Neil Logan sits with the clay statue he created of his childhood friend Billy Weldon outside Marshall Elementary School, where Weldon has volunteered as the crossing guard for the past 18 years. Logan is raising funds to cast the statue in bronze as a tribute for the decades of service Weldon has given to the Flagstaff community.
The familiar face of Billy Weldon smiles from a clay statue sitting on a picnic table outside Marshall Elementary School. The statue, created by Arizona artist Neil Logan, is a tribute to the decades of service Weldon has given to the Flagstaff community through his work for local veterans and his volunteer work as the Marshall crossing guard for the past 18 years.
Neil Logan sits with the clay statue he created of his childhood friend Billy Weldon outside Marshall Elementary School, where Weldon has volunteered as the crossing guard for the past 18 years. Logan is raising funds to cast the statue in bronze as a tribute for the decades of service that Weldon has given to the Flagstaff community.
Neil Logan sits with the clay statue he created of his childhood friend Billy Weldon outside Marshall Elementary School, where Weldon has volunteered as the crossing guard for the past 18 years. Logan is raising funds to cast the statue in bronze as a tribute for the decades of service Weldon has given to the Flagstaff community.
Local Arizona artist Neil Logan has commissioned himself to create a life-size sculpture of Vietnam War veteran and longtime crossing guard at Marshall Elementary School William “Billy� Weldon.
With permission from Marshall Principal Janelle Reasor, the statue is set to be placed inside Marshall’s new school, which is currently under construction.
The familiar face of Billy Weldon smiles from a clay statue sitting on a picnic table outside Marshall Elementary School. The statue, created by Arizona artist Neil Logan, is a tribute to the decades of service Weldon has given to the Flagstaff community through his work for local veterans and his volunteer work as the Marshall crossing guard for the past 18 years.
Neil Logan sits with the clay statue he created of his childhood friend Billy Weldon outside Marshall Elementary School, where Weldon has volunteered as the crossing guard for the past 18 years. Logan is raising funds to cast the statue in bronze as a tribute for the decades of service that Weldon has given to the Flagstaff community.
Jesselle Ortegon can be reached at[email protected]. This reporter position was primarily made possible by the Arizona Local News Foundation as part of its education solutions mission.
