Hoover Celebrates Completion of Carmella Rose Memorial

On Tuesday, June 16th, the Hoover Elementary School community gathered outside Ken-Ton School District kindergarten teacher Samantha Page's classroom to celebrate the completion of a beautiful memorial honoring the life of Carmella Rose Lopez.

Members of Carmella's family along with friends, classmates, Hoover staff, and district administrators joined together for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the project's completion.

Carmella tragically passed away two years ago and Mrs. Page spearheaded the memorial as a way to celebrate her life and the lasting impact she had on so many. The memorial consists of a beautiful bench and potted perennials and is located in a grassy area next to the playground which is right outside the classroom Carmella attended.

This wouldn't have been possible without the help of the Erie 1 BOCES Welding Program at the Kenton Career & Technical Education Center. The bench was fabricated by Welding Teacher Frank Rosiek and students Owen Ford, Caden Lovern and Hannah McMahon with Kenton Principal John Wodjeski providing funding for the materials.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. It is a wonderful tribute to Carmella and the joy she brought to all those around her.