Tree Plantings at Loose Park Honor McHenry and Harold and Mary Chaney

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  • Above, members of the family of the late Harold and Mary Chaney stand near the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry tree that was planted in their honor Saturday during the annual Arbor Day Tree Planting at at Loose Park in Kansas City, Mo. photo/Jesse Frazier, KC Parks & Recreation Department
    Above, members of the family of the late Harold and Mary Chaney stand near the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry tree that was planted in their honor Saturday during the annual Arbor Day Tree Planting at at Loose Park in Kansas City, Mo. photo/Jesse Frazier, KC Parks & Recreation Department
  • From left: Terri Chaney; Honoree Mark McHenry, Missouri Conservation Department commissioner and former director of the KCMO Parks and Recreation; Nanette Chaney; and Marion Jordon, Sr., editor and publisher of The Kansas City Globe.
    From left: Terri Chaney; Honoree Mark McHenry, Missouri Conservation Department commissioner and former director of the KCMO Parks and Recreation; Nanette Chaney; and Marion Jordon, Sr., editor and publisher of The Kansas City Globe.
  • Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry and his dog, Truman, at the tulip tree planted in McHenry’s honor at the Kansas City Arbor Day celebration at Loose Park on April 23.
    Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry and his dog, Truman, at the tulip tree planted in McHenry’s honor at the Kansas City Arbor Day celebration at Loose Park on April 23.
  • The late Harold and Mary Chaney were key leaders in Kansas City park system for decades. A serviceberry tree was planted in their honor at the city’s Arbor Day observance in Loose Park. Their family members celebrated and placed mulch around the tree. Photos/Bill Graham, Missouri Department of Conservation
    The late Harold and Mary Chaney were key leaders in Kansas City park system for decades. A serviceberry tree was planted in their honor at the city’s Arbor Day observance in Loose Park. Their family members celebrated and placed mulch around the tree. Photos/Bill Graham, Missouri Department of Conservation
  • Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry and Anita Gorman, Kansas City civic leader and former Missouri Conservation Commissioner, both have Arbor Day trees planted in their honor at Loose Park
    Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry and Anita Gorman, Kansas City civic leader and former Missouri Conservation Commissioner, both have Arbor Day trees planted in their honor at Loose Park
    Kansas City bestowed Arbor Day honors on Missouri Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry and the late Harold and Mary Chaney on April 23 with commemorative trees planted for them in the city’s venerable Loose Park. A tulip tree for McHenry and an autumn brilliance serviceberry tree for the Chaneys were planted in their honor. McHenry shoveled on mulch for his tree and Chaney family ...

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