Skylawn Memorial Park (San Mateo, California)

Cemetery in San Mateo County

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 (204 ha) 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. Interment records are at 1,308.[1] 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.[2][3]

## Notable burials

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* Tuineau Alipate (1967–2021), Professional football player
* Wilbur Bestwick (1911–1972), the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
* Bobby Lee Bonds (1946–2003),[4] Major League Baseball right fielder, father of Barry Bonds
* Jim Davenport (1933–2016), Major League Baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants[5]
* 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
* 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[6]

## References

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* San Francisco Bay Area portal

1. ^ Skylawn website
2. ^ Chapel of the Chimes Oakland
3. ^ Chapel of the Chimes Hayward
4. ^ NNDB
5. ^ Baggarly, Andrew (March 21, 2016). "Giants coach Gary Davenport lost a father, and gained a legacy to uphold". Bay Area News Group.
6. ^ baseball-almanac

## External links

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* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skylawn Memorial Park
* Skylawn Memorial Park at Find a Grave

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San Mateo, California

Companies|

* Franklin Templeton Investments
* GoPro
* SolarCity
* Sony Interactive Entertainment
* YouTube

Education|

* San Mateo-Foster City School District
* San Mateo Union High School District
* Aragon High School
* Hillsdale High School
* San Mateo High School
* Junípero Serra High School
* San Mateo County Community College District
* College of San Mateo
* Draper University

Events|

* Maker Faire

Libraries|

* Peninsula Library System
* San Mateo County Libraries

Landmarks|

* Bay Meadows Racetrack
* Bridgepointe Shopping Center
* Hillsdale Shopping Center
* Skylawn Memorial Park
* X-100

Media|

* San Mateo Daily Journal
* San Mateo Focus Podcast

Parks|

* Central Park
* San Mateo Arboretum
* Coyote Point Park
* CuriOdyssey

Transit|

* AC Transit
* Caltrain
* San Mateo
* Hayward Park
* Hillsdale
* samTrans

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