Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden

Melvin Gateley and parks and recreation director Julia Thompson talk after the dedication ceremony for the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Melvin Gateley hands out plastic pails and shovels in appreciation to the parks and recreation workers who helped with the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

From left, Samuel Davis, Landon Harris, Noah McMullen and Andrew Buhs hold a pose at the end of a dowel rod presentation at the dedication ceremony for the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Melvin Gateley, center, works to cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremony for the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Andrew Buhs from Cape Christian School performs a dowel rod presentation with his classmates at the dedication ceremony for the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Melvin Gateley hands out a rose to his wife Ella during the dedication ceremony for the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

A rose bush rests next to a path at the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Melvin and Ella Gateley pose for a photo in the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Melvin and Ella Gateley pose for a photo in the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)

Melvin Gateley poses for a photo in the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden on Main Street in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Glenn Landberg)