Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, January 3, 2020 ~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ Alan’s family appreciates your support “Thank you for loving our son, sharing in our grief, and helping his memory live on.” (Editor’s Note: The following letter was submitted by the family of the late Alan Joseph Silipigni, a 14-year-old Saugus High School student who died unexpectedly in late November.) To the amazing town of Saugus: My wife Pam and I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the tremendous amount of love and support given to us and our family over the past few weeks. Losing a child is devastating and is the hardest thing we will ever have to endure. However, the generosity, support, and devotion of our fellow Saugonians have helped us begin to heal. I wish I could extend a personal thank you to each Alan was a member of Boy Scouts Troop 61, led by Kevin Wildman. After reading the article he wrote in The Saugus Advocate this week, I had tears in my eyes and my heart was filled with pride. I am so proud that Alan was part of such a loyal, dedicated, and honorable group of young men. They truly displayed what it means to be a Scout. The people in the town of REMEMBERING ALAN: A Christmas Eve Parade float that pays tribute to the late Saugus High School student Alan Joseph Silipigni. The second photo shows Alan’s dad, Joseph Silipigni, and his niece Krista Silipigni in one of the parade floats. (Courtesy photos to The Saugus Advocate) and every person who reached out, donated to Toys for Tots, wore Red Sox clothes, and just shared their stories and memories of Alan. Seeing the World Series trophy at Alan’s wake was just incredible. And then seeing the amount of people attending the ornament dedication was so touching. Pam and I are truly humbled by all of this. ~ Letter to the Editor ~ Some thoughts on Saugus’ future Dear Editor: So much land requires careful thinking for the future. Among the schools to be converted or demolished are the Lynnhurst, Waybright, Oaklandvale, Ballard, and the Evans. We should also consider the playgrounds, Stackpole, Stocker, and Grandview Park, along with the cluster of buildings around the Roby School. 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Price includes Adm. + Roller Skates. Cake, soda, paper goods, 20 tokens for birthday person plus 100 Redemption Tickets and a gift from Roller World in one of our private BP Rooms. vious, the Oaklandvale would be demolished and rebuilt to house the needed fire station in that part of town. The Ballard could be reconstructed as much needed family housing by the Saugus Housing Authority without cost to the town. Otherwise the land should be used for housing, either a number of small single houses or a small developed apartment facility such as found on the western end of Forrest Street. The Lynnhurst school could be demolished and single houses or apartments as listed in the prior paragraph could be built on the Walnut Street side and a park for the children of the area would remain at the site. The Waybright could be used by the Saugus Housing Authority to build vitally needed senior apartments, the town has reached the limits of the present facilities. This would fit nicely because Heritage Heights borders the site to provide easy maintenance. Additionally the Rice Street buildings are over fifty years old and will have to be replaced sometime in the future. The Roby building is about one hundred years old and inefficient within with high ceilings and large structured rooms. The Legion Hall and the Conservation building next to the Roby are both inefficient, and a new building at the site could encompass the current uses and additional town office space. Now we come to the Town Manager’s visualization of a central park at the corner of Central and Winter streets. He has suggested in the past of building a grandstand or pavilion to house concerts in the future and a large park area for families. We now have new tennis courts and a new basketball court reestablished there and a tribute to veterans at the corner. Demolishing the Evans school would improve the park as would the town purchasing the three houses along Winter Street to enhance the park. That leaves the play - grounds, Stackpole, Stocker, and Grandview Park. Stackpole could easily include houses or apartments such as the ones like those of Forrest Street and Grandview Park is too small to be used except for houses. Stocker could be developed as a beach area badly needed by the town. Although I realize that all the above could be completed over time we would have to produce a ten or twenty year plan to facilitate all the needs of the town. I do like the present efforts to improve the central park and the efforts of the Town Manager to improve streets throughout town. Sincerely, William B. Stewart Precinct 3 Town Meeting member Saugus are one big family; one who truly cares about each other. Thank you for loving our son, sharing in our grief, and helping his memory live on. For that, the entire Silipigni family will be forever grateful. Sincerely, Joseph Silipigni On Behalf of the Silipigni family
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