You Can - Enid, OK
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Max and 99
N 36° 23.484 W 097° 56.268
14S E 595259 N 4027885
This is such a touching, wonderful way to remember Aubery Howard.
Waymark Code: WM15C0R
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2021
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This beautiful mural is on the east side of AE Howard Flooring. The back door to the building also has a colorful mural. This is a touching project that honors Aubery Howard, whose life was cut short by cancer. Aubery died the day before the mural was to be completed, so the cactus was left unfinished. The mural is approximately 10' tall and 60' long. It depicts colorful cactus blooms, with bold orange, green, and pinks the primary colors. "you can" is written to look like Aubery's handwriting.
From the Visit Enid website:
Mural completed November 2019. Artists are Kelly & Ty Tompkins of Hive Appeal.
This mural is part of a family's heartbreaking story. After learning of Aubery Howard's return of cancer, the family, owners of AE Howard Flooring in Enid, OK, commissioned us to paint a mural on their building. The family has had many adventures traveling together, and they wanted something representative of that, including cactus.
I immediately realized how a flowering cactus represents them, blooming and focusing on beauty, despite painful spines. Aubery asked for the words "you can" and a shadow of a cross to be included, so we painted the words in his handwriting.
Sadly, Aubery passed away the day before we finished the mural, just a few days before Thanksgiving.
We left the center cactus unfinished and invited anyone to write messages of encouragement to Aubery and his family. Several dozen messages are there, with more added the weekend of his funeral.
Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and employees. We hope Aubery was able to see his finished mural, and we hope his loved ones are able to focus on beauty.
Source: Hive Appeal
Aubery's obituary (which also explains the title of the mural)
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