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Noted sculptor dies as statue is dedicated

One of Spratt's creations, a memorial at Fire Station No. 1 to fallen firefighters, features a likeness of Charlie King.

By Bill Moss, Published: September 27, 2016

James Killian Spratt, the Hendersonville sculptor whose work included the recently completed bronze statue honoring Korean War Medal of Honor winner Charles George, died on Saturday — minutes into the dedication of his life-sized sculpture of the war hero at the V.A. Medical Center that bears his name. He was 66.

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