The group above all participated in the creation of this beautiful gablet destined for the east face of the southwest tower. They are Nick Fairplay – top, to the right Joseph Kincannon, Jose Tapia, D’Ellis Kincannon. Bottom row R-L Frank Walcott, Ruben Gibson, Angel Escobar, James Jamerson, Alan Bird, and Al Rivera. Left side top Eddie Pizarro, then Cynthia Linton. Some were on the saws and planers, some were cutters and some were carvers. Frank Walcott was the business manager.
This gablet or gable for the tower consists of some 25 different stones, cut and carved in the stoneyard. It is built into a wall of the tower as shown here as opposed to the south and west faces of the new tower where the gablets sit above balconies. There are two of these on each side with the exception of the side facing the roof (north). Shown below, being worked on in the carving shed, are three pieces of the gablet.
Ruben Gibson cutting springer – Photo Robert F. Rodriguez 
Eddie Pizarro carving quatrefoil 
Angel Escobar – Photo Robert F. Rodriguez
“We assembled this gable (or gablet, some would say) on the ground to show the public what it was we were working on. From the street level, all people could see were stacks of stone. We also assembled this to help raise money. There was a need to display not only apprentices at work, but a finished product.”
– Joseph Kincannon
- Special thanks to Joseph Kincannon for this information