Marker notes man’s love for Springs
SUN PHOTO BY ANNE KLOCKENKEMPER, annek@sun-herald.com
Family members of Jeff Merkher get their first look at a memorial marker honoring him at Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa, during a short ceremony Tuesday morning. Merkher, before he passed in 2009, volunteered his time to give twice-weekly lectures in both English and Russian on the history of the Springs.
SUN PHOTO BY ANNE KLOCKENKEMPER, annek@sun-herald.com
Jeff Merkher's family, from left, his widow Augustina, daughter Lana Peterson of Boston, and son Alex, stand by the new marker with Tim Golden, grounds manager at Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa, and Springs general manager Gene Vaccaro, following the unveiling Tuesday morning.
NORTH PORT — Family and friends of the late Jeff Merkher gathered at the Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa Tuesday morning to remember him with a memorial marker in the place he loved so well.
“His heart was with this lake,” said his widow, Augustina.
