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Sam Butcher, artist who created ‘Precious Moments,’ dies at 85
Sam Butcher, an artist whose nostalgic depictions of children with tear-shaped eyes inspired Precious Moments, a line of porcelain figurines that at its peak ranked among the most popular ...
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Precious Moments founder, who started company in Michigan, has died
He was 85. Sam Butcher was born in Jackson, Michigan in 1939. According to his bio on the company's website, he was the third of five children born to a poor family. He was an artist from a young ...