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On March 29, the Take Me Home Huey project will launch the final portion of their multi-year project. A 216-page hard cover book will be published and dedicated to military veterans. The project focuses on the Vietnam era and March 29 was chosen for the launch to coincide with National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
The launch will occur without the founder and artist. Take Me Home Huey is a multi-media project created by Rancho Santa Fe resident Steve Maloney.
Maloney died on Feb. 23, 2021.
KUSI’s Kacey McKinnon visited with Jeanie Cunningham. Cunningham worked closely with Maloney on the song, “Take Me Home Huey” and she also discusses his legacy on Good Morning San Diego.
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Of all his art creations, multimedia specialist Steve Maloney was due to launch the final portion of “the proudest thing I’ve ever done” on March 29 National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
The Rancho Santa Fe resident and Vietnam-era Army National Guard vet first refurbished a 47-foot Huey Medevac helicopter that had been shot down in Vietnam. He turned the boneyard debris into a colorful and meaningful tribute to Vietnam veterans called Take Me Home Huey.
While Maloney didn’t serve in Vietnam, he was disheartened by the disrespectful treatment returning vets received and saddened by the high incidence of post traumatic stress.
Palm Springs Art Museum Board of Trustees Executive Chair Steve Maloney passed away Tuesday night, museum spokesperson Scott Slaven said Thursday.
Maloney, a contemporary artist with exhibitions throughout the United States and Switzerland, was 78. He was a member of the museum s board since 2007 and elected as chair in February 2018.
Palm Springs Art Museum officials described Maloney as a visionary leader, devoted husband and father, and a good friend to so many, in a prepared statement. He was extraordinarily passionate about Palm Springs Art Museum, museum officials said. At the core of his efforts was a determination to serve as a guiding force in maximizing the benefits the museum could bring to the community and to its visitors.