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    Donald Featherstone (79), creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, has died.

    Donald Featherstone, creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, the ultimate symbol of American lawn kitsch, has died.

    His wife, Nancy, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her husband died Monday at an elder care facility in Fitchburg after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 79.

    Featherstone, a trained sculptor with a classical art background, created the flamingo in 1957 for plastics company Union Products, modeling it after a bird he saw in National Geographic. Millions of the birds have been sold.

    Featherstone worked for Union for 43 years, inventing hundreds of plastic products in that time and rising to the position of president before his retirement in 1999.

    In addition to his wife of 40 years, Featherstone is survived by two children, four grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.




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    Apparently him and his wife wore matching outfits for 35 years: http://www.buzzfeed.com/gabbynoone/t...ars#.ccpBvOPok

    SO. MUCH. KITSCH.

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    Quote Originally Posted by housemouse View Post
    Apparently him and his wife wore matching outfits for 35 years: http://www.buzzfeed.com/gabbynoone/t...ars#.ccpBvOPok

    SO. MUCH. KITSCH.
    I gotta say, kind of adorable. For them. You couldn't pay me to do that

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    Quote Originally Posted by marshmallow View Post
    did you make her into a wallet Bill? cuz if you did I'm off team Bill.

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