Lillie Mae Berry O'Gara Square (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of E 229th Street and Schieffelin Avenue.
Honoree: Ms. O'Gara (1928-1993) moved to Edenwald Houses in 1951 and in 1971 was elected President of the Edenwald Tenants Association. A mother of 7, she was also President of the John Philip Sousa JHS Parent-Teachers Association. She worked as a nurses aide and retired after 15 years from the Laconia Nursing Home. Besides her own children, she cared for about 30 foster children.
LL:1997/9