Alta Mesa Memorial Park is a non-denominational burial ground located in Palo Alto, California, United States. It was established in 1904 as a 72-acre (29 ha) cemetery.[1] It includes traditional burial plots, a mausoleum and a columbarium.[1]
| Alta Mesa Memorial Park | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1904 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Size | 72 acres (29 ha) |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Alta Mesa Memorial Park |
Notable burials
edit- Frank Bacon (1864–1922), actor and playwright
- Thomas A. Bailey (1902–1983), American historian[citation needed]
- Arthur Bridgman Clark (1866–1948), architect, professor, first Mayor of Mayfield
- Birge Clark (1893–1989), architect
- Leonid (Joseph) Dukhovny (1938–2022), Soviet and American songwriter, poet, musician, bard, producer.
- Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919–1991), musician[2]
- Wilhelmina Harper (1884–1973), successful children's author in the 1930s and 1940s, and published more than 40 compilations of children and young adult stories
- Steve Jobs (1955–2011), co-founder of Apple Inc. (unmarked grave)[3][4][5]
- Henry Seymour Kaplan (1918–1984), American radiologist and pioneer in radiation therapy and radiobiology, and the first physician credited with the Atoms for Peace Award.
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (1945–1973), keyboardist, harmonica player and lead vocalist, founding member of the Grateful Dead[6]
- Glenn McQueen (1960-2002), Canadian animator at Pixar
- Charles Gilman Norris (1881–1945), novelist
- Kathleen Thompson Norris (1880–1966), American novelist
- David Packard (1912–1996), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense[3]
- Guy H. Preston (1864–1952), US Army brigadier general[7]
- Herold Ruel (1896–1963), major-league American baseball player[8]
- William Shockley (1910–1989), developed transistor and won Nobel Prize for Physics
- Shirley Temple (1928–2014), American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public servant[4]
- Frederick Terman (1900–1982), considered (along with Shockley) the father of Silicon Valley[4]
- Stephen Timoshenko (1878–1972), Professor of Applied Mechanics, Stanford University and namesake of the Timoshenko Medal
- Y.A. Tittle (1926–2017), football player
- Sidney Dean Townley (1867–1946), Professor of Astronomy, Stanford University
- Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875–1949), physician, third president of Stanford University and 31st U.S. Secretary of the Interior[4]
- Bertha Wright (1876–1971), founder of the Children's Hospital Oakland
References
edit- ^ a b "Welcome to Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California". Altamesafuneral.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ The Tombstone Tourist, p. 40
- ^ a b Shan Li (October 11, 2011). "Steve Jobs buried in Alta Mesa among other technologists - latimes.com". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
- ^ "Despite Unmarked Grave, Steve Jobs Fans Continue Searching Palo Alto Cemetery". CBS San Francisco KPIX 5. October 20, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Jambase
- ^ Alta Mesa Memorial Cemetery (1963). Sexton's Records, Alta Mesa Memorial Cemetery. Vol. II. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society. p. 478. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via FamilySearch.org.
- ^ Baseball-Almanac