Alta Mesa Memorial Park
Alta Mesa Memorial Park is a nondenominational burial ground located in Palo Alto, California. The facility was established in 1904.[1] It includes traditional burial plots, a mausoleum and columbarium.[2]
Context view of "Pigpen" McKernan's, headstone at Alta Mesa.
Notable burials
- Tennessee Ernie Ford, musician[3]
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc.[4]
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, keyboardist of the Grateful Dead[3]
- David Packard founder of Hewlett-Packard[4]
- Herold Ruel baseballer[3]
- Frederick Emmons Terman inventor of the transistor[3]
- Stephen Timoshenko Professor of Applied Mechanics, Stanford University, namesake of the Timoshenko Medal[5]
- Ray Lyman Wilbur President of Stanford University, Secretary of the Interior[3]
References
- ^ "Welcome to Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California". Altamesafuneral.com. http://www.altamesafuneral.com/. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California". Altamesafuneral.com. http://www.altamesafuneral.com/. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Alta Mesa Memorial Park". Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=7837. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "Steve Jobs buried in Alta Mesa among other technologists - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. October 11, 2011. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/10/steve-jobs-grave-alta-mesa.html. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Stephen Timoshenko". Nndb.com. http://www.nndb.com/people/415/000173893/. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
Coordinates: 37°23′54″N 122°07′43″W / 37.39833°N 122.12861°W
