It is also fitting that he takes centre stage in a new exhibition, at the Piece Hall gallery, celebrating the remarkable invention of Halifax's Percy Shaw – the man who gave the world the Catseye reflecting road stud and, as a result, made his mark in road-safety history.
And Felix, says Calderdale's education officer Jeffrey Andrews, is no ordinary cat.
"He used to sit on all the trade stands of the Catseyes company when they travelled round to trade fairs explaining the invention," he says.
We examine the carving, which stands about a metre high and discover that his maker has even etched his name on the creation for posterity. Felix, we discover, is the work on one W J Samborski and was carved in 1954.
"And there used to be something else too," adds Jeffrey.
"A Catseye was placed under each paw and Felix would rock from side to side, showing how the road studs were self-cleaning each time a car wheel ran over them. Ingenious," he adds.
The story of Percy Shaw, born in 1890 and who left school at just 13, is now well documented.
After working in all the main industries to be found in Halifax at that time, including textiles, engineering and machine tool construction, he tried his hand at various jobs, as well as studying business at evening classes.
But it was a dark and foggy drive home in 1933 from Queensbury to his home in Boothtown (so the story goes) that was to change his life forever.
Percy had made the journey many times before down the steep and winding route and as usual, he was using the reflection of his car headlamps on the tramlines to help negotiate the hazardous bends.
Suddenly he was plunged into pitch darkness and with a solid rock wall to his left and a precipice to his right, he slowed to a crawl, when out of the swirling gloom he noticed two points of light, his headlights having caught the eyes of a cat, sitting on a fence.
The rest, as they say is history. Percy knew if he could create a reflecting device that could be fitted to road surfaces, he could greatly improve road safety.
After many trials he eventually took out patents on his invention – the Catseye Reflecting Road Stud – in 1934 and the studs went into production at a factory based at his Boothtown home.
As well as Felix, the exhibition also features an original poster from the 1950s, explaining the benefits of Percy's invention, as well as a collection of photographs showing staff at his Boothtown company hard at work, meeting demand for the remarkable device.
In one, while staff are preparing an order for Holland and Amsterdam, a real cat actually gets in the frame while the studs are being loaded.
In another shot, Percy is being interviewed by Richard Dimbleby and in another, he is sitting in his armchair, puffing on his pipe and chatting to presenter Alan Whicker.
And, of course, there are the Catseyes themselves.
Jeffrey explains that the exhibition has been put together in celebration of Calderdale Museums and Galleries Month, which has the theme ideas and innovation.
"We have sought inspiration from inventors, artists and pioneers and thought Percy Shaw and his invention was particularly fitting," he says.
Previously the items in the exhibition were on display at the former Halifax Industrial Museum but have not been on shown for a number of years.
"It's lovely that they are back out again and we really expect lots of interest – not just from those who remember Percy or who even worked at the Boothtown factory, but from new generations who will be fascinated to learn all about them," he says.
"Percy's story is inspirational – it may even encourage some inventors of the future."
The sentiments have been end-orsed by William Dunn, present day general manager of the business, where the original road stud is still assembled at the rate of around 500,000 a year.
"Whenever you travel any where and tell people you're from Halifax, they always say 'Oh, home of the Halifax Building Society and home of the Catseye'.
"Percy was a very quiet and unassuming man but I'm sure he would have been thrilled about the exhibition and that he is still being remembered today," he says.

DID YOU KNOW PERCY?
THE exhibition at the Piece Hall Art Gallery, Halifax, runs until May 30. The museum would also like to hear from anyone who remembers Percy or who has previously worked at the Boothtown factory and has stories to tell about the local lad turned inventor.
"It would be lovely to hear stories from those who lived in the area and knew Percy and those who worked with him. What was it like? What was he like? These are real tales and stories we could then use in the exhibition," says Jeffrey.
Contact Jeffrey on 01422 284459.