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El Camino Memorial Park

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is located at 5600 Carroll Canyon Road in the

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neighborhood of

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. Founded in 1960,Mallios, Seth and Caterino, David M. Cemeteries of San Diego. Arcadia Publishing. 2007. p.96 El Camino is a memorial park and is the final resting site for

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(who discovered the polio vaccine and founded the renowned

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), as well as several members of the well-known

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family (humanitarians, philanthropist, former owners of San Diego Padres baseball team, as well as Ray Kroc's position as C.E.O of

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fast food chain). There are many other prominent citizens from the greater

and

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area as well. Find a Grave.com "El Camino Memorial Park"
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(1914–1995), medical researcher, discoverer of the

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(1929–2015), ice hockey player *

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(1947–1989), Polish footballer (until 2012) * Billy Daniels (1915–1988), singer * Joseph Coors Sr. (1917–2003), COO of

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and grandson of the founder, personal advisor to president Ronald Reagan * Cedric Montgomery Durst (1896–1971), professional baseball player *

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(1900–1970), songwriter, guitarist and Emmy nominated actor *

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(1894–1966), actress (also known as Dorothy O'Kelly) *

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(1902–1984), founding partner of

, owner of

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baseball team *

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(1928–2003), wife of

, humanitarian *

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(1908–1984), actress, sister of actress

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(1960–1992), (real name Stuart Shapiro), comic book publisher, founder of

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(1906–1972), physicist and

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winner * William Nierenberg (1919–2000), scientist, member of the

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* Patti Page (1927–2013), singer and actress *

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(1887–1979) WWII Naval Admiral, the last military governor of Guam. *

Allard Roen Allard Roen (May 8, 1921 – August 28, 2008) was an American businessman in the hospitality industry. He was the Managing Director of the Desert Inn and the Stardust Resort and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. He was a co-founder of the Sunrise Ho ...

(1921–2008, Managing Director of casinos and resorts in

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and Carlsbad, California.Ed Koch
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'' U-T San Diego'', August 31, 2008 *

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(1926–1996), commissioner of the

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from 1960 to 1989 * Milburn Stone (1904–1980), Emmy award-winning film and television actor *

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'', April 12, 1990 *

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(1928–2013), actress

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El Camino Memorial Park official website Find a Grave.com "El Camino Memorial Park" San Diego Weekly Reader - "Underground With the Celebrity Dead" by Jay Allen Sanford, Oct. 27, 2005 "San Diegans Are Going HOG WILD over El Camino's New Harley Davidson", Business Wire, March 14, 2007
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