Eben - Frisco, TX
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N 33° 08.942 W 096° 49.869
14S E 702283 N 3669902
Eben was one of John Milton Turner's Seeing Eye Dogs.
Waymark Code: WM14A3R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2021
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This bronze statue of John Milton Turner and his Seeing Eye Dog Eben is on the grounds of the Frisco Heritage Museum. According to the plaque on site, Eben was John's eighth seeing eye dog, and the current one at the time the statue was created.
Text on marker:
"Blindness is an inconvenience, not a handicap!"
John Milton Turner
Born in Frisco, TX in 1935. After losing his sight as a teenager, Turner went on to be successful in business and was appointed by six Governors to serve more than three decades on the Texas Commission for the Blind, was a Director on the Board of Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind and served 17 years as a Trustee of The Seeing Eye of Morristown, NJ.
John Turner's leadership by example has inspired thousands of others to strive for success. He continually gives generously of his time and self to help others to confront the challenge of vision loss and to move forward with confidence.
John's faithful Seeing Eye Dogs: Villa 1953, Inky 1964, Pepper 1977, Gordy 1979, Steffie 1989, Corrine 1993, Robyn 2003, Eben 2014
Dedicated June 2017
Bridgette Mongeon, Sculptor
Text on plaque:
John Milton Turner And Seeing Eye Dog Eben
By Bridgette Mongeon
Bronze, 2017
Gift of David and Shirley Griffin in Honor of John Turner
(emblem: Frisco)
Breed: German Shepherd
Date Built: 2017
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