Tom Lee Park’s Sunset Canopy dedicated to Tyre Nichols
RowVaughn Wells (center) is comforted by family members after she signed a plank of wood that will anchor a pavilion in Tom Lee Park in Memphis that will be named in honor of her son, Tyre Nichols Feb. 10, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
RowVaughn Wells, inscribed the words: "Mommy miss you so much! Love you, Mom" on a plank of wood before it was attached to a pavilion in Downtown Memphis that will honor her son, Tyre Nichols Feb. 10, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The dedication was prompted by photos Nichols took in the park, including of sunsets on the river that the canopy overlooks.
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