Councilwoman Pat Soltys (left), Mayor Frank Auman (center) and Corey Rosenfeld (right) unveiled a plaque in the newly named William “Bill” Rosenfeld Park on May 28.
By Zachary Hansen
A north DeKalb County city dedicated one of its parks to a councilman who unexpectedly died in January.
Tucker held a dedication ceremony Friday to rename a park in its Smoke Rise neighborhood to William “Bill” Rosenfeld Park. Rosenfeld, who was 77 when he died, represented east Tucker since the city was chartered in 2016.
William “Bill” Rosenfeld Credit: City of Tucker
The longtime owner of Rosenfeld Jewelry lived near the park with his wife, Carmen, and watched his six grandchildren grow up playing there, according to his son, Corey Rosenfeld.
“Now, when we see the name Rosenfeld Park or we come to visit, we’ll think of dad and what he meant to each of us — an awesome dad, a loving husband, a humble family man, a great friend to everyone he met,” Corey Rosenfeld said during the ceremony.
Mayor Frank Auman listed off the many organizations Rosenfeld helped champion in the area: the Tucker Business Association, Rotary Club of Tucker, Tucker Northlake Community Improvement District and the ART Station Theatre. Auman added that Rosenfeld did a lot for first responders throughout his career.
“Bill was not only a first responder himself, an emergency medical technician right here in DeKalb County, but he helped to train and establish EMT programs in North Carolina and here,” he said.
Councilwoman Pat Soltys mentioned that Rosenfeld was a U.S. Navy veteran who dedicated himself to public service.
“Community is what Bill was all about,” she said. “He loved his community greatly. Every single person in his community was important to him.”
To cap off the dedication, they unveiled a plaque that bears the new name of the park, located at 2088 Glacier Drive. It reads, “This park is dedicated to the memory of William ‘Bill’ Rosenfeld. A founding member of Tucker’s City Council, Bill left an unparalleled legacy of service to Tucker and the Smoke Rise Community.”
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