Dusak, Ervin F. b. July 29, 1920 d. November 6, 1994 Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an Outfielder and Pitcher for 9 seasons (1941-1942, 1946-1951) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Played in a total of 18 games for the Cardinal over the 1941 and 42 seasons before enlisting in the Military following Pearl Harbor. After three full years he returned to the Cardinals in 1946, and helped them to the World Series (he contributed to the Cardinals October 3rd Pennant winning game over the Brooklyn Dodgers)...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Marshall, Jay b. August 29, 1919 d. May 10, 2005 Entertainer. A magician and ventriloquist, he was dean of the Society of American Magicians, a veteran of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and the first entertainer to open for Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas. Died at the age of 85 after a series of heart attacks, in Chicago. Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Rest, Showman's [memorial] d. June 22, 1918 Early morning, June 22, 1918, the 26-car Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train on the outskirts of Hammond, IN, was struck by a troop train, killing 86 circus employees and performers. 56 are buried at Showman's Rest, Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois. The identity of many of the victims was unknown, as they were roustabouts and temporary workers. Only two have "nicknames," Smiley and Baldy. The other stones are marked either with the person's job, such as "4 Horse Driver," or simply "...[Read More] (Bio by: David M. Habben) Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Plot: Showman's Rest Section
Spink, Al b. August 26, 1853 d. May 27, 1928 Publisher, Writer, Sports Organizer. Born in Quebec, Al and his brothers played cricket but after moving to Chicago following the United States Civil War they learned the game of baseball. The Spink's founded the Mutual Club on Chicago's west side in 1869, one of many amateur clubs in the Chicago area at the time. Al followed older brother Billy to Saint Louis. At the time Billy was sporting editor of the Saint Louis Globe-Democrat. With Billy's encouragement, Al became a sportswriter for the...[Read More] (Bio by: Richard Blunk) Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
b. July 29, 1920 d. November 6, 1994