Alex Trebek's hometown in Canada seeks to honor him with a public work of art: report
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foxnews.comAlex Trebek’s hometown of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, is hoping to memorialize the late “Jeopardy!” star. It was confirmed on Sunday that Trebek died at age 80 after a lengthy battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
After hosting the iconic game show since 1984, he became somewhat of a hometown hero in his native city in Canada. Now, the city’s mayor is reportedly going to take steps to honor him in a public space.
According to TMZ, Mayor Brian Bigger has been fielding requests on social media to erect some type of public work of art honoring Trebek for bringing attention to his hometown.
While ideas for a mural or statue have been floated, Bigger suggests linking the famous TV personality to a new public library set to be built over the next.
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