--part1_c2.1249939.27056c8a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To all--I send this from the Macoupin board gladly. Jan Gray --part1_c2.1249939.27056c8a_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-za01.mx.aol.com (rly-za01.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.97]) by air-za04.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.3) with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Sep 2000 23:45:45 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-za01.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Sep 2000 23:45:12 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8T3gkm21154; Thu, 28 Sep 2000 20:42:46 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 20:42:46 -0700 X-Original-Sender: glofra@earthlink.net Thu Sep 28 20:42:46 2000 Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.0.20000928222220.00b57428@earthlink.net> X-Sender: glofra@earthlink.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:39:15 -0500 Old-To: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com From: Gloria Frazier <glofra@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP-L] Auburn Cemetery Report In-Reply-To: <9c.7b09d47.27054f85@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Resent-Message-ID: <wKDvHB.A.2JF.2-A15@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2996 X-Loop: ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists5.rootsweb.com id e8T3gkm21154 I challenge anyone on the maillists for Macoupin, Sangamon, and=20 other surrounding counties of Sangamon to send the Auburn Cemetery=20 Fund $5 to $10. I will send $10. Macoupin cemeteries/genealogy has=20 costs of its own so we can't afford much. I DO NOT want anyone on a limited and fixed income to send money.=20 Please. You might send a card of thanks to the monument companies=20 but do not send money. For those who can afford to send $5 to $10, get out your money and=20 envelope and stamp and mail it in. Auburn Cemetery 15125 Kennedy Road Auburn, Illinois 62615 Sooooo glad they are all set back up. Amazing! Gloria ps Jan, I am not on the other county maillists so if you want to=20 pass my challenge to the other lists, do so. At 09:51 PM 9/28/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Hello to all--I wish to write tonight of good news. If you are not=20 >able to >hear the news. The 103 stone have been uprighted and put back in=20 >place. The >thanks goes out to Arnold's Monument of Springfield, Illinois and=20 >Carlinville >Monument of Carlinville, Ill. Each company sent in two men and=20 >equipment and >Wimmer Cemetery's Alex Decatoire (retired Arnold's Monument=20 >employee, who is >83) and George LeConte ( he won't tell his age, but he is 80+) of=20 >Auburn >started to work early and finish about 3:00 this afternoon. Also=20 >the new >caretaker Harry Moore assisted. There were a few of the stone=20 >which Alex took >home to repair with pins and epoxy. They will be repaired shortly.=20 >I talked >to Alex's wife Mary Ann (president of Wimmer Cemetery Assoc.) and=20 >said all >went very well and everyone was very tired. I can't believe this=20 >could be >true, but it is. Thanks to the monument companies and their hoists=20 >it got >done. > >Here is the information for anyone who would like to make a donation: >Auburn Cemetery >15125 Kennedy Road >Auburn, Illinois 62615 > >Thank you notes to: > >Arnold Monument Company >1621 W. Wabash Ave. >Springfield, Illinois > >I sorry I don't have Carlinville Monument Company's address but=20 >will get it a >post it. I have an email in to get it for you. > >Alex Decatoire >14656 Dixon Road >Auburn, Illinois 62615 > >George LeConte >115 E. Adams >Auburn, Illiois 62615 > >So let us now pray and hope they can get the vandals and let the=20 >courts do >their job. Thanks to all who responded to my post. The geneaolgy=20 >family is >the best family in helpping with crisis like this. Please if you=20 >can't send >money, send a thank you note to the Monument companies, they=20 >worked for us >for free. They came quickly and repaired these stone, not just set=20 >them back >on there bases. And Alex and George---they are Wimmer's=20 >finest---of course >I'm personally proud of them. > >Jan Gray >Co-Historian >Wimmer Cemetery >Auburn, Illinois >gjgrayinc@aol.com > > >=3D=3D=3D=3D ILMACOUP Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D >Please send questions, comments and ideas for the Macoupin County,=20 >ILGenWeb Home Page and Mail List to: > Gloria Frazier, Macoupin County, IL GenWeb Coordinator -=20 > glofra@earthlink.net > Kathleen Mirabella, Macoupin County, ILGenWeb Mail List=20 > Manager - KathieMir@aol.com ------------------ Gloria Frazier Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Maillists FRAZIER-L, ILMADISO-L =3D=3D=3D=3D ILMACOUP Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763=961900: http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage --part1_c2.1249939.27056c8a_boundary--