Park to Be Dedicated to Mattie Stepanek

His words and story touched the hearts of millions.

Now, more than four years after the thirteen year old died from a rare neuromuscular disease, a new park is about to be dedicated in memory of Mattie Stepanek.

He's the seven-time New York Times bestselling author who is remembered as "a poet, a peacemaker and a philosopher who played".

Joining us Thursday morning from the twenty-six acre park in Rockville, was Mattie's mom, Jeni Stepanek.

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VIDEO: Jeni Stepanek on the Dedication of Mattie's Park

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Mattie J. T. Stepanek Park Dedication
The 28-acre park site was dedicated to the citizens of Rockville by King Farm Associates as part of a 92-acre public park system for the King Farm neighborhood. This includes 47 acres of passive, forested parkland, including the stream valleys, plus 45 acres of parkland designated for active uses. The active parks include the already-built King Farm Park (12 acres) located south of Redland Road, the King Farm Farmstead (5 acres), located at Rt. 355 and Ridgemont Ave., and the Mattie J.T. Stepanek park.

MattieOnline.Com
Thank you to all the people who continue to visit Mattie's Website, and to all who keep his message of hope and peace alive in the world for him. Mattie died on June 22, 2004, just three weeks before his fourteenth birthday. But he left us the gift of his Heartsongs, which are his legacy, and our comfort and inspiration.

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