A dedication event was held Saturday afternoon at St. Francis Catholic School in Rochester for the Will Canan Memorial Swing and Garden.

The family of the 14-year-old boy named the K-8 school as one of the recipients for memorials in Will’s name following his death from brain cancer on October 11th, 2012. The school’s faculty and other staff members planted and tended the garden this summer and plan to continue planting each year in Will’s memory.

He graduated from St. Francis in 2012 and was able to start his freshman year at Lourdes High School before the end of his 8 year battle with cancer.

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