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During a luncheon held November 10, the largest wooden replica of a Millersville Marauder was unveiled at Millersville University.
This project began seven months ago as a special tribute to the Marauder. Made from a 1,100-pound block of basswood, today the colorfully carved life-size Marauder statue stands at six feet tall and weighs approximately 500 pounds.
It took seven individuals nearly 700 hours to complete the wooden sculpture, with more than 400 hours dedicated to carving alone. Six Millersville University alumni were instrumental in the purchase and crafting of this project: Robert E. Lehr ’57, master carver and painter; Kelly (Lehr) Gallagher ’94, detail painter; K. Eugene “Gene” Forrey ‘76/’91M and K. Matthew Forrey ’95, planning and gluing, and Dominick DiNunzio ’53, major wood financier. Local Millersville carpenter and saw-man, Martin Stopli, was also enlisted to help.
The life-size Marauder statue resides in Jefferson Hall, Millersville University’s athletics department on campus. Expenses for this project totaled approximately $3,200 – all donated by alumni.
Check out the Millersville Athletics Facebook page for additional photos of the Marauder statue.
