Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009
Sculpture of Win Rockefeller Now In Position at State Capitol
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LITTLE ROCK (February 4, 2009) -- A bronze sculpture of Winthrop P. Rockefeller was put in place Wednesday outside the Office of Lieutenant Governor after his widow unveiled the memorial bust in a ceremony at the state Capitol.Lisenne Rockefeller drew back a cloth covering the smiling image, which was designed and cast by North Little Rock artist Kevin Kresse, to the applause of hundreds who crowded into the second-floor Capitol rotunda and looked on from third- and fourth-floor balconies.Arkansas voters elected Win Rockefeller as Lieutenant Governor in 1996. He served until his death from a blood disorder in July 2006. He was 57 years old. A Senate subcommittee chaired by State Senator Sharon Trusty commissioned Kresse to design and create the sculpture. Kresse said he was deeply honored and humbled. He thanked Lisenne Rockefeller for helping him cast an image that best captured the essence of the man.Also delivering remarks at the unveiling were Senator Trusty, Governor Mike Beebe, Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter, Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, and William G. Rockefeller, a son of Win Rockefeller. They remembered Win Rockefeller for his grace, warmth, leadership, service to his state and devotion to his family. Another son, John Rockefeller, led members of Boy Scout Troop 12 in the Boy Scout Oath. Win Rockefeller was actively in the Boy Scouts of America for 30 years on the national, state and local level. He served as assistant scoutmaster of Troop 12, charteredd by Pulaski Heights Methodist Church.
Sculpture of Win Rockefeller Now In Position at State Capitol
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LITTLE ROCK (February 4, 2009) -- A bronze sculpture of Winthrop P. Rockefeller was put in place Wednesday outside the Office of Lieutenant Governor after his widow unveiled the memorial bust in a ceremony at the state Capitol.Lisenne Rockefeller drew back a cloth covering the smiling image, which was designed and cast by North Little Rock artist Kevin Kresse, to the applause of hundreds who crowded into the second-floor Capitol rotunda and looked on from third- and fourth-floor balconies.Arkansas voters elected Win Rockefeller as Lieutenant Governor in 1996. He served until his death from a blood disorder in July 2006. He was 57 years old. A Senate subcommittee chaired by State Senator Sharon Trusty commissioned Kresse to design and create the sculpture. Kresse said he was deeply honored and humbled. He thanked Lisenne Rockefeller for helping him cast an image that best captured the essence of the man.Also delivering remarks at the unveiling were Senator Trusty, Governor Mike Beebe, Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter, Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, and William G. Rockefeller, a son of Win Rockefeller. They remembered Win Rockefeller for his grace, warmth, leadership, service to his state and devotion to his family. Another son, John Rockefeller, led members of Boy Scout Troop 12 in the Boy Scout Oath. Win Rockefeller was actively in the Boy Scouts of America for 30 years on the national, state and local level. He served as assistant scoutmaster of Troop 12, charteredd by Pulaski Heights Methodist Church.
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