The steering committee which formed in 2014 to plan and build the Stoughton Veterans Memorial has now become the Board of Directors. The original Steering Committee gathered on Tuesday, July 16 for a dinner at Legion Post 59.
At this dinner, fellow members of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park Steering Committee recognized Duane Broughton for his leadership in constructing the Veterans Memorial at 1731 Country Club Road. Broughton was presented a walnut plaque inscribed with the names of his fellow committee members.
Broughton with plaque
Broughton was selected to be the General Chairman in November of 2014 when the committee was first formed and has been the leader since that time. Groundbreaking for the memorial took place in September of 2015 and the park was dedicated on October 14, 2017.
This was a surprise honor for Duane. From his thank-you message to the group:
“I was very lucky to be a part of a really good team. If I did anything right, it was associating myself with the most outstanding group of people from the Stoughton area.”
Steering Committee member, Bud Erickson, gave opening remarks and presented the plaque.
The original SAVMP Steering Committee. Seated left to right: Sonny Swangstu, Jim Oler, Dave Stolen, Bud Erickson, Dennis Derke. Standing left to right: Vic Duesel, Randy Robertson, Roger Nitzsche, Duane Broughton, Roger Kleven, Basil Sadler.
Duane Broughton and Bud Erickson
photos: Tim Erickson