Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Alta Mesa Memorial Park is a non-denominational burial ground located in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California. It was established in 1904 as a 72-acre 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

• Thomas A. Bailey, American historian
• Larry Wu-Tai Chin, spy for the People's Republic of China[2]
• Arthur Bridgman Clark, architect, professor, first Mayor of Mayfield
• Birge Clark, architect
• Tennessee Ernie Ford, musician[3]
• Wilhelmina Harper, successful children's author in the 1930s and 1940s, and published more than 40 compilations of children and young adult stories
• Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. (unmarked grave)[4][5]
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, keyboardist, harmonica player and lead vocalist, founding member of the Grateful Dead[6]
• Kathleen Thompson Norris, American novelist[7]
• David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense[4][8]
• Herold Ruel, major-league American baseball player[9]
• William Shockley, developed transistor and won Nobel Prize for Physics[10]
• Frederick Terman, considered (along with Shockley) the father of Silicon Valley[11]
• Shirley Temple, American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public servant[12]
• Y.A. Tittle, football player[13]
• Stephen Timoshenko, Professor of Applied Mechanics, Stanford University and namesake of the Timoshenko Medal[14]
• Sidney Dean Townley, Professor of Astronomy, Stanford University
• Ray Lyman Wilbur, physician, third president of Stanford University and 31st U.S. Secretary of the Interior (cremated, but not interred here)[15]
• Bertha Wright, founder of the Children's Hospital Oakland[16][17]

References

1. "Welcome to Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California". Altamesafuneral.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
2. "Larry Wu-Tai Chin". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
3. "Tennessee Ernie Ford". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
4. Shan Li (October 11, 2011). "Steve Jobs buried in Alta Mesa among other technologists - latimes.com". latimes.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
5. "Steve Jobs". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
6. "Ronald C. "Pigpen" McKernan". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
7. "Kathleen Thompson Norris". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
8. "David Packard". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
9. "Herold Ruel". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
10. "Dr William Bradford Shockley". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
11. "Frederick Emmons Terman". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
12. "Shirley Temple". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
13. "Y.A. Tittle". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
14. "Stephen Timoshenko". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
15. "Ray Lyman Wilbur". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
16. "Bertha Wright". Oakland Wiki. Retrieved 6 January 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
17. "Bertha Wright". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alta Mesa Cemetery
• Alta Mesa Memorial Park at Find a Grave