Baytown Remembers Fallen Texas Heroes 2012

Baytown Remembers Fallen Texas Heroes Click the link to see the slideshow of photographs from the giant fund raiser on Texas avenue for the Portrait of a Warrior gallery, on May 19, 2012. It is going to be a yearly event and was attended by many of hundreds of people, including Major General Jimmie J. Wells.

At least 5 photographers submitted photographs for the slide show and many are part of the wonderful group from the Baytown Photo Club. I am especially grateful to Ren Fitts for the use of his photographs and his constant vigil over veteran's rights,

Also in attendance were Mayor Stephen DonCarlos, City Manager Bob Lieper, State Representative Wayne Smith, Military recruiters, pencil artist Jim McDonnel,Sammy Mahan, Organizer extraordinaire Joni Kelton, Kevin Troller, Justice of the Peace Don Coffey, Professor John Britt, Conrad Garcia Jr., Liz Caldwell, Jane Lee, Elke Meyers, Byrd Reed, Deb Robinson, Janet Albright, Gary Erwin, Richard Hardy, LOST Inc, and of course, Ken "the Dauber Pridgeon.

Ken is painting each and every fallen warrior from Texas who died as a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Afghanistan.

Many of us were brought to tears listening to Jimmy Smith, father of Jeremy Smith talk about his fallen son and how Ken's artwork has allowed him to deal with it.

Texas Avenue is rapidly becoming the go-to place in Baytown for venues such as this one and I am sure time will prove the renovation costs have been well spent. I talked in length with city councilman Scott Sheley concerning this and he assures me it is a very big positive for Baytown. Many people were personaly involved in making this happen, but I think it would only be fair to throw a big high-5 to Joni Kelton for her part as the MC.  If you don't know that name, you will.  She like Ken and so many others are what make Baytown, Baytown.
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Baytown Remembers our Texas Fallen!

Baytown Remembers our Texas Fallen because of Ken "the Dauber" Pridgeon's Portrait of a Warrior. My bride and I visited the other day and Ken showed us his portrait of our son, Sgt. Nick Marshall. The gallery is free and is at 308 Texas Avenue.

Ken is a Baytown treasure and works off of donations. He told me one canvas cost $50+ and he lives on social Security.

Attention Military Veterans!

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Veterans and Families,


By now everyone who is a Veteran from Baytown TX or surrounding TX area should know of the man called Ken the Dauber who is painting

Texas KIA's from Iraq and Afghanistan plus he has painted other Hero's from other wars...

On Friday Sept. 30th from 10AM to 5 PM and on Oct 1st from 10AM til 5 PM on Texas Ave across from old Brunson theater Ken the Dauber will have his Grand Opening of his KIA Hero Studio and he is needing help making this event a historic thing for Baytown TX...

I know already the Patriot Guard will be there and I am hoping the word has got out to other Veteran Organizations to help Ken the Dauber on his Mission...

Many Vets and families have helped Ken the Dauber already to get this far on his mission and it would be nice to know the American Legion is there... you maybe already but last I heard from Ken not many have been calling to help him..That sucks to me because my cousin a Vietnam ARMY Special Forces was KIA and is also one of Ken's portraits showing Vietnam as many of us know it...

So I hope we can get some help to Ken on what he needs. Please call Ken at 832-514-1452 and see how you can help him on this very Patriotic Mission...

Also Baytown Bert s a Vietnam Veteran....and my friend and every Veterans friends...please pass this e-mail to your e-mail list I want this to be a outstanding THANK YOU to our Fallen Hero's and to the Man Ken the Dauber for taken on this Mission to show we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our FREEDOM..

Thank you and God Bless Our Troops

Proud to be a Veteran

WG Fitts

Life Member of VFW, VVA, DAV member of American Legion, AMVET..