Here are some photos from the event in Matsunami Park on June 4th, 2016, where Andre’s bench was installed, along with the planting of flowers and trees. The following is a message about the even from Naomi Chiba:
It was a beautiful sunny day. We installed a bench in honor of Andre Lampson who helped make a playground for children possible at Matsunami park, Ishinomaki, after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. He passed away last December at the age of 29. We planted flowers and trees, too. Over seventy people joined us. All was funded by Andre’s friends in the United States. It will be a bridge of the friendship between Japan and the United States, of which Andre dreamed. It was one the best days in my life. Thank you, everyone.