A group of current and former Portlanders have banded together to crowdfund a memorial for

at his regular spot on the west end of the Hawthorne Bridge.

Ultimately,

hopes to build a statue of Reeves wearing his Mickey Mouse ears and playing his horn.

"We'd have him sitting on a crate instead of a stool, so that it wouldn't block the view of drivers coming up to the stop sign," said Andee Freytag of Tigard. "We're hoping people get on board."

Rain or shine, Reeves,

, spent the evening commute at a spot where the sidewalk ends at a downtown on-ramp to the bridge. In addition to playing songs on his trumpet, he would perform magic tricks.

Since his death, fans have left an assortment of flowers, gifts and balloons at the location.

Freytag said she and her daughter Arielle befriended Reeves about eight years ago while attending a theater workshop and had kept in touch via email. "It's frustrating that Kirk made all of those people smile," she said. "Yet he had a tough time smiling inside."

A

for Reeves is planned for 4 p.m. Sunday at Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Mayor Sam Adams has taken to Twitter to encourage people to contribute to the GoFundMe campaign, which has so far raised only $100. "It's not the end of the world if we don't get a statue," Freytag said. "If nothing else, we could put a plaque or bench there."