Published 11:58 am Saturday, June 8, 2024 By Eric Johnson A QR code on the back of a bench dedicated to Courtney Traynor Pogones will allow people to scan it and donate money that will in turn be donated to Independement Maganement Services in Austin, which helps people with mental illness. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com Kyle Traynor, the brother of Courtney Traynor Pogones, welcomes people to a ceremony dedicating a bench in his sister’s name at the YMCA at the Austin Community Recreation Center Friday night.
Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com People gathered for the dedication of a bench in the memory of Courtney Traynor Pogones are reflected in the windows of the YMCA at the Austin Community Recreation Center. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.
com Friends, family and loved ones gather for a picture around the bench dedicated to Courtney Traynor Pogones at the YMCA at the Austin Community Recreation Center Friday evening. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com Friday would have been Courtney Traynor Pogones’ birthday, something her brother Kyle Traynor reflected on with a smile as the sun came out during a welcome to friends, family and loved ones for a special ceremony honoring his sister Friday night.
“It’s always a beautiful day like this,” he mused. The reason for the ceremony was to honor Traynor Pogones’ memory. She passed away just over two years ago in April of 2022 from her struggles related to mental illness.
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