An endowment to Susan’s memory has been created through the Community Foundation of the NRV. This endowment will last in perpetuity; the interest-income generated will provide the Town of Blacksburg with a modest source of funding year after year. “The Susan Garrison Memorial Fund provides financial resources to the Town of Blacksburg for its use …
by Jean Elliot In the town on the plateau off Brush Mountain lived a kind and gentle soul who loved the land. She arrived in the highlands, went to Tech and earned degrees and like many never left again, the valley works its peace. Loyal and dependable, she quickly earned respect and the town soon …
Dean Crane (TOB Director of Parks & Recreation) and Kelly Mattingly (TOB Director of Public Works) conceived of this memorial and chose a location, at Blacksburg’s Heritage Park, for a memorial bench with a plaque honoring Susan. The bench is near the picnic pavilion, close to the upper parking lot off of Glade Road in …
