Hi, list members, I am saddened and disappointed by the response to this problem. It is nation wide from what I have read on other mailing lists and I have never read anything like what has been said here. The negative attitudes are a lot of the reason for all of us losing so much about our past. We lost the 1890 census because noone bothered to dry out the census papers. They did not all burn. They were left to mold and rot in a hallway after the fire. "It would take too much time and money to clean and dry them" That attitude is just tragic. G. Winters ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:10 PM Subject: tired of hearing from you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bill Sanders > To: Sarah > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: Baby Daughter Sara Gray - last post gnite! > > > Sarah, > > Have a little concern for other list members that have to read you > ramblings.... Try to e-mail others who are interested in your project > directly and not through the rootsweb site -- the way I am sending this > message to you and not the rest of the rootsweb members who are tired of > hearing from you. > > Thanks, > > Bill Sanders > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:20 PM > Subject: Baby Daughter Sara Gray - last post gnite! > > > > One day one of the policemen drove by and we chatted. > > > > He was delighted that we were getting the cemetery cleaned up, and told me > > there was a plot in particular that was always a problem. A few weeks ago > > they found a man dead there, from a drug overdose. It is a popular spot > > for heroin addicts, and the ground always has balloons and needles. I > > followed him to the plot, and I was horrified. It was one of the few > > plots that are maintained by the family. The fact that the grass is always > > cut makes it a pleasant spot for drug addicts. > > Overgrown brush hides it from the street. Plots on each side are overgrown > > as well, with high bushes, so the Dewees plot can only be seen if you are > > standing directly in front of it. There are two overgrown bushes at each > > front corner, creating totally hidden spots on each side. That's where > > Baby Sara is. If you look closely at the ground you can see balloons. > > Baloons are actually those little colored balloons you buy for parties, > > but they fill them with cocaine, leave the used balloon on the ground, and > > the lawnmower must miss them. One was right at Baby Sara's headstone, > > where the overdose victim left it. We didn't see any needles in one corner > > where they usually were, he said often the next addict picks them up. > > > > The officer said the man died of the overdose on top of Baby Daughter Sara > > Gray's grave, his feet resting on her tombstone that said she lived only 3 > > days. His head was near near Caiaphas Ham, the pioneer who came to Texas > > with Jim Bowie and his brother Rezin. > > > > I thought he was putting me on. But I found the news story... > > > > Cemetery buffs find above-ground body > > Web Posted: 04/18/2005 12:00 AM CDT > > Vianna Davila > > Express-News Staff Writer > > > > A couple searching for the oldest graves they could find in an East Side > > cemetery stumbled across the body of an unidentified man Saturday evening > > lying next to a headstone. > > > > A historical marker for the grave of Alamo preservationist Clara Driscoll > > compelled Todd and Debra Girgus to stop in the Masonic Cemetery-Alamo > > Lodge > > in the 1700 block of East Commerce Street. They had been strolling for > > about 30 minutes in the cemetery, which contains the graves of San Antonio > > notables including the Menger and Frost families, when Todd Girgus spotted > > the body. At first, he thought the man was asleep. > > > > "We go into cemeteries because we're big history buffs, but we've never > > found one above ground before," he said. Girgus then called EMS from a > > cell phone. Investigators were awaiting autopsy results to determine the > > cause of death, said police Detective Robert Blanton. He said there were > > no obvious signs of foul play. He suspected the body had been in the > > location for less than two days. The deceased carried no identification. > > He wore a white shirt and tan slacks. Blanton said he believed the man was > > more than 50 years old. > > ***** > > > > The brush along the street is far too dense for me to cut, but the next > > day I chopped away all the brush that hid Baby Sara from view of the > > policemen. > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. 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