Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Before heading home after the trial of Amber Guyger, the family of Botham Jean attended the formal unveiling of a portrait of him in the new Dallas office of the world-renown accounting firm where he once worked.
PricewaterhouseCoopers honored Jean with the large work of art in his image in a room dedicated to him.
Our Dallas office unveils a portrait of Botham Jean as one of the ways we hold on to his memory. “He will always be with us.” #BeLikeBo https://t.co/ErzRzgBmiu
— PwC US (@PwCUS) October 6, 2019
A statement on the company’s Facebook page, says Jean’s colleagues loved him dearly and wanted to keep his memory alive. The piece is made of 10-thousand pieces of oak painted in the vibrant colors of his native Saint Lucia … and based his mother’s favorite photo of her son.
Arlington artists Norman Lee and Shane Allbritton were commissioned to create a portrait of Botham Jean. Lee shared a time-lapsed video of his work.
Botham Jean’s former workplace is honoring him with a portrait and a room named after him https://t.co/4jk6RTWHav pic.twitter.com/10QLImEC4X
— Felix egbo (@xdom718) October 5, 2019
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