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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Frank Petrovic, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-826-0347 • fpetrovic@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Osceola Foundry to Cast Bronze Statue for Edina Veterans Memorial
Edina, Minn., Jan. 24, 2014 – The Edina Veterans Memorial Committee has retained an Osceola, Wis., full-
service bronze foundry to design and cast the centerpiece of the Veterans Memorial at Utley Park.
Bob Benson and Bob Reed, two members of the Edina Veterans Memorial Committee, provided leadership in
choosing a foundry. After careful review, they selected Wally Shoop Sr. and his company, Shoop’s American
Bronze Casting, Ltd., located just across the Wisconsin border, about an hour’s drive northeast of Edina.
Shoop will cast a bronze eagle sitting atop a wreath. His eagles are exceptional art pieces – each one unique
and exquisitely detailed. His realistic bronze art is produced with the intent of capturing human feelings within
natural forms. Shoop’s American Bronze Casting pieces are handmade using the lost wax process of bronze
casting.
Casting should begin in the coming weeks. There will be a dedication on Veterans Day – Nov. 11, 2014. The
Committee is now working to raise enough in donations to cover the costs of this eye-catching and
extraordinary memorial.
The Edina Veterans Memorial celebrates Edina’s rich and proud legacy of patriotic service, which extends back
to the Civil War. The memorial will be a unifying symbol of shared community values and sentiment, honoring
all Edina veterans from our past, present and future.
Edina has lost 32 native and adopted sons during wartime. All will be individually recognized at the Veterans
Memorial in Utley Park, located at the intersection of 50th Street and Wooddale Avenue.
To learn more about the Memorial, contact Richard Olson, Chair of the Edina Veterans Memorial, at 952-
915-4351.
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