Willamette High School

Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen was killed in the line of duty on April 22, 2011. Chris was a 1986 graduate of Willamette High School and a long-time friend, supporter, and protector of the community. Leadership students at Willamette chose to honor Chris by completely transforming the school’s Senior Courtyard into a garden that’s become an oasis in the middle of campus. Members of the Kilcullen family joined dozens of volunteers, friends, students and school supporters for the ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating the garden in July 2012.

Today the Kilcullen Memorial Garden features a beautiful curved path, welcoming benches, and flourishing plants. The project was a community effort with significant donations of time, products, money, equipment and volunteer effort.

Contributors to the project include:

Classes from 1951, 1953, 1960, 2011

Belfor (General Contractor, Donation Solicitation)

Brooke Cottle

Eugene Airport Rotary Club (Pavers)

Eugene Excavation and Plumbing 

James Zechmeister

Joann & Roger Schliep

John Deere Landscaping (Sprinkler parts, Flagstone)

Joni & Jacques De Saint Phalle

Knife River (Concrete)

Margaret Hansen

Marie Bennet-Setchko

Marjorie Jensen

Michael Duggan

Michael Weir (Landscape Design)

Pappy’s Pizzeria, Inc.

Parents of the class of 2011

Peter Burrows (WHS Principal)

Terry Thorn of Delta Landscaping (Landscape Work)

Wayne Allen

WHS Leadership Class (Initial Concept, Fundraising, Volunteers)

Wildish (Gravel)

Willamette Graystone (Pavers)

Willamette Pride (Community Outreach, Volunteers, Donation Solicitation)

and many more!