Special thanks to our major donors and supporters.
- The County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors dedicated this plaza to Jim. In addition, they helped pay for the signage on the plaza, a donor recognition plaque on the plaza, window refurbishing, and a plaque inside the County building.
- Gertrude Welch was co-chair of the Jim McEntee Legacy Committee and spear-headed the Legacy Art Project. She also sponsored the peace doves in the center of the square.
- Applied Materials sponsored the window.
- The eight benches in the plaza were sponsored by the Asian Law Alliance, Castellano Family Foundation, Michael Fox, Sr., Diocese of San Jose, the McKenna Family, St. John Vianney Catholic Community, Bob and Nancy Weeks,and Susie Wilson.
- The window mural was created by artist Carlos Perez.
- Fundraising consultants were Delgadillo & Associates, Mary Rose Delgadillo, Principal & her Associate, Judy Armstrong.
- Our construction management firm was Method Construction, Jim Morales, Project Manager .
Thank you to all the wonderful people who contributed to this project!
Chippendale Family | Carl Thomas Guardino | G R & Martha Pflasterer |
Dr. Norman & Janet Abrahams | Amelia Guerrero | Plotter Pros, Inc. |
Katherine Eve Adler | Dennis & Maryann Haggerty | Dean Poyadue |
Yoyi Aglipay Franco | Alejandro Hamed | Octave & Florene Poyadue |
Sally & Santiago Alanis | Susan and Phil Hammer | Preminger Family |
Supervisor Blanca Alvarado | Irma & Richard Haro | Danny & Edith Pricolo |
Rev. Deacon Sal Alvarez | Jesse Haro, Jr. & Rosalinda Rodriguez | John & Dianne Prindiville |
American GI Forum, San Jose Chapter | Dennis and Leslee Hart | Prusch Farm Park Foundation |
American GI Forum, San Jose East Valley Chapter |
Jim and Karen Hart and Family | Puerto Rican Civic Club |
American Muslim Voice | Steve and Michele Hart Family | Councilmember Nancy Pyle |
Amnesty International Group 35 | Kevin and Joan Hart | Quality Glass, Inc. |
Mary E. Andrade | City of San Jose Councilmember Rose Herrera | Leonard C. Ramirez Family |
Imam Tahir Anwar | Jaime McEntee Hildebrand and Robert Hildebrand |
Ann & Stephen Ravel |
Applied Materials, Inc. | Jerrold Hiura and Lucia Cha | John & Mary Reding |
Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley |
Richard Hobbs | Steven & Margaret Redmond |
Reynaldo & Hilda Arellano | Susan Madruga Hodges & Lawrence Hodges | Chuck Reed |
Rabbi Melanie Aron | Dan Hoffman | Refugee and Immigrant Forum of Santa Clara County |
Herminia D. Arroyo | Congressman Mike Honda | Richard Haro Drafting and Planning, Inc. |
ArtOrigin & Associates | George & Marjorie Honore | Juliana Richmond |
Arts Council Silicon Valley | Nina Hoppman | Judy Rickard and Karin Bogliol o |
Asian Americans for Community Involvement | Agnes & Bill Horn | Patrick A. Riley |
Asian Law Alliance | Richard Huff | Mona and Luis Rios |
Richard Konda and SteveWing, Asian Law Alliance |
The Human Concerns Commission – Diocese of San Jose |
Philip & Mary Ripp |
James M. Austin | Thomas & Constance Hunter | Diane Ritchie |
Cindy Carla Avitia | Immigrant Resettlement & Cultural Center, Inc. |
John & Alice Rodriguez |
Steven & Marilou Ayupan | Interfaith Council on Race, Religion, Economic and Social Justice |
Genevieve V. Rollins |
Lee & Patricia Baxter | Junaid Islam | Anne J. Rosenzweig |
Jim and Pat Beall | Jesse and Kalei Jack and Family | Mrs. Patricia Ross |
Carol & Mike Beaman | Steve & Maria Jack and Christopher Jack | Mary Ann Ruiz |
Duilio & Sandra Benassi | Jim & Guity Jam | Sacred Heart Community Service |
Louise Benson | Japanese American Citizens League – San Jose Chapter |
Eugene H. Sakai, AIA |
Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center | The Jesuits of Santa Clara University | Mena L. Salas |
Monsignor Eugene Boyle | Jewish Community Relations Council | C. Nancy Sallan |
Dennis M. Burt & Marilyn B. McKnight | Jose D. Jimenez | San Jose Mercury News |
Joseph & Judy Busch | Kathy and Terry Jobin | Sig Sanchez |
John & Faye Butler | Milina Jovanovic & Tomislav Gajic | Meg Sanders |
Richard M. Cabrera | Karen Judge | Fr. John Sandersfeld |
Nora Campos – Councilmember City of San José |
Anne T. Kangas | Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council |
Eloy Campos Family | George & Janet Kennedy | Santa Clara County Government Attorneys Association |
Michael & Cheryl Capilla | Johnny Khamis | Santa Clara University |
Candace Capogrossi | A.J. & S.A. Khatri | Tony & Dorothy Santos Family – Alviso |
Anne & James Carlson | Lewis & Virginia King | Hermelinda Sapien |
District Attorney Dolores Carr | Shirley Lin Kinoshita | Anthony & Shirley Saso |
James & Teresita Casey | Michael & Loreen Kiskila | Kenneth & Anna Saso |
Castellano Family Foundation | Liz Kniss | Scanlan Family |
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County | Peter & Patricia Koopman | Marilyn Schlueter |
CEMA Executive Board | Pete & Geri Kutras and Family | Mary Schlueter |
Center for Employment Training – CET | La Raza Roundtable de California | Kathleen Schroeder |
Rigo Chacón – Abrazos & Books | Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley | Judy Schropshire |
Jose Chapa | Otto Lee | Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties |
Chavez Family Vision, Inc | Ellen Leonard | Services, Immigrant Rights and |
Cindy Chavez & Mike Potter | Albert & Elaine Lepiane | Education Network – SIREN |
Susan C.H. Chavez | John S. Leyba | Sikh Gurdwara – San Jose |
Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | Robert P. Lindeborg | Michael & Gloria Sikut |
San Jose Councilmember Kansen Chu & Daisy Chu |
Norma Lindsey | Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits |
Ann & Steve Blomquist and Walt | Franklin M. Lockfeld | Jennifer Simpson |
Coalition for a Downtown Hospital | Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren | Sisters of the Presentation |
Peggy Coleman | Maben – Hammon Family | Wiggsy Sivertsen |
Collins Foundation and San José Peace & Justice Center |
Rudy Madrid y Familia | Hunt & Carol Small |
Carla Collins | Martin D. Marcott | Ted Smith & Amanda Hawes |
Drina Collins | Florence M. Marquez | Adeline M. Soares |
Edward and Franci Collins | Susan and David Marsland | George C. Soares, Sect. Treas. – UFCW Local 5 Retirees Club |
Hon. LaDoris H. Cordell | Pauline & Gilbert Martinez | Mary Jane Solis |
Juanita & Don Cordero | Ramon & Elizabeth Martinez | Somos Mayfair |
The David & Pattie Cortese Family | Marjorie Matthews | Engr. & Mrs. Mars Q. Soriano |
Dominic & Suzanne Cortese | James Morales & David Method | South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council |
The Cortese Family | Method Construction, Inc. | South Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship |
Manuel J. Costa | Employees of Method Construction, Inc. | Gay Ann Southwell |
Assemblymember Joe Coto | Terry & Mercedes McCaffrey | Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of San Jose, California, Inc. |
Council of Churches of Santa Clara County | Socorro & Robert McCord | Nancy & Tony Spitaleri |
County of Santa Clara | Pat & Shyrl McCormick | St. John Vianney Parish Catholic Community |
Crowder Family | Dan & Jean McCorquodale | St. Joseph’s Family Center |
Jerry & Patty Cummings | Amy McEntee McFadden & Wayne McFadden | Marion Steeg & Salvador Bustamante |
Darby & Brendan Cunning | Ann McEntee | Sheila Stevens |
Kristina Cunningham | Ben McEntee Family | Marian Sticht |
Roger & Evelyn Dean | Dianne McEntee | David & Florence Stronck |
Jane H. Decker | Edith & Edward McEntee | James & Beverly Suggs |
Delgadillo & Associates, Inc. | John McEntee Family | The Sweeney Family |
Dena E. Dickinson | Peter & Abi McEntee and Family | Peter A. Szego |
Diocese of San Jose | James P. McEntee, Jr. | Salvatore & Carol Tacci |
Bill & Joanne Doe | Jim McEntee Legacy Committee | Eli Taub |
Diane R. Dorsa | Necy & Quentin McEntee-Zahara | Paul & Mary La Rue Teilh |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley |
Bishop Patrick McGrath | Rudy & Lily Tenes |
Debra Duran | Primo & Gail McHugh | Marion & Robert Tibbits |
Raymond & Carrie Dutra | McKenna Family | Toby & Lupe Tobias |
Barbara & Donald Edwards | McManis Faulkner | Clavel & Gilne Tosco |
EHC Life Builders | Tom, Patti and Duncan McRae | Joe & Betty Turner |
Rebecca Elliot | Erline Marie Mello | Ray & Ellen Turner |
Mary Ann Elliott | Frank J. & Olivia Soza-Mendiola | Vic & Barbie Ulmer |
Therese & Jon Engquist | Veronica Mendivil | Patrice Underwood |
Lori & Bob Escobar | The David Mendivil Family | Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, Inc. |
Laura & Adam Escoto | Juan San Miguel & Esther Medina | Gil Villagrán, MSW |
Manuel & Mary Esteban | Mexican Heritage Plaza (MHP) Transition Committee |
Jamaica Villaseñor |
Louis Facchino | Deanne Miller | Andrea Villaseñor-Perry & Sandy Perry Family |
Family Supportive Housing – San Jose Family Shelter |
Jeanette & Gary Miskimon | Diane Von Merta |
Betty Feldheym | Rodger and Julie Moody | Bob & Nancy Weeks |
Filipino Community of Santa Clara County, Inc. |
Pia Moriarty & Bob Hurd | Gertrude M.Welch |
The John & Georgiana Flaherty Family | Muslim Community Association (MCA) | Duane M.Welsch |
Reynaldo & Allison Flores | NAACP | Kenneth A.Wesson |
Theresa Flores | Mary Cheryl B. Nacionales | Westside Concrete Materials – Peter Gomez |
V. Fontana & Company | Nakahara & Hinoki, Inc. | Cecilia E.Weymouth |
Mary Ellen & Michael E. Fox Sr. | Reiko Nakayama | Maurice & Rachel Whitaker |
Rick and Tanya Freudenberger | Mary Ann Nevins | Nancy & Kenneth Wiener |
Donald F. Gage | Elise P. Nguyen | Councilmember Forrest Williams |
Sylvia M. Gallegos | Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC) | Elise Willson |
Herman and Pat Garcia Family | Natsu Niizawa | Susanne B. and Robert M. Wilson |
Bishop Richard Garcia | Sister M. Kieran O’Connor, P.B.V.M. | Maggie Wollen-Olson |
Gardner Family Care Corporation, Inc. | Office of Human Relations | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |
Gardner Family Health Network, Inc. | Mary Oliveira | Sharon L. Wood |
Carol A. Garvey | Adel Olvera | Claire M. Woodward |
Victor Garza | Tommy & Kate O’Mara | Mitchell & Wilma Wool |
David & Elizabeth Gonzales | Marguerite Jensen Owens | Virginia Wyand |
Jorge R. Gonzalez | Palestinian Heritage Committee | Paul A. Wysocki |
Stacy Goss | Parola Construction Co., Inc. | Brad Yamauchi, Minami Tamaki LLP |
Annette P. Graff | Richard & Linda Parola | Ken Yeager |
Donald & Jacqueline Grant | Marc & Jennifer Paterniti | Fred & Consuelo Yépiz |
Lou Gray | Jesse and Angie Peña | Ashraf Zahedi |
Sr. Margaret M. Gregg | DuWayne Penfold | Vic Zavala, Sr. |
Erin Grey | People Acting in Community Together-PACT | Joe & Mary Fay-Zenk |
Leoma R. Grundy | Carlos & Analisa Escobedo Pérez y Familia | |
Raquel & Vicente Perez |