Three names will join Memorial Park monument – Star News Group
By: Samantha Smith | Published: 2025-06-19 14:00:00 | Source: starnewsgroup.com
Two new names – Virginia “Ginny” Wright Westphal and Albert P. Ratz Sr. – both late residents of Sea Girt, are being added to a Memorial Park monument in recognition of their lifelong dedication to the community. The name of Ray Bogan Sr., who was selected in 2022, will also be placed on the memorial stone.
The Memorial Monument Committee accepts, reviews and selects nominees annually as a way of permanently recognizing those who have contributed to the borough in outstanding ways.
The monument, relocated to inside The Plaza, currently features a stone with 12 names, with three more to be added. The committee suggested adding some sort of extension, such as wings, to the existing monument, committee chairman Bob Ferguson said, and have also considered adding another…
