Senator Jerry Moran - Saddened to hear of Richard Bergen's passing. Richard was a master craftsman, known for his bronze statue of a Kansa warrior, Ad Astra, that sits on top of
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![A sculpture, titled Ad Astra, is lifted by crane to the top of the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Monday, Oct. 7, 2002. The 3-ton, 20-foot bronze statue, depicting a Kansa Indian hunter A sculpture, titled Ad Astra, is lifted by crane to the top of the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Monday, Oct. 7, 2002. The 3-ton, 20-foot bronze statue, depicting a Kansa Indian hunter](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PFAGPE/a-sculpture-titled-ad-astra-is-lifted-by-crane-to-the-top-of-the-statehouse-in-topeka-kan-monday-oct-7-2002-the-3-ton-20-foot-bronze-statue-depicting-a-kansa-indian-hunter-shooting-an-arrow-at-the-stars-was-placed-atop-the-statehouse-dome-after-years-of-delays-and-budget-wrangling-ap-photothe-topeka-capital-journal-mike-shepherd-2PFAGPE.jpg)