George Washington Memorial Park (Paramus, New Jersey)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1939 [1] |
| Location | Paramus, New Jersey |
| Country | USA |
| Type | Non denominational |
| Size | 98 acres (400,000 m2) [2] |
- For the park known also as "Town Square" in Jackson, Wyoming, see George Washington Memorial Park (Jackson, Wyoming)
George Washington Memorial Park is a cemetery located in Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. [2] It was established in 1939 as a "whites only" cemetery. [1]
Noted burials
- Jedh Colby Barker (June 20, 1945 - September 21, 1967) United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War in September 1967.[3]
- Granville Wellington Carter (November 18, 1920 - November 21, 1992), sculptor from Augusta, Maine.
- Lamont Coleman (Big L) (May 30, 1974 - February 15, 1999), New York rapper and hip-hop producer, a member of Diggin' in the Crates Crew, founder of Flamboyant Entertainment. He used to record songs with rap fames, such as 2pac, Guru of Gang Starr, Fat Joe, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap and Jay-Z.
- Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli (born Tommaso Eboli, June 13, 1911 - July 16, 1972) New York City mobster, known for being the boss of the Genovese crime family.
- Elston Howard (February 23, 1929 - December 14, 1980) catcher, left fielder and coach in Negro League and Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the New York Yankees.
- Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 - June 6, 2010) the youngest family member and bassist of the legendary family group, The Isley Brothers.
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr. (December 25, 1937 – March 31, 1986) one of the founding members of the legendary family group, The Isley Brothers.[3]
- Clyde McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) influential African-American R&B singer.[3]
- Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951-July 1, 2005) eight-time Grammy-winning American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery Ass'n, In re, 145 A.2d 665, 52 N.J. Super. 519 (N.J. Super. Ch., 1958)". Superior Court of New Jersey.
The plaintiff herein seeks a judgment determining the legality of a covenant in the deeds executed by the Cemetery Company which restricts the burial privileges to persons of the white or Caucasian race. A stipulation of the facts bearing upon the situation has been executed. ... In the year 1939 the trustees of the plaintiff corporation adopted a By-law which provides that no bodies except those of persons of the white or Caucasian race should be buried in the cemetery. All deeds issued by the plaintiff corporation provided that the grantee agreed to abide by all cemetery by-laws and ordinances, conditions, and the like, and included in all deeds was a provision reading as follows: ...
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warmflash, Schuyler (2001). The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2867-4.
The George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery is neither a picturesque enclave, nor an outdoor museum. As in the earliest cemeteries, expressions of ...
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Browse by Cemetery: George Washington Memorial Park, Find A Grave, accessed April 6, 2007