Walter Reuther

This 2006 statue of Walter Reuther by Alan Cotrill stands in Heritage Port, Wheeling West Virginia.

The Walter P. Reuther Memorial was dedicated October 12, 2006, at Heritage Port in Wheeling.

The seven foot bronze statue of Walter Reuther was created by sculptor Alan Cottrill of Zanesville, Ohio. Inscribed on the granite pedestal it stands upon are the words of Reuther himself: “There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow man. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.” -- Ohio County Public Library

Walter Reuther

(1907-1970)

UAW President

1946-1970

There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow man. 

There is no greater contribution than to help the weak.

There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.