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Lewis Ledbetter, long time sign painter here in Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away last Wednesday. He was 91. Louie ran his own one man shop until he was almost 80, and his work was outstanding, strictly hand brush lettering. He never owned a computer that I know of. He was also well known for his firey letters to the editor. Though he was a little man in stature, he was a giant in heart. I'll miss him.
-------------------- Jerry Mathel Retired Grants Pass, Oregon signs@grantspass.com Posts: 916 | From: Grants Pass, OR USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6720 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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No, I'm not the oldest sign painter here in Grants Pass, but pretty close. Bill Williams is the oldest one around, and has me beat by about 10 years. He's about 77 or 78 and still going strong. He's still climbing ladders and working out off his ladder truck every day. No one is sure just how old he is, but he was a paratrooper in the army on D-Day in WW-II. He attended the first Letterhead meet in Moore, Oklahoma in 1980 and still gets to an occasional meet, so some of you know him.
-------------------- Jerry Mathel Retired Grants Pass, Oregon signs@grantspass.com Posts: 916 | From: Grants Pass, OR USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6720 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6720 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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