On Sunday morning, approximately 70 people met in Elmwood Park to be part of the first gay pride march in Roanoke. By Courtney Cutright 981-3340 The Roanoke Times In 1990, Sam Garrison, a Roanoke lawyer and gay rights activist, helped organize the first Pride in the Park event, a picnic coordinated by about a dozen people, a low-key event. Now 16 years later, the colorful gay and lesbian festival has grown to attract a crowd of approximately 2,500 people, event director Charles Richards said. On Sunday, men and women of all ages, families, children and dogs congregated in Elmwood Park...