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Bright, William b. October 19, 1921 d. July 19, 2003
Businessman, Religious Figure. He was a California businessman who found religion in 1947 and then founded Campus Crusade for Christ in 1951. He saw his organization grow from a small effort to preach the gospel to students at UCLA into a $374 million-a-year venture. Campus Crusade now has a staff of 26,000 people spanning 191 countries. His best known tactic for spreading Christianity was the "Four Spiritual Laws" which condensed the Christian message into 77 words. In the 1970s he plastered "...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Plot: Christian Heritage Mausoleum, far right corner at the back of the quadrangle
Crews, Tim (Stanley) b. April 3, 1961 d. March 23, 1993
Major League Baseball Player. A relief pitcher, he played six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After what would end up being his last season, he signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians to become the team's setup man, but never played in a game for the team. He and teammate Steve Olin were killed in a boating accident on the team's off-day during spring training. The power boat they rented to go fishing hit an unlit dock at twilight on Little Lake Nellie in Florida. Teammate...[Read More] (Bio by: Andrew Bollinger)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Cuellar, Mike b. May 8, 1937 d. April 2, 2010
Major League Baseball Player. For fifteen seasons (1959, 1964 to 1977), he was a left-handed pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. Born Miguel Angel (Santana) Cuellar, he made his Major League debut on April 18, 1959 with Cincinnati and struggled in 2 games, giving up 8 runs in only 4 innings pitched. For the next four years, he remained at the Minor League level before returning to the big leagues in 1964, where he pitched in 32 games with...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Davis Jr., Adm. George M. b. June 6, 1916 d. October 1, 2004
US Navy Vice Admiral. A cardiologist, he is remembered for his tenure as Surgeon General of the Navy. The child of a country doctor, he was raised in eastern Oklahoma, received his M.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1939, and joined the Navy immediately after graduation. Trained in internal medicine at Balboa Naval Hospital he spent World War II with the 4th. Marine Division in the South Pacific where he participated in the Iwo Jima and Roi Namur landings then during the Korean War served...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Gruneisen, Sam b. January 16, 1941 d. September 28, 2012
Professional Football Player. For twelve seasons (1962 to 1973), he played at the guard and center positions in the American and National Football Leagues with the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers. Born Samuel Kenneth Gruneisen, he attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky and played collegiate football at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. While with the Wildcats, he distinguished himself as a two-way force who played tight-end and linebacker, in addition to providing key...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Peverett, Dave 'Lonesome Dave' b. April 16, 1943 d. February 7, 2000
Rock Musician. Lead singer of the British blues-rock quartet Foghat. They had 1970s hits such as "Slow Ride" and "Third Time Lucky." Foghat's albums included "Fool for the City," "Foghat," "Night Shift" and "Stone Blue." The group's seventh album, "Foghat Live" (1977), was its biggest success, going double platinum. The band, which broke up for a time in the 1980s, reunited in 1993 and found new fans that year when "Slow Ride" and its version of "I Just Want to Make Love to You" were on the...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Reger)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section 35
Randazzo, Teddy b. May 13, 1935 d. November 21, 2003
Musician. A native of New York, New York, he began his music career as a member of the musical group, 'Three Chuckles,' along with Tommy Romano and Russ Gilberto. They recorded the songs , 'At Last You Understand,' ' Runaround,' 'Foolishly,' 'If You Should Love Again,' 'So Long,' 'You Should Have Told Me,' 'Blue Lover,' 'Realize,' 'Two Times, I Love You,' 'Still Thinking Of You,' 'Anyway,' 'The Funny Little Things We Used To Do,' 'Tell Me (That Your Love Is For Me),' 'And The Angels Sing,' '...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Ross, Bob b. October 29, 1942 d. July 4, 1995
Artist who hosted "Joy of Painting" on public television, starting in 1983. He was known for his soothing voice and encouraging tone.
Cause of death: Cancer
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Taylor, James Wren 'Zack' b. July 27, 1898 d. September 19, 1974
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. Played Major League baseball as a catcher for 16 seasons (1920 to 1935) with the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, and the New York Yankees. He spent most of his career as a backup, playing in over 100 games in only 3 of his 16 years. Coming up with the Dodgers in 1920, he spent the first few years backing up Otto Miller in a handful of appearances stretched over three years. When Miller retired in 1922, Zack Taylor became the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA

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