EL SEGUNDO HERALD January 6, 2022 Page 9
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Banner from page 4
on the banner, and people all over town looked
forward to hopefully seeing their name up in
big hand-constructed letters.
In October, the banner became a tribute
of a different kind. Carpenter’s father was
also a lifelong El Segundo resident. He was
so involved with the community; he became
known around town as “Mr. El Segundo.” He
was the grand marshal for the high school
homecoming parade thirty years ago. In 1994,
he survived a stroke, and though he retired, he
continued to scooter around town and check
in on anyone and everyone.
Mr. El Segundo passed away in October, and
Carpenter put up his name. She hit a plateau
here, unable to take the banner down or take
his name off. This banner, which had been
home to so many birthday parades, shocked
realizations, and celebrations, became a beautiful
memorial for Carpenter and so many around
the city to pay respects to her father.
Unsure of what might come next for the
banner, Carpenter couldn’t bear taking her
father’s name down or changing out the banner.
It wasn’t until she got another message asking
if she could put up a little boy’s name that she
found the motivation to take down the letters.
“It was good timing because I don’t know
what I would have done if I didn’t get another
name, because the letters started curling, and
it was fine, but I just couldn’t do it,” she says.
Carpenter says the banner has extended beyond
herself. Not only do names keep coming,
but her own family has enjoyed being part of the
process. Her daughters surprised her for the
last two years by putting up her name for her
birthday, and there were some names that she
didn’t have time to create, so her daughters
did it for her, cutting out the letters and taping
them up.
Both of her daughters, who are now ten and
twelve, love getting to help craft and love to
see reactions even more. “They would probably
keep it going forever if I let them,” she says.
When names are put up, it’s not often that she
is clued in on a time that the birthday person
will come by to see their name. So, it’s a treat
when she gets to see a reaction. Her favorite
part of the whole thing is “the shock of how
much joy it’s brought to people.” Carpenter
says this started as such a small gesture for one
kid, and it’s taken off to have a life of its own.
“I’m crafting. I’m cutting out letters, and I
guess I didn’t realize how big it actually ended
up being. When I hear a kid get so excited and
say, ‘how did she know?’, that’s what makes
it the best,” she says.
As for the future of the banner, Carpenter
has said with every name that goes up that it
would be the last one, so for now, no end is
in sight. It will stay up indefinitely, as long
as she can maintain it. •
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