~Safe return~

This statue is found at  Zuanich Point Park, Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham.  This is the Fisherman’s Memorial statue known as “Safe Return.”
The statue was designed and built by Dr. Eugene Fairbanks, a local, retired family physician and talented scultpor. It was dedicated on May 31st, Memorial Day, in 1999.
The bronze statue, depicting a mariner casting a line, is between 8 and 9 feet tall.. On the sides of the granite are carved the names of Bellingham fisherman who have lost their lives at sea.
The statue is a memorial to those men and, as was stated by Pastor Donel McClellan during the invocation, “will celebrate those whom we remember but even more will acknowledge every safe return home as a gift of gratitude and will give thanks for a home port and for a fair haven.”
I have contacted the port of Bellingham by phone and letter wanting to find a way to have something done for all the people missing but not found in Bellingham Bay. I wanted it to say ~Lost but not forgotten~
Sad to say I am just one person wanting this and really do not know how to make it happen.
As you probably know my son Jim and his friend disappeared  while kayaking  and have never been found.

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