Iconic Joe Paterno statue is work of Lancaster County artists

They are natives of Colombia who never met Joe Paterno and, until about 10 years ago, had never heard of Penn State University.

But the two Lancaster County cousins helped create the iconic statue of Paterno that has become a symbol and a shrine for the university's grief in the wake of the death of its famous football coach.

Yesid Gomez and Wilfer Buitrago helped produce the statue of Paterno in their Ephrata foundry and art studio, basing it on a sculpture by the artist Angelo DiMaria of Reading.

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/575852_Iconic-Paterno-statue-is-work...

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[MarathonVeteran]

From now on sodomized kids will have to go tell the Joe Paterno statue, and they will get the same result.

[cielito118]

YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB! JOE PA WILL 4EVER BE IN OUR HEARTS!!!!! THANK U . R.I.P. JOE PA