Darcy Emmanuel is on a mission to find the best spot in town to place a special memorial stone he is having crafted in honour of his late brother Phil Emmanuel.
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The lead guitar legend passed away in Parkes on May 24 this year after a sudden asthma attack. He was visiting Darcy at the time.
Darcy said he would like the community’s input on the idea.
“I am having a memorial stone made for my brother Phil Emmanuel and was wondering where the people of Parkes might like it, if at all,” he said.
“With all the civil unrest in Paris, France over the last month, I can’t help but wonder why parliamentary leaders who are supposed to listen to the people aren’t hearing anything.
“They are put in these positions by the people and they can be taken down just as easy by the people, as we are seeing.
“That statement is a long way off what I wanted to ask the people of Parkes, but I believe it just needed to be said – federal, state or even local government must listen to the people.”
Darcy said he hasn’t approached Parkes Shire Council as yet.
“I would like to present the results of a poll within this story on the Parkes Champion Post website and any other community input I receive to council,” he said.
The memorial stone measures 1.7 metres and features a full-sized electric guitar on the front with an inscription of Phil’s details and an embossed colour photo of Phil on stage.
Darcy said he plans to unveil the memorial stone at Phil’s Tribute Concert on Saturday, January 12 during the Elvis Festival.
The concert will take place at the Little Theatre from 6pm to 7.30pm.
“I am aware that Phil is not buried here in Parkes but the Emmanuel family arrived in Parkes on April 28, 1967,” Darcy said.
“I myself have lifelong friends here as does Veronica (Skeeta), Phil and also Tommy and Chris, our eldest brother.
“My late sister Virginia married a Parkes man, and I have spoken with the rest of my family about where to put the stone, and all agree Parkes, as it was home.”