Woman leads push to restore World War I memorial
Posted May 07, 2018 7:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - A woman whose son was killed in Afghanistan is leading to restore a memorial erected by Chicago women whose sons were killed in combat a century ago.
WLS-TV reports that Modie Lavin hopes to restore a century-old, dilapidated memorial erected by Gold Star mothers whose sons died in World War I.
She and others are working to set up a nonprofit organization to raise money for the memorial - now in storage - that needs repairs and is missing its main plaque.
Lavin's son, Marine Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, was killed six years ago. She says she hopes when the monument is restored and placed near its former location on Chicago's southwest side it will be a gathering place for Gold Star mothers like herself, veterans and others.
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