Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve
The most recently installed monument in South Windsor lies in the Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve.
It serves as a memorial to the 79 people in the South Windsor community who were lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The memorial, which is located near the Sullivan Avenue entrance of the land preserve, was unveiled recently in 2023.
The monument contains two benches to reflect and watch over the forest, on top of a heart shaped layer of bricks.
Above the brick heart, there is a stone that reads “In remembrance of the South Windsor community’s strength in supporting one another without being able to be together. The lives that were lost and otherwise impacted will never be forgotten.”
Nearby, there is a flagpole commemorating the life of Major Michael Donnelly, who served during the Gulf War, and tragically passed away in 2005 after a battle with ALS.
The park is preserved in honor of his memory.
