11 May 2007
"Will’s Place Memorial Plaza Honors Woodrow Wilson High School Student"
WHAT: Dedication and Ribbon Cutting for the New Athletic Fields and Memorial Plaza at Randall Park
City of Dallas officials and Dallas Independent School District administrators and members of the
district’s Board of Trustees will join Woodrow Wilson High School students, staff, and community
residents for the formal dedication of Randall Park's new softball and soccer fields and memorial
plaza. The construction of the athletic fields is a partnership between the City of Dallas and the
Dallas ISD and is the first phase completed in the Randall Park master plan. The Woodrow Wilson
Wildcats athletic teams will use the fields.
Dallas architects Willis and Jan Winters designed Will’s Place as a memorial to their son Will, a
Woodrow Wilson Wildcats football player who died unexpectedly in 2005. Will’s Place, a 40’ x 70’
shade structure, is the centerpiece of the Randall Park athletic complex and will serve as a gathering
place for the high school and park visitors.
WHEN: 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2007
WHERE: Randall Park, 100 South Glasgow, Dallas (MAPSCO 46D). The Park is located across from
Woodrow Wilson High School.
WHO: Dedication will include remarks from Dallas City Council members Angela Hunt and Gary Griffith,
Dallas Park and Recreation Board President C. W. Whitaker and Park Board Member Wayne Smith,
Dallas Park and Recreation Department Director Paul Dyer, Dallas ISD Board Trustee Ron Price,
Dallas ISD Superintendent of Schools Michael Hinojosa and Bobby Estes, athletic director at
Woodrow Wilson High School. In addition, Woodrow Wilson senior Sam Ashbrook will speak and
the Woodrow Wilson Variations will perform.