends and colleagues are invited to attend at the park.
The program will begin with a welcoming by Committee President, Kathy Parisi, followed by remarks from a friend, a colleague and a family member, providing insights into David’s achievements.
The committee is grateful for the in-kind services of Jon Joseph Welding & Fabricating, Inc., as well as Palisi Autobody, Inc., both of W. Main, Beacon, for furnishing and painting the commemorative plaque base, as well as John Giudice and members of the Delano Hitch Restoration Fund for the cement work.