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In memory of my late father-in-law, Al Bassett, and his daughter, my wife Pat. This image shows Al’s picture at age 92 a few months before he died, as he received the Honor Pin for his service in the army in WWII. He was one of many who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill. His ashes were preserved in the glass memento which sits on a light and the light projects through it upward to his image.

Beyond that he was my “surrogate” father after my own father died in 1986 and meant a lot to me over the years. His ever present quiet spirit in the last years meant a lot, and was especially on my mind this Memorial Day. In the end he suffered with Parkinson's Disease and was on Hospice. My wife is a Hospice nurse and received this cup shown by her fathers memorial in honor to them both for their service.

The shells in this tribute represent how much going to the beach and the ocean here meant to him. He would go there with my mother-in-law, Esther, as often as possible,...

Gary is available for commission work. Contact him at RichardsGaryF@gmail.com. Gary was born in New Hampshire in 1949. His ability to draw things in detail since his childhood had teachers encouraging him to become an artist by trade, but the opportunity was not available in his current environment. Instead, he pursued computer science and programming career for 45 years. Once he retired, Gary pursued his passion of becoming an artist and was truly inspired by a passage in the Holy Bible that stated, *I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of man are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time.* Eccl. 3:10:-11. During his 20s he took The Famous Artists Course to enhance his natural talent. In the following...