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Tree Dedication Saturday for Nick Jackson

A dedication to the Norcross High slain teen will be at Rossie Brundage Park before the first pitch for the baseball season.

Sarah Bakhtiari, Neighbor
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A dedication ceremony for Nick Jackson will take place this Saturday at Rossie Brundage Park. Jackson was the Norcross High freshman who was during a home invasion in early February.

In honor of Jackson, a cherry tree and dedication plaque have been placed in the park between the basketball courts, pavillion and along the first base side of the baseball field, said Wende Lynn, one of the frontrunners of the dedication project.

Norcross Neighbors and the Lum Howell neighborhood joined together to raise funds for the dedication.

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Jackson's pastor, Bishop Dreyfus Smith, will lead the ceremony, along with Robert "Sandy" Lynn of Lum Howell and Shameka Render, Jackson's mother.

The dedication starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at . The opening ceremonies for the baseball season will follow at 9:20 a.m.

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