Find A Grave - Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery

Conner, Keven 'Dino' b. November 18, 1974 d. January 28, 2003
R&B Singer. Member of the early 90's hip-hop group H-Town. Their debut album, "Fever For Da Flavor" spawned the smash hit single "Knockin' Da Boots". H-Town also included Dino's fraternal twin brother Shazam. On January 28, 2003, after leaving a Houston recording studio, Dino and his pregnant fiancee were stopped at a red light when a speeding SUV crashed into the driver's side of the car, ejecting both Dino and his fiancee into a parking lot. The finacee died on impact and Dino died en route...[Read More] (Bio by: Dakota)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Farrell, Richard 'Turk' b. April 8, 1934 d. June 10, 1977
Major League Baseball Player. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound right-hander made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies as a starter late in the 1956 season. The following year began a string of 258 appearances as a reliever. He was 10-2 with a 2.38 earned run average in his first full season. He pitched in the 1958 All-Star Game and struck out four of the seven batters he faced, including Ted Williams. On May 4, 1961, he was traded with infielder Joe Koppe to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Ford, Ernest b. February 23, 1916 d. April 16, 1991
Lyricist, He collaborated on more than 200 songs with many different composers. He wrote lyrics for such songs as "Beautiful Eyes" (1951), ""Come Back to Me" (1945), "Dear Diary" (1940), "I Just Have to Tell you" (1940), "My Itty Bitty Kitty" (1945), "Sweet Lips (Kiss My Blues Away" (1946), "Thirteen" (1957), and "Whispering Pines" (1949).
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 407, Lot 95, Space 8
GPS coordinates: 29.4438305, -95.3652725 (hddd.dddd)
Foreman, Percy Eugene b. June 21, 1902 d. August 25, 1988
Legendary Texas criminal defense attorney. Known for his unconventional trial strategies, he handled society divorces, and in sixty years of practice defended more than 1,000 accused murderers, only one of whom was executed. (Foreman was quoted as saying, “He deserved it.”) Among his most famous clients were James Earl Ray, whom he persuaded to plead guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in exchange for a life sentence; socialite Candace Mossler's nephew Melvin Lane Powers...[Read More] (Bio by: Joel Berry)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Knust, Michael Stephen b. March 11, 1949 d. September 15, 2003
Rock Musician. He began playing guitar while attending Spring Branch High School in Spring Branch, Texas, later becoming the founder and lead guitarist for the psychadelic 1960s musical group, 'Fever Tree.' The group originally named, 'The Bostwick Vines,' was formed in Houston, Texas, in 1966, with Dennis Keller, Rob Landes, John Tuttle, and E.L. Wolfe. The band began recording on the See For Miles Record Label and the UNI Record Label, that same year and soon released there only biggest hit, "...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Parker, Francis James 'Salty' b. July 8, 1913 d. July 27, 1992
Major League Baseball Player. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he played in 11 games at shortstop for the Detroit Tigers in 1936, with 7 hits, 4 runs batted in and a .280 batting average. After a lengthy minor league managerial career, he coached for the San Francisco Giants 1958 to 1961, Cleveland Indians 1962, California Angels 1964 to 1966, 1973 to 1974), New York Mets 1967 and Houston Astros 1968 to 1972. He managed the New York Mets for 11 games in 1967 and the Houston Astros for 1 game...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 409 Lot 1362 Space 7
GPS coordinates: 29.4443493, -95.3661575 (hddd.dddd)
Passe, Loel b. May 29, 1917 d. July 15, 1997
Longtome baseball broadcaster, who homey "Hot ziggity dog and sassafras tea" was known to two generations of Houston Astros fans.
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 410 Lot 112 Space 3
GPS coordinates: 29.4439793, -95.3661728 (hddd.dddd)
Raynor, Joe b. 1923 d. July 16, 2004
Professional Drummer. He started his professional career in 1941 when he placed 2nd in the National Gene Krupa Contest for drummers 18 or under, 40,000 competed. He served in the Army Air Corps Band in WWII. After the war he toured with singer Ray Eberle and his band, later performed with the Albino Torres band and George Olsen's band at Galveston's famed Balinese Room. With Henry King's orchestra at the Shamrock Hilton, Texas, he backed up such singers as Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Frank...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Rizzo, Johnny b. July 30, 1912 d. December 4, 1977
Major League Baseball Player. The right-handed-hitting outfielder had a fine rookie season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938 when he hit .301 with 23 homers and 111 runs batted in. The following year, on May 30, he drove in a club-record nine runs in a 14-8 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader. Rizzo belted homers off Clyde Shoun in the fifth and off Bob Bowman in the ninth. Still, he slumped to .261 with six homers and 55 RBIs that year. He was traded to...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

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