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 Mighty Oak Centerpiece of Linn Reunion

 
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Wakefield - August 4, 2009

It was just two weeks ago that Robert (Bob) Linn asked the the Wakefield - Marenisco School Board for permission to dedicate an existing Oak tree to his family. The Red Oak stands in front of the Wakefield school where it was planted twenty five years ago by Bob's brother. The tree was planted to replace another tree which had died and had once stood just a few feet away from where the new Oak would stand and grow through the forth-coming decades.

Pictured above Ruth and June unveil the tree's new marker.
The Linn family,  which settled in Wakefield in 1893, has a long history of producing  Wakefield graduates. Ella Linn graduated in 1914. The most recent graduate was Bob himself. Bob, with 15 of his friends, left High School, prior to graduation. The sixteen Wakefield students joined the armed services which were fighting in WWII. In 2002 Bob received his High School Diploma, just one year after his grandson, Michael. In 2002 the year of his graduation, Robert Linn was named "Veteran of the Year"
This year the Linn's would be holding a family reunion and wanted to use the occasion to to dedicate that mighty oak. With the board's permission, Mr. Linn had a small granite marker made and it was placed at the site of the original tree, just a few feet from the oak.
The family had eighty-five members reuniting on Saturday in Iron Belt. Sunday the family would once again gather in Wakefield. Sunday Lake pavilion was the sight of the early morning get-together. At the pavilion a family tree was present, where members added an ornament with their name on it. Some members added ornaments in memory of those no longer living. One such ornament was placed on the tree by Bob's son, Robert Jr. in memory of Bob's son "Ralph V. Linn" who died as a result of a 1973 motorcycle accident in the year following his H.S. graduation in 1972.