University Park Names Playground After Murdered Advocate For Children With Special Needs Chris Murzin – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – During their March 1 assembly, University Park City Council members unanimously voted to call a playground after well-known, advocate for kids with particular wants, Chris Murzin and his household.
(credit score: Murzin Family)
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The transfer to call the barrier-free playground in Coffee Park after Chris Murzin and his household. That transfer was really helpful by the City’s Public Facilities Naming Committee shortly after City Hall obtained an software from a resident requesting the naming.
In 2006, the Murzin household arrived in University Park, shifting into a house not removed from Coffee Park. The father of a disabled son, Chris, a former board member for United Cerebral Palsy in Houston, was dedicated to enhancing the lives of those that are disabled, and he contacted City leaders about changing the park’s public playground right into a barrier-free facility so it could possibly be used and loved by everybody no matter their age or mobility.
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Showing the depth of his dedication, Chris led neighborhood fundraising efforts to assist prices related to the mission. In 2008, he was named Citizen of the Year for spearheading the push for inclusive public playgrounds. In 2009, the playground in Coffee Park turned the primary of eight City park playgrounds to characteristic a particular rubberized play floor and uncontested pathways to all play tools.
On February 11, 2021, Chris was shot and killed whereas driving west on I-20 as he approached the South Polk Street exit ramp. A witness known as 911 shortly after 1 p.m. to report {that a} small silver SUV might have been concerned within the crime. The Dallas Police Department launched a photograph of the doable suspect automobile in June 2021. At this level, no suspects have been recognized.
Supporters of the Murzin household have created a web site, a GoFundMe web page, and a Facebook web page in his honor.
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Anyone with info Murzin’s killing ought to contact DPD Homicide Detective McDaniel at 469.261.6790, or t[email protected]. The case reference quantity is 0253795-2021. Tips will also be reported to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS.
