[Magdalen] cemetery plots...

[Marilyn Cepeda]

Our family plot in Birmingham is around the corner from Bear Bryant's
grave. It is my landmark for where to turn. (See Alabama football).

On Saturday, October 4, 2014, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/4/2014 12:09:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jguthrie at pipeline.com <javascript:;> writes:
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> We have  stone with six of us -- Mom and Dad with birth and death years,
> plus my
> two sisters and Albert and I>>>
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> The family plots share one stone, a monolithic chunk of
> polished red granite from Saint Cloud, MN with only the
> family name on front and back.  It was placed there by
> my father about 1915, and betrays his love of both polished
> stone and the color red.  He seems to have become attracted
> to rich building stones by watching the construction of the Wisconsin
> State Capitol in Madison which is particularly well-embellished with
> strongly colored stone, including a zone beneath the dome
> consisting of polished red marble from Algeria.
>
> The family plots are about 150 feet from that of the most famous
> person in the cemetery:  Olive Fremstad, Metropolitan Opera
> soprano.  Legend has it that a single rose appears on her grave  on
> the anniversary of her birth each year
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>
> .http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39252576
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>
> David Strang.
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>

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Marilyn Cepeda