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A dedication ceremony for the True Buddy Bench at the Middleborough Memorial Early Childhood Center will be held on Friday, May 7 at 5pm, which is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.
The bench will be dedicated in the name of Middleborough Public Schools employee Renee True.T he bench is located in the preschool community garden behind the MECC.
“Renee True was a beloved member of our community who drove the special needs students of Middleboro for over 13 years. She made a lasting and loving impression on every family she met,” said Shelley Berard, who organized fundraising for the bench and is planning the dedication.
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Memorial Buddy Bench in the name of Renee True to be installed at MECC
The tragic and unexpected loss of Renee True, a Middleboro resident and mini-bus driver with Middleborough Public Schools, has left a deep hole in the hearts of all who knew her. As family, friends and co-workers battle with these profound emotions, many have asked for a way to remember this amazing woman and the positive impact she’s had on the community.
The Middleboro Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will be collecting donations to create a memorial for Renee. The recently updated FFA guidelines do not allow for a traditional memorial or marker to be placed on school property. Instead, the group presented a proposal for a buddy bench as a tribute, which was approved by both Superintendent Lynch and the Middleborough School Committee.
December 11, 2020
Ryan True, 21, of Middleborough, is arraigned in Wareham District Court on Friday. Marc Vasconcellos/The Enterprise
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The 21-year-old man charged with murdering his parents in their Middleborough home is being held without bail pending further evaluation.
Ryan True, who resided in the home with his parents, is being sent to Bridgewater State Hospital due to concerns of his competency raised during his arraignment in Wareham District Court on Friday morning.
True is facing two counts of murder in the deaths of his parents, Renee True, 55, and David True, 52.
Both of the older Trues were found dead in the home Thursday morning after one of David True’s coworkers called police around 6:30 a.m. asking for a well-being check after he didn’t show up at work, noting that this was “unusual” for him to not show up, according to Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Beth Kusmin.
‘A brutal and very bloody scene’: Ryan True, son of slain Middleborough couple, accused of stabbing parents repeatedly with pocketknife
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Ryan True - the 21-year-old man accused of killing his parents, Renee and David True, at their Middleborough home - was arraigned on two counts of murder in Wareham District Court on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Justice Shelby Smith can be seen here to the left. (Wareham District Court/Zoom)
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Blood at the bottom of the stairs. A bloody footprint in the hallway. Reddish-brown marks on the wooden floor.
These were the details police used to describe the house of Renee and David True, which went from being a family home this week to a crime scene after law enforcement found the Middleborough couple brutally stabbed to death Thursday morning.