Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs.[2] Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957,[3] it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District.[4] The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs.[5]

Desert Memorial Park
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EstablishedOctober 31, 1956
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33°49′04″N 116°26′34″W / 33.8177965°N 116.4427901°W / 33.8177965; -116.4427901[1]
TypePublic
Owned byPalm Springs Cemetery District
WebsiteOfficial Site
Find a GraveDesert Memorial Park
The Political GraveyardDesert Memorial Park

LGBTQ Veterans Memorial

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The California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial dedicated April 27, 2019, by the State of California
 
The original plaque below the California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial that was dedicated May 27, 2001, by AMVETS Post 66

In 2001, American Veterans Post 66 dedicated a memorial at the cemetery honoring all LGBTQ veterans.[6] In 2018, the state passed California Assembly Bill 2439 designating the memorial as California's official LGBTQ veterans memorial. In recognition, a second plaque was affixed to the monument. The memorial is an obelisk of South Dakotan mahogany granite with the logo of American Veterans for Equal Rights on it.[7]

Notable interments

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Grave of Sonny Bono
 
Grave of Frank Sinatra

Among those buried here are:[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Brooks, Patricia; Brooks, Jonathan (2006). "Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert". Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 238–245. ISBN 978-0762741014. OCLC 70284362.
  3. ^ The Palm Springs Cemetery District itself was covers 504 square miles, including Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Thousand Palms, and Rancho Mirage. See: Robinson, Nancy (1992). Palm Springs History Handbook. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Public Library. p. 7. OCLC 31595834.
  4. ^ The Palm Springs Cemetery District is a Special District established under California's Special District Law. See: Kimia Mizany and April Manatt, California Senate Local Government Committee, What's So Special About Special Districts? A Citizen's Guide to Special Districts in California (Third Edition) Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine 2002
  5. ^ "Palm Springs Cemetery District". Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  6. ^ "National LGBT Veterans Memorial". www.gayveteransmemorial.com. 2011–2012. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  7. ^ Ring, Trudy (2018). "California Becomes First State to Honor LGBTQ Veterans". Advocate.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Palm Springs Cemetery District, 'Interments of Interest'" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
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