Otis Beecher, the uncle of artist Miller Horns, gets a hug from Donna Webb a friend of his nephew, at the Matthews Hotel Monument after breaking the news that Horns died before he could join a gathering of friends at the monument tso he could see it one last time on Wednesday in Akron. Beecher's sister-inlaw is seated on the left. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Miller Horns talks about his experiences in art in his Akron apartment in the May, 21, 1998 file photo. The 63-year-old Horns, who designed the Matthews Hotel Monument died on Wednesday just prior to a scheduled visit to the site.

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Otis Beecher (left), Charles Beecher (right) and Annie Beecher (center) ,uncles and aunt of artist Miller Horns, stand around the Matthews Hotel Monument that Horns designed at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Howard Street on Wednesday in Akron. The Beechers talked about Horns after hearing the news that their nephew died before he could join a gathering of friends at the monument so he could see it one last time. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Donna Webb (left) takes a picture of the friends and family member of artist Miller Horns at the Matthews Hotel Monument that Horns designed at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Howard Street on Wednesday in Akron. Horns died before he could join a gathering of friends at the monument so he could see it one last time. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Artist Miller Horns worked for 16 years to have a memorial constructed recognizing the historic black business and entertainment district that once was on Howard Street. The 63-year-old Horns, an artist and Navy veteran, who designed the Matthews Hotel Monument died on Wednesday just prior to a scheduled visit to the site. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Charles Beecher, an uncle of artist Miller Horns, talks about his nephew at the Matthews Hotel Monument that Horns designed at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Howard Street on Wednesday in Akron. Beecher talked about Horns after hearing the news that his nephew died before he could join a gathering of friends at the monument so he could see it one last time. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Otis Beecher, the uncle of artist Miller Horns, sits at the Matthews Hotel Monument that his nephew designed at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Howard Street on Wednesday in Akron. Beecher had to break the news that Horns died before he could join a gathering of friends at the monument so he could see it one last time. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

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