In addition to being a deceiver, believer, reliever, achiever and tough guy, Dennis was also a visionary seer.
On a hot Saturday afternoon along the Uncompahgre River north of Ridgway, over 200 citizens were greeted by the family of Dennis Weaver during a sometimes poignant dedication ceremony of the Dennis Weaver Memorial Park to the Town of Ridgway.
The event was the culmination of four months of intensive preparations of the site, which will be available for public use in perpetuity.
The day’s festivities commenced shortly after sunrise with a sacred blessing by Chief Terry Knight of the Ute Mountain Tribe and Manuel Heart of the bronze American bald eagle monument erected on a 14-foot stone cairn, in honor of the late actor Dennis Weaver. The three-tone sculpture, with Mt. Sneffels in the background, has a wingspan of 21 feet and is flying 20 feet above the ground at the entry point of the park.
