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Fisher Dead Project
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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.
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Alvin Charles Hicks, Jr. Gravestone of Alvin Charles Hicks, Jr, March 20, 1985 - November 3, 2005. Inscription above name reads: "In Loving Memory". Inscriptions reading "Sunrise" and "Sunset" appear above the dates. Inscription below dates reads: "Loving Son, Father, Grandson & Brother / ONE IN A MILLION YOU!" Four engravings of sixteenth notes appears on all four corners of the grave. Two portraits of a seemingly young and old Hicks appears over both dates. An engraving of hands clasped in prayer appear at the center of the grave.
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Roy and Novella Cooper Joint gravestone of Roy F. Cooper and Novella F. Cooper. Roy: June 27, 1918 - January 4, 2001. Novella: March 6, 1910 - April 17, 2005. A colored engraving of a man holding a rifle next to a dog appears to the top left of the stone, and a colored engraving of a woman painting appears to the top right of the stone.
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Michael A. Jacobs Gravestone of Michael A. Jacobs, November 25, 1962 - June 28, 2008. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory / Son, Brother, Friend". A graphic image of Jacobs appears at the top of the stone, to the left of this image is an engraving of a rose made of a different stone. A graphic pyramid appears at the lower right of the stone. On the back of the stone appears Jacobs's family name above a graphic image of a tree.
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Flora Belle Shaffer Gravestone of Flora Belle Shaffer, September 2, 1921 - October 17, 2014. Inscription reads "Loving Mother / Grandmother / Great Grandmother". A colored engraving of a shih tzu dog appears to the bottom left of the grave, and a colored engraving of a squirrel appears to the bottom right of the grave.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mary and Donald Bieker Joint gravestone of Mary Christine Ellis Bieker and Donald Theodore Bieker. Mary: August 27, 1940 - October 10, 2014. Donald: May 14, 1936-. A white engraving of a piano playing music notes appears at the left of the stone, and a cabin on a beach landscape scene appears to the right and bottom of the stone.
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Kendra, Sarie James Gravestone of Kendra, Sarie James, December 24, 1981 - May 5, 2003. A graphic image of James appears to the left of the stone, and a graphic image of hummingbirds feeding on hibiscus flowers appears to the right of the stone.
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Ceridwen Dawn Lyke Gravestone of Ceridwen Dawn Lyke, July 24, 2005 - October 27, 2008. Inscription reads: "We love you forever, little girl". Parallel engravings of leafy flowers appear at either side of the top of the stone. An engraving of a butterfly appears in the center of the stone.
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Erik Marshall Davis Gravestone of Erik Marshall Davis, March 13, 1985 - November 15, 2017. The inscription below the name reads: "Writer, Artist, Maze-Maker, Warrior / Beloved Son, Brother, Grandson, Nephew, and Friend". A colored graphic image of a maze appears below a small inscription that reads "We Love You".
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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.
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Shirley Ann Moss Gravestone of Shirley Ann Moss, February 1, 1930 - February 8, 2016. Inscription reads: "Beloved Mother & Animal Friend" A colored engraving of a puppy appears at the center of the stone.
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Debra LeAnn Buck-Grecco Gravestone of Debra LeAnn Buck-Grecco, March 9, 1963 - June 2, 1998. Inscription above name reads: "Our Beloved Mother". Inscription below reads: "Forever in Our Hearts". Engravings of (clockwise) a dream-catcher, roses, Buck-Grecco, a hummingbird feeding on flowers, and a dove in-flight encircle the stone.
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Jan Marie Borthwick Gravestone of Jan Marie Borthwick, 1945 - 2003. The name and date is inset by an engraved scene of a lighthouse looking over a cloudy sea. A flower-holder appears at the right of the engravings.
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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.
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Gladys Jean Montgomery Gravestone of Gladys Jean Montgomery, June 4, 1917 - July 30, 1999. Inscription above name reads: "In Loving Memory". Quote below dates reads: "To Lend a Helping Hand". A small engraving of a rose appears at the top left of the stone, and a larger engraving of a cat playing with a ball of yarn appears to the bottom right of the stone.
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Charles and Shirley Boothby Joint gravestone of Charles Albert Boothby and Shirley Jean Boothby. Charles: May 20, 1927 - August 25, 2013. Shirley: January 1, 1932 -. Inscription reads: Married October 27, 1956". An engraving of interlocking marriage rings appears at the center of the grave.
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Deangelo Washington Gravestone of Deangelo Washington, December 20, 1981 - October 22, 2017. Inscription reads: "Beloved Son, Father, Brother & Friend" An engraving of a football and football helmet appears at the center of the grave.
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Stwinter KS Winter
Gravestone of Stwinter KS Winter, December 21, 2001 - August 8, 2017. Inscription reads: "I Love You / God Bless You Forever". Two parallel engravings of palm trees appear at either edge of the stone, and a color photograph of Winter appears in the center of the stone.
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Alberta Russell Gravestone of Alberta Russell, January 28, 1929 - May 23, 2011. Small inscription above name reads: "Our Queen". Inscription below date reads "Loving Mother & Grandmother / In my father's house are many mansions / John 14:2". An engraving of a tree overlooking the Chicago skyline lies on the bottom left of the grave. A graphic image of Russell appears on the bottom right of the grave.
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Bucky Klippstein Gravestone of Bucky Klippstein, July 19, 1935 - April 4, 2008. Inscription reads: "The steps are sometimes difficult but each day made complete by treasured moments that we share and a promised place of peace." An engraving of treble clef surrounded by a smaller sixth and eighth note appear at the top-left of the grave.
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Cipriano Diaz Delgado Gravestone of Cipriano Diaz Delgado, September 16, 1941 - February 11, 2017. Inscription in Spanish reads: "Si en el mundo fuiste nuestra dicha y Alegria, en el cielo se nuestro guia para volver a verte algun dia. Dios te bendiga por siempre carinosamente tu esposa, hija, y nietos." Inscription in English translates to: " If on earth you were our happiness and joy, be our guide to come back to see you some day in heaven. God bless you forever, lovingly your wife, daughter, and grandchildren. " A large graphic picture of Diaz Delgado as an older man appears on the center-left of the stone. A quarter has been rested on the lower central part of the grave.