Alex Trebek’s hometown of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, is hoping to memorialize the late Jeopardy star. For the unversed, it was confirmed on Sunday that Trebek died at age 80 after a lengthy battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
After hosting the iconic game show since 1984, he became somewhat of a hometown hero in his native city in Canada. Now, the city’s mayor is reportedly going to take steps to honour him in a public space.
According to TMZ, Mayor Brian Bigger has been fielding requests on social media to erect some type of public work of art honouring Trebek for bringing attention to his hometown.
While ideas for a mural or statue have been floated, Bigger suggests linking the famous TV personality to a new public library set to be.
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