Very good, John. Since Cemeterian is not a word but is used by many, and
because you now have given it definition, you really ought to submit it to
the Merriam-Webster company for inclusion in the dictionary. They are
accepting new words continuously.
Andi
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Walters" <walt(a)webworks2000.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Cemetery
destruction/fixing
THE CEMETERIAN
He dedicates his life to his profession,and his profession is to serve
mankind.He seeks to chronicle the endeavors of generations,to record
their
origins and commemorate the purposeful completion of their lives.He
is a
person like yourself with the same attendant fears and expectation,and
perhaps like you,he is saluted by some,misunderstood by others and
shunned
by acertain few.He has a form,a heart and a mind,and he will combine
these
gifts with energy and pride in the calling he believes in.
P.S. I believe that I am a CEMETERIAN!
John Walters
Fayette County,Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: <Katydid579(a)aol.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Cemetery
destruction/fixing
> In a message dated 08/28/2000 12:26:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ssilver1951(a)jps.net writes:
>
> << To Cemeterians In the USA: >>
>
> Hi Sue and everyone,
>
> As long as we are defining terms, can we also look at the use of
the
> word "cemeterians"? It has been my understanding that
a "cemeterian"
is
one
> who works in the capacity of management of a cemetery. At least that
is
how
> it is recognized within the industry. For instance, I am active in
doing
> cemetery history research, tours, lectures, etc., and
performing
preservation
> activities, yet I do not consider myself a cemeterian. That term is
reserved
> for those who make the decisions about how a cemetery is managed and
> maintained. Your thoughts?
>
> Katie
>
>
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THIS IS A CEMETERY -----
"Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families
are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is
undisguised. This is a cemetery.
"Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence,
historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched.
"Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved
in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life -
not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family
memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.
"A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of
yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery
exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always."
--Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West Union, IA