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Evident through its shiny gold patina, Circle of Peace\u00a0in Benson Sculpture Garden has become one of Loveland\u2019s most beloved bronzes since its dedication 25 years ago.<\/p>\n

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For 25 years, the sculpture has invited visitors to join hands alongside seven children playing Ring Around the Rosie, just the way sculptor Gary Lee Price intended.<\/p>\n

But the piece took on a different meaning in 2001 when it was placed in Loveland to honor 40-year-old Julia \u201cJulie\u201d Moser, who was killed in the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 crash off the coast of Nova Scotia that killed 215 passengers and 14 crew members.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was unbelievably moved \u2026 the fact that this would celebrate this tragedy, this horrific tragedy,\u201d Price said. \u201cI can\u2019t even tell you the excitement and joy and humility that hit me when Loveland, and Jim and Carol Moser (Julie\u2019s father and stepmother), and I got together and they told me why they wanted this in the park together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julie\u2019s father, Loveland resident Jim Moser who died in 2014, said Julie wanted to become rich and famous and buy a sculpture, according to the Loveland Reporter-Herald article on the sculpture\u2019s dedication ceremony July 7, 2001. He said the gap between the children represents his daughter\u2019s missing place in the circle, also according to the 2001 Reporter-Herald story.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulie didn\u2019t have a burial site,\u201d Jim Moser said in 2001. \u201cThis is so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Price said the sculpture represents children from all walks of life joined together in happiness, a feeling he said he\u2019s been trying to capture in his art after experiencing a traumatic childhood himself.<\/p>\n

The piece\u2019s first significant placement was in Benson Sculpture Garden in 2001, Price said. He first sculpted Circle of Peace in 1999 after getting inspired by children who came to play in the small sculpture garden outside of his Utah home while he just so happened to be doing a video interview for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey are out running in the yard all over the place,\u201d Price said about the moment. \u201c \u2026 Later I am watching this video, and I put it in slow-mo, and I go \u2018Oh my gosh, what a beautiful symbol of coming together, kids playing, of joy and happiness.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

At first the sculpture was designed fully closed, Price revealed, saying it wasn\u2019t until he began actually sculpting the life size version that he thought of leaving space for someone to join.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt hit \u2026 and then kids can come and complete the circle and the whole thing took on a whole deeper level of meaning and that\u2019s why it became the title Circle of Peace instead of just Ring Around the Rosie.<\/p>\n

Price said it made sense to have the sculpture dedicated to Julie\u2019s life after hearing from the Mosers that her favorite place to visit in Loveland was the sculpture park.<\/p>\n

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The sculptor said he also remembers feeling spiritually connected to the Mosers during the dedication ceremony, maybe because of his own ability to understand trauma, and described feeling a kinship toward their daughter because of their mutual joy for traveling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve often said I\u2019m reliving my childhood,\u201d Price said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why the happiness comes through in these pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loveland resident Donna Williams, whose 7-year-old-graddaughters were joining hands with the sculpture Thursday, said that seeing her grandchildren enjoy similar activities her children also did over 20 years ago has been a special experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a special place \u2026 We\u2019ve been going there a long time,\u201d Williams said. \u201cOur kids and all of our grandkids have done Ring Around the Rosie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her granddaughters were climbing all over the statue Thursday \u2014 the same way countless other children have other the last 25 years, and the same way Price hopes visitors continue for decades to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the greatest compliments a sculptor can receive is when the patina is worn to a shiny gold,\u201d Price said. \u201cAnd when I saw that, I thought, \u2018Okay, people get it. They are in constant contact with this piece.\u2019 That is just the ultimate compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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