Samuel Mirelez was known for the bird houses he made; he recently passed away this year on September 17th with an extensive encounter of cancer. He is known as a husband, father, friend, and the man who build birdhouses.
I was reading an article on Samuel from Southern Living called “Price of Art.” It spoke about many of things, such as, how his bird houses would run from $15 to $250, it just depends on the size and the materials he needed. He made bird houses replicas of the Titanic (8feet long), Tower of Americas, the Leaning Tower, the Eiffel Tower and much more. His inspiration would come from post cards, pictures, books, and every bird house was free hand. For a big detailed bird house his daughter estimated it would take him up to 3 to 4 hours to finish depending what type of bird house he would be working on.
Ivan Mirelez (daughter of Samuel Mirelez), “My father started building the bird houses about 20years after he retired from Kelly A.F.B.” Ivan tells me that her father was invited to a Governor’s Party when George Bush was Governor, so Samuel did a replica of the White House for Bush. Underneath the bird house he left a note saying to Bush he would be living in that house one day just like his father. Since Bush becoming president, every year he would send Samuel a Christmas card.
Who knows maybe you’ll have a hobby and become known for what you enjoy doing, for Samuel Mirelez he’ll be known as the man who built the bird houses.
I was reading an article on Samuel from Southern Living called “Price of Art.” It spoke about many of things, such as, how his bird houses would run from $15 to $250, it just depends on the size and the materials he needed. He made bird houses replicas of the Titanic (8feet long), Tower of Americas, the Leaning Tower, the Eiffel Tower and much more. His inspiration would come from post cards, pictures, books, and every bird house was free hand. For a big detailed bird house his daughter estimated it would take him up to 3 to 4 hours to finish depending what type of bird house he would be working on.
Ivan Mirelez (daughter of Samuel Mirelez), “My father started building the bird houses about 20years after he retired from Kelly A.F.B.” Ivan tells me that her father was invited to a Governor’s Party when George Bush was Governor, so Samuel did a replica of the White House for Bush. Underneath the bird house he left a note saying to Bush he would be living in that house one day just like his father. Since Bush becoming president, every year he would send Samuel a Christmas card.
Who knows maybe you’ll have a hobby and become known for what you enjoy doing, for Samuel Mirelez he’ll be known as the man who built the bird houses.
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