Page 49 - Abraham Lincoln Hearse Narrative

The Request

by Katie Spindell, for a hearse, 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition Chair, November 2013
The Response

by The Staab Family, research, assemble and coordinate a build team, January 2014

The Result
by Veterans “Forged in Resolve” reverse engineered and recreated, June 2014

The Rebirth

by the build team realized “In Honor” May 1-3, 2015

I f not for these fine Americans coming together as a team through their

time, talent and generosity, our Nation’s “Icon of Freedom” would

not have been realized. The issuance of a special vehicle title and

proclamation on April 28, 2015 by the Honorable Jesse White, Illinois

Secretary of State, validated the noble efforts of the Abraham Lincoln

Hearse build team.

Icon of Freedom
Built for Our Nation
Commissioned by The Staab Family
Springfield, IL, USA

Eric Hollenbeck, Lead Builder Phase II Jack G. Feather, Lead Builder Phase III
Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War
The Blue Ox Mill Tombstone Hearse and Trike Company

Abraham Lincoln, Veteran of the Blackhawk War Jay Jones, Chassis Fabricator
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War
of the United States of America Custom Wagons, LLC

The Blue Ox Mill Veterans Build Team

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