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Gwynn memorial design takes breath away

POWAY — At the conclusion of a charity concert held Friday night to raise funds for a Tony Gwynn memorial to be erected at Lake Poway, the design of the 10-foot-tall bronze statue was revealed.

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This small replica of what will be a 10-foot-tall bronze statue to be erected at Lake Poway was chosen over nearly three dozen other submissions from artists all over the United States. The city wanted to depict Tony Gwynn, a Poway resident for nearly 30 years, as a father, neighbor and good man, not just a baseball legend. Texas artist Seth Vandable thinks the statue can be finished in about eight months.