Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

[Henry Mills <wppdirector AT gmail.com>]

Dear Percy-L:

Below are two links to enjoyable articles describing the unveiling of the Walker Percy statue at the St. Tammany Parish Library in Madisonville, La., on Thursday, May 12, and a background story about the memorial's development.

Readers will enjoy a full-size photograph of the statue in the first article listed below by clicking on the arrow at the bottom edge of the picture.  There is also a photograph of the event that gives a panorama of the shaded "Serenity Circle" where the statue is located on a bench. 

For those who like to take "selfies," it looks like a wonderful opportunity to take one, sitting down right beside the Good Doctor himself!

Enjoy this latest event celebrating the centennial of Percy's birth.

Best wishes,
Henry Mills
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Percy-L Administrator

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Statue of author Walker Percy unveiled in Madisonville  (See article opening below)
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/walker-percy-statue-tribute-unveiled-in-madisonville/187678640
May 12, 2016 by Dominic Massa

Tammany Times: Walker Percy statue, Serenity Circle to be dedicated
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/community/sttammany/15710424-129/tammany-times-walker-percy-statue-serenity-circle-to-be-dedicated
May 10, 2016 by Sharon Edwards

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ARTICLE EXCERPT

Statue of author Walker Percy unveiled in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE, LA. - Walker Percy was arguably one of St. Tammany Parish's most famous residents, but up until now there were few public tributes to the prize-winning author or his work.

On Thursday, in advance of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the author's birth, the daughters of Percy, best known for his 1961 novel The Moviegoer, were on hand as a life-sized statue of the author was unveiled at the Madisonville public library.

Percy lived in Covington from 1948 until his death in 1990.

The Walker Percy Serenity Circle and statue at the Madisonville Branch Library on Main Street was commissioned by the St. Tammany Library Foundation. The bronze statue, by Covington artist Bill Binnings, was underwritten by the Helis Foundation.

It features a likeness of the author, seated on a bench next to his dog, "Sweet Thing." The circle is set under live oak trees in front of the library, located a block from the Tchefuncte River.  Several benches grace the garden; one of which was donated by Percy’s daughter Anne and her family...

More continued at ... http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/walker-percy-statue-tribute-unveiled-in-madisonville/187678640