Insight/Report on Private Giving

Spring 2005

Veterinary Teaching Hospital Tribute Garden Home to Memorial Sculpture

The Tribute Garden at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital is now home to a new memorial sculpture, “Lindsey and Maggie.” Installed in November 2004, the statue is in memory of Lindsey Arensmeier, a client of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital who lost her life to breast cancer

“From the beginning our wishes were that this sculpture represent the bond between a pet and its owner – a bond that in the case of Lindsey and Maggie was unmatched,” said Sharon Kahn. “Jane (DeDecker) successfully captured that bond and I’m sure it will resonate to all the pet owners who walk through the garden with a sick pet who is hopefully on the mend. This would make Lindsey very happy.”

The memorial sculpture was funded through the efforts of the Fort Collins Community Foundation and the Office of Development at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, with more than 150 individual gifts donated. The sculpture is the work of Loveland artist Jane DeDecker and represents the bond between a Maggie and Lindsey – a bond broken only by death.

Lindsey’s family and friends joined together to celebrate her life through this sculpture and worked diligently to make the sculpture a reality.