St. Joseph man restores St. Patrick’s Cathedral sign

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- One local man is working to preserve a family legacy.

Francis James Talbot, who goes by Jim, his father, and their friend Joe McNary built the sign outside of St. Patrick's church 60 years ago.

Talbot and his family have lived in St. Joseph their whole lives and have been a part of the church since he was just a boy.

As a boy, Talbot and his father would bond through the construction jobs. He recalled, his dad would bring him to project sites after he got out of school.

Now all grown up, Talbot had begun to notice the sign beginning to wear down and asked Father Davis, of St. Patrick's Cathedral, if he could restore the sign with his friends, Dale Frankum and Brett Profits.

Father Davis let the group commence, and Talbot was emotional with the nostalgia.

"Means quite a bit. I kind of get a little emotional when I think about it," said Talbot.

With his friends' help, Talbot restored what his father once built, and their memories of bonding through construction live on.