Los Gatos Memorial Park
{{Short description|Cemetery in Los Gatos, California, US}}
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Los Gatos Memorial Park is the principle cemetery of Los Gatos, California, established in 1889. It occupies some thirty acres, with the main entrance at 2255 Los Gatos-Almaden Road, San Jose, California 95124.[https://www.losgatosmemorialpark.com/our-history "History"], losgatosmemorialpark.com, accessed 20 November 2024
By the late 1880s, Los Gatos needed a cemetery, and the matter was considered by the Odd Fellows Lodge. As a result, on December 9, 1889, some members of the lodge formed the Los Gatos Cemetery Association, with J. H. Lyndon as president, and it went on to acquire land and establish a burial ground which was at first known as the Los Gatos Cemetery.George G. Bruntz, The History of Los Gatos: Gem of the Foothills (1971), p. 61: "December 9, 1889... Los Gatos Cemetery Association was incorporated with J. H. Lyndon, President, E. E. Dow, Vice - President..."
In 1901, the cemetery was advertised as "2½ miles E on Almaden rd", with offices in Los Gatos at Main near Railroad Avenue.San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County (1901), [https://books.google.com/books?id=66pKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA567 p. 567]: "... Los Gatos Cemetery, 21 miles e on Almaden rd LOS GATOS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION 567 EE Dow president"
By 1997, the Los Gatos Cemetery had been renamed as a Memorial Park and had also been taken into its city limits by the San Jose City Council.Willys I. Peck, Saratoga Stereopticon: A Magic Lantern of Memory (1997), p. 14: "I recall covering the San Jose City Council meeting at which the Los Gatos Cemetery, now Memorial Park, was officially annexed , I presume as being uninhabited."
Notable memorials
- John Beecher (1904–1980), poet and journalist
- James F. Boccardo (1911–2003), lawyer and philanthropist
- Sidney Dolores Bunce (1892–1965), British-born portrait artist
- Al Gould (1893–1982), Major League baseball player[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/G/Pgoula101.htm "Al Gould's Stats"], retrosheet.org, accessed 2008-04-06
- Steve Harwell (1967–2023), lead singer of the band Smash Mouth[https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/02/smash-mouth-lead-singer-steve-harwell-cremated-public-memorial/ "SINGER STEVE HARWELL CREMATED... Memorial Open to Public"], TMZ.com, February 10, 2023, accessed November 20, 2024
- Bill Hewlett (1913–2001), co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company[https://www.metroactive.com/features/Famous-Graves.html "Beyond the Grave: The ultimate guide for the famous graves throughout the Santa Clara Valley"], Metroactive, accessed November 20, 2024
- Clark Hobart (1868–1948), painter"S.F. Artist Dies", Santa Rosa Republican, February 24, 1948, p. 10
- Alan Passaro, killer of Meredith Hunter Jr. (died 1985)
- Jason Jurman (1979–2014), actor[https://www.mercurynews.com/obituaries/jason-jurman/ "Jason Jurman"] (obituary), The Mercury News, October 15, 2014
- Alice MacGowan (1858–1947), writer[https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-gatos-times-saratoga-observer-obitua/127722406/ "Alice MacGowan, 87, Is Called By Death"], Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer, March 14, 1947, p. 1
- Fremont Older (1856–1935), newspaperman and editor
- Lillian McNeill Palmer (1871–1961), Arts and Crafts metalsmith
- Nathan Rosenberg (1927–2015), economistKylie Jue, [https://stanforddaily.com/2015/09/07/stanford-professor-emeritus-of-public-policy-nathan-rosenberg-dies-at-87/ "Stanford professor emeritus of public policy, Nathan Rosenberg, dies at 87"], stanforddaily.com, 7 September 2015, accessed November 20, 2024
- Emily Eolian Williams (1869–1942), architect"Death Claims Emily Williams, Noted Architect", Los Gatos Times, June 5, 1942; "E. Williams Passes Away. Rites Friday", Los Gatos Mail News, June 4, 1942
- Katka Zupančič (1889–1967), Slovene-American author and teacher[https://www.radio-odeon.com/novice/katka-zupancic-belokranjka-v-ameriskem-velemestu/ "Katka Zupančič – Belokranjka v ameriškem velemestu"], Radio Odeon, August 14, 2016
- Duong Trong Lam (died 1981), an assassinated Vietnamese journalist, was briefly buried at the cemetery in 1981, but his remains were removed by his father after anti-communist protests by the Vietnamese community."Duong Trong Lam", Mother Jones, Feb/March 1983, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cuYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT45 p. 45]
- Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017), mathematician
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External links
- {{Find a Grave cemetery|8134|Los Gatos Memorial Park}}
Category:Los Gatos, California