Jim Justice, Jr., has fondest memories of exploring West Virginia as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout. “I have a real love for the outdoors, and it began with my dad (James, senior), with me waddling alongside him.” said Jim.
As CEO of the Justice Family Group LLC, Jim donated a $25 million gift, This was for the creation of the Summit Bechtel Reserve near the family home in Lewisburg, West Virginia. (The Summit)
“I can’t think of an organization that has done more for youth,” says Justice noting that BSA emphasizes character and citizenship. “If there’s anything we need today, it’s that!”
Tom asked Jim to describe some of the best memories of his time with his Dad. It was hunting. So Tom created a scene of them after a hunt and with their favorite dog. Jim asked Tom to make sure his Dad had more birds than him. He said his Dad would always rub that in.
Monumental bronze portraits of James & Jim Justice, Jr.. Stands before the Goodwin Lake near the Summit Center at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in WV. At lower right, Tom White, daughter Mackenzie, and wife, Marcey, are shown during the National Jamboree held at The Summit.
Tom, a hunter, has many friends who enjoy hunting to provide meat for their families as well and when one of them recently tagged out with a buck antelope, they called Tom to come take measurements for us sculpture.
It was important to Tom that the foundry we used in Wyoming to cast this into bronze, Eagle Bronze Foundry, do the patina in real life colors and shades. He wanted the wildlife bronze of the antelope to look like they had just stepped up to the waterhole.
It is a true pleasure to finally have one of Tom’s many public monumental bronze sculptures in his hometown. The sculpture is located in front of the government offices complex of the Town of Prescott Valley in front of the Police Department at the corner of Skoog and Lake Shore. It is along a favorite walking and running path and, thus, is able to be enjoyed by many folks in Prescott Valley.
The sculpture scene is available for recast in life-size and in the tabletop versions. Small wildlife desktop bronzes of the javelina eating cactus are available at Ian Russell Gallery downtown in Prescott Valley and are named “Snack Time” by Tom White. Call for information or to have your own custom wildlife scene for your ranch, farm, town or park designed by Tom.
