This particular smaller scale statue (12 in) was commissioned as a replica of a large scale statue of St. Francis of Assisi that was donated by the estate of Joan Irvine Smith in 2020, the year of her passing and in honor of long time Mission champion and Board member Madeline Martin Swinden, who also passed in 2020. Madeline was the daughter in law of Mrs. Smith and urged that smaller scale St. Francis statue be made available to the public. Unfortunately, she too passed in 2020, and without her vibrant leadership this statue would not have been commissioned. Both women were advocates for community needs and services, and loved animals, the spirit of the Mission. It is in remembrance of their generosity and spirits that this statue was able to be made available today.
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