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DescriptionColor photographs, four, of Annette Illing Memorial Garden, northwest corner of Pier A Park north of fountain and just east of Waterfront Walkway, Hoboken, April 14, 2012. Digital images only. Photographs taken by Museum staff. Tiffs media archive. Annette E. Illing (May 3, 1945 - April 10, 2008) was a lifelong resident of Hoboken and a beloved community activist. This memorial garden was dedicated on July 9, 2010 with a temporary plaque and the planting of the tree seen behind the permanent plaque placed later, a bronze tablet mounted on a beveled granite base. A paved entry path leads to the area with the plaque and two wood garden benches (originally planned to be stone.) Text on plaque reads: Annette Illing Citizen / Actvist She Made Hoboken A Better Place For All of Us to Live.