In Memory of Marty Coulbourn and Ted Tarr
Martha Jane Coulbourn, who followed Lura Hall Phillips as Chairwoman of Millbrook Meadow Committee from 1992 to 1997, died Sept. 1, 2018. In this 1993 photo above she is shown at center, with Gwen Stephenson at left and Lura, seated.
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Frederick H. (Ted) Tarr, III was a member of Millbrook Meadow Committee from 2012 until his death Sept. 25, 2018. Ted was a champion of Rockport's Meadow, and all of the Town's natural environment and was an expert among the trails of Dogtown. In this 1993 photo Selectman Tarr is shown with Selectwoman Priscilla Garlick at an Arbor Day event in the Meadow.
In Memory of John Sparks
(1941-2014)
John Sparks pursued life with a passion. Quiet, reserved, and with a scientist’s love for order and process, when John tackled a project, he did it with intensity. He loved architecture, and music, and gardening.
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John’s boundless enthusiasm-- whether he was engaged in helping to build the Shalin Liu Performance Center, describing a cathedral in Cologne, or a choral piece he had heard, John's enthusiasm radiated, and gathered up everyone around him.
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With his natural intelligence and his new-found expertise in landscape design, when John looked at the Meadow and Pond, he saw a problem that needed solving.
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He gathered others to his cause. John led the charge to obtain private and Town funding for the restoration. John's widow, Barbara, has been an amazing leader, helping to ensure John's dream.
With her love of and expertise with plants and trees, she has been a dynamic force. She has led the charge to provide the spectacular granite whale sculpture, a fine playground, a Long Stone Sitting Wall and the restored stairway from the Meadow to the Pond, with an iron handrail.
In Memory of Barbara W. Beyea
(1920-2016)
​The Native Shade Garden is a gift to Meadow in memory of Barbara W. Beyea . The Garden is designed by Milone & McBroom, Inc. and is located next to Lura's Stairs (shown) and Frog Pond on the King St. side of Meadow.
