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Rodrigue paints “He Stopped Loving Her Today” in his California studio on May 25, 2013.<\/p>\n

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As we continue to mourn the passing of George Rodrigue, Rodrigue Studios would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support in Facebook posts, phone calls, texts, emails, tweets, newspaper articles. The tributes have been overwhelming.<\/p>\n

(UPDATE January 5, 2013) “I bid you Farewell, For Now…”\u00a0a statement from Wendy Rodrigue on her Musing’s of An Artist’s Wife blog.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0To learn more about George’s life and artwork\u00a0please visit our Illustrated Timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We will continue the mission that George began to keep the arts in education through the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Linked below are just a few of the sources that honored the memory of George Rodrigue:<\/p>\n

Video Compilation of St. Louis Cathedral Funeral Services via NOLA.com<\/a><\/p>\n

“Remembering Rodrigue: The Blue Dog Blues” via Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n

NOLA.com writer\u00a0Doug MacCash\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

“Farewell Blue Dog Man” via The Gambit’s Clancy Dubos<\/a><\/p>\n

MSNBC Video Tribute<\/a><\/p>\n

“George Rodrigue Buried in New Iberia” via The Advertiser<\/a><\/p>\n

New York Times Obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

USA Today<\/a><\/p>\n

“Artist George Rodrigue Leaves Unique Louisiana Legacy” via The Advocate<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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