Taufer Park, located at 680 South 300 East in Salt Lake City.   For other parks in Salt Lake visit this page.

This park downtown was known for many years for having the “Mary Tree.”  An American Elm tree that had what looked like to many, an imagine of the Virgin Mary in the tree.   It has been damaged but the stand is still there where people would go up the stairs and leave candles and crosses, pray, etc.

Justin Edward Taufer

Born December 1908
Died May 10, 1977

For who the park is dedicated with fondness and love.

This was a man who walked among us as a friend. This was a man who lived his life as God wanted him to live.

This was a man who died the way he had lived in the services of his fellow man.

This was a man who gave his life so that another might live.

This was a man who helped us believe in the good Samaritan which is in us all.

Justin Edward Taufer was a gentle, kind, unassuming and humble man.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13

Dedicated this second day of June, 1979.