Because you could put a statue on a really big bookshelf

June 4, 2012

Unveiling the bronze statue of baseball Hall of Famer and humanitarian Roberto Clemente in Essex County Branch Brook Park on Sunday, June 3rd were (from left) Clemente’s son Louis, Clemente’s widow Vera, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and NJ State Senator and Essex County Deputy Chief of Staff Teresa Ruiz.

Developing the larger-than-life sized bronze statue was a joint effort by DiVincenzo, Roberto Clemente Little League Founder Luis Lopez and the Roberto Clemente Monument Committee. Prior to the dedication, about 2,000 people from little leagues, local organizations and community leaders marched in a parade up Bloomfield Avenue to the Branch Brook Park entrance at the corner of Bloomfield Avenue and Lake Street where the statue is located. (Photo by Glen Frieson)

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