Eleanor Dahl was an inspiration to many of us in the Watergate community, as well as to family, friends, and colleagues in her wider social and scientific circles. She cared deeply about a variety of causes and issues, and willingly put her time, energy, and resources into creating positive change for them. One of her favorite interests was the landscape around Watergate, and in particular the view area she overlooked from her window.
The loss of Eleanor leaves many of us feeling that an important part of our community life is missing. One way to keep her memory with us and also to benefit the community is to raise funds in her name to purchase and install a memorial bench looking out over the water toward Trader Vic’s, and to recruit a team of volunteers who could come together on Earth Day 2020 to share in the upgrading of the small garden bed at the flagpole, which was one of her favorite spots.
And as a bonus if we succeed in reaching our funding goal of $3500, we could establish a scholarship in her name at UC Berkeley to be awarded to a landscape graduate student who would help us develop a plan for redesigning a beautiful sustainable and natural landscape for her beloved lagoon area.
We have established this GoFundMe account in Eleanor’s name with the hope that all of her many friends and family members will support this memorial project to enhance the landscaping of this beautiful waterfront location.
While she didn’t get to see and enjoy all of her garden vision, this volunteer project could fulfill some of her dreams, and be a lasting legacy that would benefit the community as well as celebrate the life and the values of Eleanor Dahl.
Thank you for joining with us in this shared effort.
Friends of the Eleanor Dahl Memorial Landscape Fund
Bruce Miller
Erik Dahl
Vicki Kirkpatrick
Tom Dahl
Sam Foushee
Kristen Miller
Nada Mrdja
Deborah Blank