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Skylawn Memorial Park (San Mateo, California)

Cemetery in San Mateo, California

Summary

Cemetery in San Mateo, California

Field	Value
name	Skylawn Memorial Park
established
location	Hwy 92 West
San Mateo, California
country	United States
coordinates
website
findagraveid	8376
politicalgeo	CA/SM-buried.html

San Mateo, California

A rifle detail of Marines from Inspector-Instructor staff San Jose, Calif., fire a [[21-gun salute]] in honor of the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Wilbur Bestwick, at Skylawn Memorial Park Nov. 11, 2008

Skylawn Memorial Park is a 505 acre cemetery, mausoleum, crematorium, columbarium and funeral home complex in San Mateo, California, United States. Established in 1959, it is directly accessible from State Route 92. The park's owners, NorthStar Memorial Group, also operate the Chapel of the Chimes columbarium in Oakland, the Chapel of the Chimes memorial park in Hayward, and Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes in Sacramento.

Notable burials

Tuineau Alipate (1967–2021), Professional football player
Wilbur Bestwick (1911–1972), the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
Bobby Lee Bonds (1946–2003), Major League Baseball right fielder, father of Barry Bonds
Jim Davenport (1933–2016), Major League Baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants
Samson De Brier (1909–1995), actor and author
Chub Feeney (1921–1994), baseball executive; president of the National League
Michael J. C. Gordon (1948-2017), computer scientist
Robert Mellard (1919–1976), United States Army sergeant who fought in World War II and the Korean War
Charles Miller (1862–1928), US Army officer who served as Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College
Glenn Morris (1912–1974), winner of the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936
Edwin Arnold Panagabko (1934–1979), professional ice hockey player with the National Hockey League
Glen Hearst Taylor (1904–1984), US Senator from Idaho, the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election
Willard Lewis Waterman (1914–1995), character actor, played The Great Gildersleeve
Bill Werle (1920–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher from Oakland
Bahram Beyzaie (1938-2025), Iranian writer and filmmaker

References

[http://oakland.chapelofthechimes.com/ Chapel of the Chimes Oakland]
[http://hayward.chapelofthechimes.com/ Chapel of the Chimes Hayward]
[https://www.nndb.com/people/198/000162709/ NNDB]
Baggarly, Andrew. (March 21, 2016). "Giants coach Gary Davenport lost a father, and gained a legacy to uphold". Bay Area News Group.
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=werlebi01 baseball-almanac]

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