By Antonio D. French
Filed Friday, September 22, 2006 at 8:42 AM
Labels: Events
Friends, family, past colleagues, and elected officials -- including St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, and State Senators Rita Days, Joan Bray, and Pat Dougherty -- all showed up yesterday to congratulate retired State Sen. Wayne Goode as he received a very unique honor.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis paid tribute to Goode (who Chancellor Thomas George called the campus' founder) by unveiling a life-size statue of the former legislator near the spot where the campus was first dedicated 40 years ago.
The bronze sculpture was created by renowned sculptor Jay Hall Carpenter. Goode served in the Missouri House and Senate for four decades and is credited with writing the legislation that established UMSL.
Editor's Note: This reporter managed Goode's last senate campaign in 2000.
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