A toy drum was placed in Lunt Park above a plaque remembering Simon R. O’Donnell. Twenty-three-year-old O’Donnell, a drummer, died last May of an accidental fentanyl poisoning. “It’s important that the public understands just how dangerous any recreational drug can be right now,” said his mother, Carol. Family friends placed the drum there Christmas Day as a gift. The O’Donnells removed it after the holidays, but plan to return it every year. The plaque reads “I See Music in the Trees.” Said Carol: “That’s what Simon said when he was 11 looking out the car window.” (Photo by Joerg Metzner)

Joerg Metzner

Joerg Metzner is a photographer and graphic designer from Germany who has been calling Evanston home since 1993.

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  1. Simon is my nephew and we all miss him so much. This drum is a touching, beautiful gift to honor his life that was taken much too soon.

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