Burial ground in Palo Alto, California, US
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]
Context view of
"Pigpen" McKernan 's headstone at Alta Mesa
Notable burials
Arthur Bridgman Clark (1866–1948), architect, professor, first Mayor of Mayfield
Bertha Wright (1876–1971), founder of the
Children's Hospital Oakland
Birge Clark (1893–1989), architect
Charles Gilman Norris (1881–1945), novelist
David Packard (1912–1996), co-founder of
Hewlett-Packard and
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
[2]
Frank Bacon (1864–1922), actor and playwright
Frederick Terman (1900–1982), considered (along with Shockley) the father of Silicon Valley
[3]
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 .
Herold Ruel (1896–1963), major-league American baseball player
[4]
Kathleen Thompson Norris (1880–1966), American novelist
Leonid (Joseph) Dukhovny (1938–2022), Soviet and American songwriter, poet, musician, bard, producer.
Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875–1949), physician, third president of Stanford University and 31st
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
[3]
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (1945–1973), keyboardist, harmonica player and lead vocalist, founding member of the
Grateful Dead
[5]
Shirley Temple (1928–2014), American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public servant
[3]
Sidney Dean Townley (1867–1946), Professor of Astronomy, Stanford University
Stephen Timoshenko (1878–1972), Professor of Applied Mechanics,
Stanford University and namesake of the
Timoshenko Medal
Steve Jobs (1955–2011), co-founder of
Apple Inc. (unmarked grave)
[2]
[3]
[6]
Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919–1991), musician
[7]
Thomas A. Bailey (1902–1983), American historian[
citation needed ]
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
William Shockley (1910–1989), developed
transistor and won
Nobel Prize for Physics
Y.A. Tittle (1926–2017), football player
References
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b
"Welcome to Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California" . Altamesafuneral.com. Archived from
the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
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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 .
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Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
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Baseball-Almanac
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Jambase
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"Despite Unmarked Grave, Steve Jobs Fans Continue Searching Palo Alto Cemetery" . CBS San Francisco KPIX 5. October 20, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2023 .
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The Tombstone Tourist , p. 40
External links
37°23′54″N 122°07′43″W / 37.39833°N 122.12861°W / 37.39833; -122.12861