Dover Rotary donated $1,000 to Dover's 911 Memorial Project at their Nov. 18 meeting. Photo: (l-r) Retired Fire Chief Perry Plummer, Rotary President Cathy Beaudoin, Former Mayor Bob Carrier, current Mayor Dennis Shanahan and Police Chief David Terelmezian Ter
Former Mayor and Chair of the City of Dover 911 Memorial Committee Bob Carrier introduced Rotarians to plans for the construction of a memorial to be erected in the heart of the city. “Just as 911 remains in the hearts of so many affected by the tragic events and its aftermath,” he said. The fourteen-member committee representing Dover’s first responders and the city has already raised over $130,000 of the estimated cost of $200,000.
Chief Plummer described the vision, location, design, and purpose of the memorial to be erected in the courtyard between Otto's and Molly’s restaurants in the center of the city. The memorial will honor the 3,000 lives lost on 911 as well as the thousands of lives lost or injured as a result of the 911 impacts and will be completed in time for the 25th anniversary on September 11, 2026.
The committee’s vision is to honor the victims, first responders, survivors and the military. Plummer noted over 20,000 people were saved from the tragedies of 911. The new space will be a place for quiet reflection and a place for ceremonies, and education – field-trip-worthy - events that will remind all who visit, “terrorists drove us together, not apart,” Plummer said.