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Portland Eclectic
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Ernest Rea Bonner Gravestone of Ernest Rea Bonner, December 2, 1932 - April 22, 2004. Inscription reads: "Cherished by his family and his fellow citizens. / 'Good Citizens are the riches of a city.'" The stone itself is fashioned as a mini-obelisk. Bonner was a prominent urban planner in both Cleveland, Ohio and Portland. -
Sandra and Larry Corder Joint gravestone of Sandra L. Corder and Larry C. Corder. Sandra: October 11, 1947-. Larry: February 13, 1944 - January 7, 2017. The entire stone is shaped like two hearts above a landscape of the pacific northwest. The family name appears as its own structure of the stone that holds a flower-holder atop of it. -
Chris and Hope Carter Joint gravestone of Chirst T. Carter and Hope L. Carter. Chris: March 19, 1977-. Hope: September 20, 1973 - August 23, 2005. Inscription under Hope's dates reads: "Forever Our Hero". Two parallel engraved fairies appear on both sidesm and an engraving of a rustic cross appears in the center front of the grave. On the back of the grave is a large-scale reproduced engraving of "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt. -
Shawn Lee Miller Welsh Gravestone of Shawn Lee Miller Welsh, January 21, 1961 - December 28, 1999. Inscription at the base of the stone reads: "Gone Home to Horse Power Heaven." Two graphic images of the NHRA drag racing logo appear at the top of the stone. A black and white graphic portrait of Miller appears at the center of the stone, emerging from the exhaust from a drag racer at the bottom of the stone. This is my favorite gravestone ever created. -
Joel Barnett Weinstein Gravestone of Joel Barnett Winstein, August 5, 1946 (Denver, Colorado) - October 31, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico). A colored graphic image of a Dia de los Muetros-esque skeleton riding a bicycle accompanied by a dog surrounded by colorful flowers appears on the bottom two-thirds of the stone. Weinstein was famously the publisher of Mississippi Mud magazine and wrote often about the Puerto Rican art scene. -
Andrew Brian Loomis Gravestone of Andrew Brian Loomis, November 17, 1961 - March 8, 2016. Inscription below dates reads: "Cherished Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, & Friend". Quote below inscription reads: "Lise is good, sept the parts that suck." -Dante" A black and white engraving of a crescent-moon inlaid with a skull in front of two crossed drumsticks appear at the center of the stone. Various memorabilia such as drumsticks, candles, cigarette butts, rocks, a plastic frog, and a can of modelo surround the grave. Loomis was famously the drummer for Portland punk band Dead Moon, and the skull image is the band's logo. -
Maxine E. McCloskey Gravestone of Maxine E. McCloskey, April 26, 1927 - April 14, 2006. Inscription reads: "She lived so that the wild creatures of the Earth including those in the ocean's depths would want to bless her." A small graphic image of a whale appears at the bottom of the stone. The headstone itself is fashioned to look like a natural boulder instead of a traditional smooth-carved headstone.