The day before passed uneventfully, with restaurants filled with laughter, passengers embarked and disembarked on the trains below the city. The financial district was upbeat as stock rallied from earlier losses, parents picked up their children from school and raced them to an after-hours activity. There were irritated passengers due to delays at airports all over the country for one reason or another. Traffic slowed due to thunderstorms on the east coast. People were busy

Dick Eggerding, known to many as the male “Muse of Oro Valley”, has dedicated his time in the town to the pursuit of community art and conservation. Through his tireless efforts, Dick has brought the wonderful world of art, music and most recent, the vision of the Arizona Heroes Memorial to the citizens of Oro Valley and now Arizona, enriching the culture for decades to come. At the inspiring age of 89 Dick Eggerding is still going strong and has the same enthusiasm and affec