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Karen Lewis
Hatteberg's People
Reporter: Larry Hatteberg
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October 8, 2006--Sometimes you just have to do what you think is right. Karen Lewis of Abilene did just that. She took an old silo and turned it into an American tribute. For a year she worked on it…and to this day…it continues to influence her and many who see it.
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"Well I sat down and turned the TV on."
Announcer: "Right into the World Trade Center...and then we saw smoke coming out."
"And that was the first thing I saw."
Announcer: "Covered with gray soot."
"It was horrible, traumatic."
Announcer: "We're talking about massive causalities."
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"I think it's changed the face of our country forever."
"I was out working in my garden one day. And I looked up at the silo with the blue sky and it just looked so lonely and I said what am I going to do with you. And God spoke to me and said, make it into a tribute to the victims of 9-11." |
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"I enjoyed it. It was good physical activity. It kept me in shape and yes I was driven. I was driven hard to finish it. To get as much done while I had the bucket trucks to do it."
"Yes there is a special feeling. I just realized that there was. It makes me feel closer to God." |
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Someday, Karen would like the silo to be like a lighthouse. She paints them and has a small display in a garage not far from the silo.
"That's my goal. But it's not a lighthouse yet. It may take years, but eventually I want to make it look like that." |
As a graphic designer, artist, cosmetologist and a massage therapist…Karen is difficult to categorize, but her heart and her message isn’t.
"It's part of dreaming. Sometimes dreams come true. And I believe that mine will."
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It's definitely a tribute. I'm definitely a patriotic person. But I never was that way until this conviction got a hold of me. I had to do this. I don't know why, but I just had to do this. I was just so compelled. I'm honored. I'm honored to have the stamina to be able to do this."
"I'm just a country girl that loves to live life." |
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