LAUREN'S GARDEN

Lauren's Garden is dedicated to all the victims of
the attacks of September 11, 2001,
in memory of Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas,
a native Houstonian and passenger on United Flight 93.

The three granite walls in the fountain represent the three crash sites, New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania.

Each smooth stone in the fountain represents a life lost.
Water gently flows around 40 large stones for those on United Flight 93.
2,753 small pebbles line the front of the fountain for
those who died at the World Trade Center,
along with 184 larger pebbles for those who died at the Pentagon.

The sight of the tower rising in the distance
from mist in the center of the fountain reminds us of
both our vulnerability and our strength.

Bronze sculptures in the fountain modeled after the bristlecone pine,
an organism that can survive 5,000 years, symbolize our endurance.
A bronze vine in the granite medallion in the plaza symbolizes resilience.

Flowing water, stone, trees and flowers commemorate
Lauren's love of the outdoors,
celebrating nature and the preciousness of life.