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• Alioto, Joseph Lawrence [cenotaph]    b. February 12, 1916  d. January 29, 1998
  San Francisco Mayor. A native of San Francisco, Alioto graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga, California in 1937 before going to Washington D.C. to study law at Catholic University. Graduating in 1940, he briefly worked as an antitrust lawyer for the Department of Justice and on the Board of Economic Welfare before returning to San Francisco to open his own law office. In 1948 he was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Education until 1954, and would serve as President from 1953 until...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section D
   
• Ashley, Delos Rodeyn   b. February 19, 1828  d. July 18, 1873
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1869. Also served as a Member of the California State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Biggy, William J.  b. January 23, 1859  d. November 30, 1908
  San Francisco Police Chief. A San Francisco native, Biggy saw military service with California National Guard from 1875 until 1879. He served in the California State Senate (1892 to 1895) and on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1899) before he was appointed as a member of the San Francisco Police Commission in 1900 by Mayor James Phelan. Shortly afterwards he was also named to temporarily serve as Acting Chief of the San Francisco Police Department following the retirement of Chief...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Brown, Edmund G. 'Pat'    b. April 21, 1905  d. February 16, 1996
  32nd California Governor. He served as Governor of California from 1959 to 1967. The patriarch of one of California's most prominent political families, after serving as San Francisco's district attorney he was elected attorney general in 1950 and served two terms in that office. His son, Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. served two terms as Governor of California from 1975 to 1983. His daughter Kathleen Brown served as California's state treasurer in the early 1990s and was the Democratic candidate...[Read More]
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section D
   
• Brown, William M   b. 1866  d. December 20, 1897
  Major League Baseball Player: For seven seasons (1887 to 1891, 1893 to 1894), he was a catcher,infielder, and outfielder with the New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Browns. Nicknamed "Big Bill" because of his 6' 2" 190 pound frame, and "California", because he hailed from San Francisco, he was the primary back-up to future Hall of Famer Buck Ewing in New York. Known for his defensive ability and gamesmanship, he would often talk to...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section B, Row 15, Area 23, Grave 3
   
• Bufano, Beniamino Benevento    b. October 15, 1890  d. August 18, 1970
  Sculptor. Bufano crafted his own grave marker, a statue of St. Francis.
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section W, northeast of the main community mausoleum
   
• Carcione, Joe    b. October 31, 1914  d. August 2, 1988
  Television Personality. Joe Carcione was a San Francisco Bay Area icon. He started his career working in his father's produce market in 1933. In the 1970s, he got a daily spot on local news station KCBS, thereafter graduating to both print (San Francisco Chronicle) and television (KRON). His television show, "The Greengrocer," was ultimately syndicated on dozens of television stations across the country. His trademark pronunciation of "VEG-it-ibbles" was both endearing and humorous. Millions...[Read More] (Bio by: countedx58)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: All Saints Mausoleum, St. Anthony of Padua chapel
   
• Casserly, Eugene    b. November 13, 1820  d. June 14, 1883
  US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from California from 1869 to 1873.
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Caveney, James Christopher 'Ike'    b. December 10, 1894  d. July 6, 1949
  Major League Baseball Player. He was short stop making his debut for the Cincinnati Reds on April 12, 1922. For three seasons, he played with the Cincinnati Reds (1922-25), with a record of 410 hits, 173 runs scored, 13 homeruns, 196 runs batted in and a .260 batting average. Remaining in the baseball minor league system, he played another nine years totaling 2166 hits, a .291 batting average and was manager of the South Coast San Francisco Seals (1932-34). (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Chapman (Kauffman), John (Charles Felix)    b. February 10, 1844  d. September 30, 1905
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Strasburg, France, he enlisted in Limerick, Maine, as a Private of Company B, 1st Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery on October 5, 1864 under the name of John Chapman, giving his place of birth as St. John, New Brunswick, for the reason that his father, F. A. Kauffman, was not willing that he should go. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia on April 6, 1865. His citation reads "capture...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section B, Row 23, Area 22, Grave 3
   
• Crosetti, Frank Peter Joseph 'The Crow'    b. October 4, 1910  d. February 11, 2002
  Played shortstop on eight New York Yankees World Series championship teams from 1932-48. He played 17 seasons with the Yankees and then was the third base coach for 20 more years taking part in 15 more World Series. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Cause of death: Complications from a fall
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: All Saints Mausoleum, Corridor of Saint Agnes
   
• De Young, Michael    b. September 30, 1849  d. February 15, 1925
  Journalist. He co-founded the San Francisco Chronicle with his brother Charles in 1865. Initially serving as bookeeper and then treasurer, he helped turn a modest theatrical handbill into one of the nation's leading newspapers, and gained total control of the Chronicle after Charles De Young's murder in 1880. He continued his brother's scandal-mongering editorial policies and infuriated many of San Francisco's most influential citizens. Writer Ambrose Bierce quipped, "Hatred of De Young is the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Family Mausoleum
   
• DiMaggio, Joe (Joseph Paul)    b. November 25, 1914  d. March 8, 1999
  Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born Giuseppe (Joseph) Paolo (Paul) DiMaggio, he was the eighth of nine children born to Sicilian immigrants in the small fishing village of Martinez, California. After a move to San Francisco where fishing was deemed better, Dominic, the ninth was born. Joe, Dominic and older brother [Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
  Cause of death: Lung cancer
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section I, Row 11 Area 6/7
   
• Downey, John Gately    b. June 24, 1827  d. March 1, 1894
  7th California Governor, 1860-1862.
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section E
   
• Erdelatz, Eddie   b. April 21, 1913  d. November 10, 1966
  Professional Football Coach. From 1950 to 1958, he was the coach of the U.S. Naval Academy football team. On February 9, 1960, he was hired as the first head coach of the new American Football League Oakland Raiders. Led by Coach Erdelatz, the Raiders played their first game ever at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium on September 11, 1960, losing to the Houston Oilers by a score of 37-22. The Raiders would finish their first season in financial peril with a 6-8 record. After losing their first 2...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Fair, James Graham    b. December 3, 1831  d. December 28, 1894
  US Senator and Businessman. Immigrated to the United States in 1843, settled in Illinois and received a thorough business education. Moved to California in 1849 and engaged in gold mining until 1860, when he moved to Virginia City, Nevada. There he went into partnership with associates in a lucrative gold and silver mining company. They also had a real estate business in San Francisco with investments in various manufactures on the Pacific coast. He was elected as a Nevada State Democrat to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section H, Fair Mausoleum, row 1, area 1, plot 1/2, grave OGV
   
• Falkenberg, Frederick Peter 'Cy'   b. December 17, 1880  d. April 14, 1961
  Major League Baseball Player. He was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 21, 1903. For twelve seasons, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1903), Washington Nationals (1905-07), Cleveland Naps (1907-13), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914), Newark Peppers (1915), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1916) and Philadelphia Athletics (1917). He ended his career with a record of 130 wins, 123 loss, 180 complete games, 27 shutouts, 8 saves, 1164 strikeouts and a 2.68 earned run...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Flaherty, Lawrence James    b. July 4, 1878  d. June 13, 1926
  US Congressman. Elected as a Republican to represent California's 5th District in the Sixty-ninth Congress, he served from 1925 until his death in office. The San Mateo native moved with his parents to San Francisco at age 10, and initially worked as a cement mason. He was a member of the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners (1911 to 1915) and the California Senate (1915 to 1922), and President of the San Francisco Building Trades (1921 to 1926). In 1921 he was appointed US Surveyor of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
   
• Folger, Abigail Anne    b. August 11, 1943  d. August 9, 1969
  Coffee Heiress, Manson Family Murder Victim. Abigail Anne Folger was born to Peter Folger, then chairman of the Folger Coffee Company, and Inez Mejia in San Francisco, California. Her parents divorced in the early-1950s and her father married again and had two sons. She attended the Catalina School for Girls in Carmel, California, graduated from Radcliffe College with honors, and received a graduate degree in Art History from Harvard (writing her senior thesis on the politics in the plays of...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Main Mausoleum, Hallway N
   
• Forbes, Kathryn    b. March 20, 1908  d. May 15, 1966
  Author. She wrote "Mama's Bank Account," the basis for "I Remember Mama."
  Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
  Plot: Section 5, Row 8, Grave 35
   

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