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Waukesha city workers remove Christmas parade memorial

Memorial honored those killed, injured when SUV plowed through Christmas parade in November

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A person cries at a memorial in Waukesha, Wis.
A woman who did not want to be identified cries at a memorial in Waukesha, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. She had a daughter who marched in the parade and witnessed the incident. On Sunday an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade killing five people and injuring several more. Jeffrey Phelps/AP Photo

Officials in Waukesha have taken down a makeshift memorial honoring people who were killed and injured when an SUV plowed through the city’s Christmas parade in November.

The memorial in Veterans Park included crosses, flowers, candles, teddy bears and baseballs to honor 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, who was killed as he marched with his youth baseball team.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported city workers removed the items on Wednesday.

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Mayor Shawn Reilly called for a moment of silence when the work was finished. The Waukesha County Historical Society plans to preserve some of the items, while others will become part of a permanent memorial.