Community members host road cleanup in name of fallen marine

What started as a social media post to help clear litter from an area road soon turned into a community-wide effort to ensure a fallen veteran’s memory lives on. 

Numerous residents took to Old Stagecoach Road in Kyle Saturday as they cleared debris and litter as part of the city’s Adopt-A-Street program. All of it was done in the memory of Phillip J. Duran, who was struck by a car and killed in 2013.

The Kyle-Adopt-A-Street program is a volunteer opportunity where citizens can “adopt” one mile of street to keep to clear of litter in return for a street sign recognizing their efforts.