Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Don Featherstone was a classically trained painter, a talented sculptor and artist who became famous for creating the pink plastic lawn flamingo — the ultimate piece of American suburban kitsch. And it didn't bother him a bit. Featherstone, who died Monday at 79, embraced the fame the invention brought him. He died at an elder care facility in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, his wife of 40 years, Nancy, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. 'He was the nicest guy in the world,' Nancy Featherstone said. 'He didn't have a selfish bone in his body. He was funny and had a wonderful sense of humor and he made me so happy for 40 years.'Don Featherstone was a classically trained painter, a talented sculptor and artist who became famous for creating the pink plastic lawn flamingoHe died at an elder care facility in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, his wife of 40 years Nancy saidFeatherstone studied art at the Worcester Art Museum and created the ornamental flamingo in 1957 for plastics company Union Products Inc.He modeled it after photos of the birds he saw in National GeographicFeatherstone is survived by two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren 
 Question:'We still sell thousands of them a year,' said Bruce Zarozny, president of Cado, noting that the company's packaging refers to them as 'The original _ pink flamingo.'

Don Featherstone