![]() ![]() Satirical story on Windsor's 'Feather Hat Guy' goes viral.They give an area character.”īruce Villa Manor, LaDouceur’s home until being hospitalized last Friday, has been flooded with calls, say its administrators.Īrt Windsor-Essex, the city’s art gallery, has already put in a request for LaDouceur’s headwear, a feather-festooned fedora-style hat that he would wear even on the coldest winter days, atop a warm woolly toque. Valente and others are calling for a statue to be erected in his memory.įolks like Feather Hat Guy, she said, “they make an impact - that’s the huge thing, their individuality. Said Valente, a peer engagement facilitator at a local women’s shelter: “Some people leave their mark on Windsor, people like (business leader and community advocate) Mark Boscariol - Ron also left a mark, in a different way.” Article contentĭaniel ‘Denial’ Bombardier’s mural off Maiden Lane of ‘Feather Hat Guy’ (Ron LaDouceur) in downtown Windsor. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “Half the times I’d say, ‘Hi,’ and he’d respond: ‘You got a quarter?'”ĭilkens said LaDouceur - whom he describes as “an iconic figure” - lived “a harder life than most, but that didn’t stop him from being positive.” Mayor Drew Dilkens said he would also regularly encounter Feather Hat Guy. We always had conversations, he showed me card tricks, always very friendly and warm - everyone knew who he was.” “He was very, very, very approachable and very nice.”Įven before devoting herself to street outreach work, Valente said she first began meeting LaDouceur about 15 years ago when she was a student at St. “When people talk about Windsor, they talk about Galati Cheese and Windsor’s pizza … and they talk about Feather Hat Guy,” said Lisa Valente. Ron LaDouceur - few knew him by his real name - died on Saturday at age 75, leaving behind his famous hat and countless warm memories of random street encounters by visitors to a downtown where such encounters with strange eccentrics don’t always conjure up warm and fuzzy feelings. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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