9/12/13 Alzheimer's Alliance Commemorative Butterfly Release by Susan Wells, Vicky Tessaro, Rich Tessaro and Sarah Miller

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph A butterfly lands on the hand of Don McClaugherty of Tyler during the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tyler residents Caraline Coker, 9, and her mother Leslie Coker release two boxes of butterflies at the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Sandy McClaugherty of Tyler releases two envelopes of butterflies in memory of her parents Lee and Adell Brownlee during the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Diane and Charles Lee of Hawkins prepare to release a butterfly at the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. Diane Lee released the butterfly in honor of her husband Charles who suffers from severe Alzheimer's disease. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tyler residents Nancy Wrenn, Connie Seale, Mary Ann Dougherty and Holly Carroll wait to release several envelopes of butterflies at the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Mary Ann Dougherty of Tyler holds two envelopes of butterflies to be released at the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammie Hughes of Overton and her daughter Katie Hughes, 10, watch butterflies fly inside of a small tent before the start of the Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County's first ever butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Cousins Jake Lesh, 2, and Christian Phillips, 2, both of College Station, watch butterflies fly inside of a small tent before the start of the Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County's first ever butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph A butterfly rests on the lining of a tent before the start of the Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County's first ever butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Heads are bowed in prayer before the start of the Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County's first ever butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Don and Sandy McClaugherty of Tyler feed a piece of watermelon to a butterfly at the Alzheimer's Alliance's butterfly release event at the Tyler Rose Garden Thursday. Sandy McClaugherty purchased the butterflies in memory of her parents Lee and Adell Brownlee. The public was invited to make a donation of 25 dollars each per butterfly. Over 1,100 butterflies were released to honor and commemorate lives touched by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Smith County.

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