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Artist shows appreciation for nurses' efforts

Jason Fannin of West Sunbury is making signs to honor nurses on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WEST SUNBURY — His business is closed.

His heart is very much open.

Jason Fannin — and his wife, Danielle — own Artisan Metal Shop in West Sunbury. The business was shut down March 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fannin has faced much greater adversity in his life.

“A personal tragedy,” he said. “Ten years ago, my parents were brutally murdered. The pain of reliving that stayed with me for years.

“I turned to my church family for support. Their help was immeasurable. Just the signs that they cared meant so much to me.”

So Fannin decided to pay that caring forward.

Four days before his business closed, he constructed a yellow sign with the red letters RN — for registered nurse — inside a Superman-like logo sitting on top.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that appears in Thursday’s Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article.

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