Holley places memorial bricks for Eric Fredendall, Mark Morreall

Memorial bricks placed by military tank near VFW  to conclude today’s ‘Day of Impact’

Photos by Tom Rivers

HOLLEY – Memorial bricks were set today in honor of Eric Fredendall and Mark Morreall by the military tank by the Holley VFW, where Morreall was a long-time leader.

“These are two amazing veterans,” Interact Club advisor Samantha Zelent said about Morreall and Fredendall. “They are two very special people to the Interact Club.”

Morreall passed away at age 69 on October 29, 2025.  He was a US Army veteran who also was very involved with the American Legion in Holley.

Mark Morreall’s wife Susan is joined by son Sean Morreall after they set the brick in honor of Mark Morreall.

A group gathers near the tank to see the two memorial bricks be placed in honor of Mark Morreall and Eric Fredendall.

Eric Fredendall’s children – Cole, 16, and Lauren, 14 – place a brick with their father’s name by the tank. The Vietnam War era tank has been near the VFW since 2009.

Eric Fredendall passed away February 17, 2026 at age 46 from melanoma. He was a 1997 Holley graduate who then served as a combat veteran in the US Marines during the Iraq War.

The bricks were placed to conclude today’s “Day of Impact” in Holley, where about 200 students and other community members picked up litter and tended to other special projects in Holley, including landscaping work by the tank. Today’s “Day of Impact” was also dedicated in Fredendall’s memory.

Next year more bricks honoring veterans could be added by the tank on the “Day of Impact.”