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On April 1st 2011, Horizon Moving Systems, Tucson, Ariz., transported and delivered a very special angel statue, from Pennsylvania to its permanent home in Arizona. The statue was dedicated to the youngest victim of the Tucson attack on congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Christina-Taylor Green, born on Sept. 11, 2001. The statue is 9-feet, 11-inches tall and made of steel recovered from the Twin Towers and Pentagon 9/11 terrorist attacks. Horizon van operator Bob Caprari loaded and moved the statue, as well as a 5 ½-foot I-beam piece of steel from the Twin Towers and a 3 ½-foot I-beam from the Pentagon, and flagstone from the Flight 93 crash site.The I-beam from the World Trade Center was picked up from a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The steel from the Twin Towers was donated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center site. The statue made several stops during its journey across the country, including a stop in Fenton, Mo., at the UniGroup Home Office. The statue was, Friday, April 1, and permanently installed in the outfield of a ballpark renamed in memory of 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green. The dedication ceremony was attended by members of the Horizon team, including Bruce Dusenberry, CEO and Vinay Kulkarni, COO.The ballpark was a favorite location of Christina-Taylor, who was the only girl on her Little League team. One of her goals was to become a professional ball player when she grew up.
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On April 1st 2011, Horizon Moving Systems, Tucson, Ariz., transported and delivered a very special angel statue, from Pennsylvania to its permanent home in Arizona. The statue was dedicated to the youngest victim of the Tucson attack on congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Christina-Taylor Green, born on Sept. 11, 2001. The statue is 9-feet, 11-inches tall and made of steel recovered from the Twin Towers and Pentagon 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Horizon van operator Bob Caprari loaded and moved the statue, as well as a 5 ½-foot I-beam piece of steel from the Twin Towers and a 3 ½-foot I-beam from the Pentagon, and flagstone from the Flight 93 crash site.
The I-beam from the World Trade Center was picked up from a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The steel from the Twin Towers was donated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center site. The statue made several stops during its journey across the country, including a stop in Fenton, Mo., at the UniGroup Home Office.
The statue was, Friday, April 1, and permanently installed in the outfield of a ballpark renamed in memory of 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green. The dedication ceremony was attended by members of the Horizon team, including Bruce Dusenberry, CEO and Vinay Kulkarni, COO.
The ballpark was a favorite location of Christina-Taylor, who was the only girl on her Little League team. One of her goals was to become a professional ball player when she grew up.
Vinay Kulkarni (COO), Bob Caprari (Driver) and Bruce Dusenberry (President)
Vinay Kulkarni and Bruce Dusenberry
Vinay, Bob and Bruce
Beth Wagner and Bob Caprari
Bruce Dusenberry, Bob Caprari and Lei Hennessey Owen (artist who created the steel angel for Christina Green)
Tiny tots showing up for the angel dedication at the ballpark in Oro Valley
The dedication
