Restland Memorial Park is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

located in an unincorporated area of

Dallas County, Texas Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 2,613,539, making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas-Arlington-F ...

between

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

and

Richardson Richardson may refer to: People * Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname * Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s * Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962) Places Australia * Richardson, Australian Cap ...

. It is the final resting place of many prominent figures in the Dallas area, including politicians and professional athletes, and Charles Elmer Doolin, inventor of the Frito corn chip and founder of the predecessor of Frito-Lay Inc. It is located on 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75243 North of I635 at Hwy 75, near

Richland College Dallas College Richland Campus (often stylized as Richland or RLC) is a public community college in Dallas, Texas. The school was founded in 1972 and is part of Dallas College. It is the largest campus in the college, featuring about 20,000 st ...

Notable burials

Heinz Becker Heinz Reinhard Becker (August 26, 1915 – November 11, 1991) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs (1943, 1945–46) and Cleveland Indians (1946–47). Born in Berlin, Germany, he was one of only 27 German-b ...

– first baseman for the

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and

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in the 1940s * William Arvis Blakley – former U.S. senator from Texas * Bill Boyd – actor and C&W musician *

David Browning David Greig "Skippy" Browning Jr. (June 5, 1931 – March 13, 1956) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving. Aft ...

– Olympic diver * Earle Cabell – former mayor of

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

* Tom Campbell Clark – US Supreme Court Justice * James Mitchell Collins – former

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for the 3rd Congressional District of Texas (1968–1983) * Patrick Cranshaw – actor *

Mike Gaechter Michael Theodore Gaechter (January 9, 1940 – August 17, 2015) was an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Oregon. Early years Born in Santa Mo ...

– defensive back for the

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in the 1960s * Salvador Gliatto – MLB pitcher *

Ed Gossett Ed Lee Gossett (January 27, 1902 – November 6, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Gossett moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled on a f ...

– US Congressman * Jerry Gray – arranger, composer, and conductor * Willie Hutch – singer and songwriter *

Hattie Leah Henenberg Hattie Leah Henenberg (February 16, 1893 – November 28, 1974) was a lawyer from Texas. She was a member of the All-Woman Supreme Court convened in 1925, the first all-female high court in the United States. Life and career Henenberg was born in ...

– lawyer, member of the All-Woman Supreme Court of 1925 *

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting ...

– former

for the 3rd Congressional District of Texas (1991–2019) *

Nathalie Krassovska Nathalie "Natasha" Krassovska (1918–2005) was a Russian born prima ballerina and teacher of classical ballet most noted for her work with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Following her decades-long career, she moved to the U.S., where she founde ...

– dancer for Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and Director for Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse, Dallas * Frank Lane – MLB executive *

Conrad Lau Conrad Albert 'Connie' Lau (February 8, 1921 – April 18, 1964) was an American aeronautical engineer, inventor, and executive. Lau led or contributed to the development of a number of important aircraft and spacecraft projects. Early life ...

– aeronautical engineer, inventor, executive *

Herman Lay Herman Warden Lay (March 6, 1909 – December 6, 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips. He started H.W. Lay Co., Inc., now part of the Frito-Lay corporatio ...

– businessman * Jim Levey – early 1930s Major League shortstop * Bronko Lubich – wrestler and referee *

Harvey Martin Harvey Banks Martin (November 16, 1950 – December 24, 2001) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. He starred at South Oak Cliff ...

– defensive end for the

in the 1970s and 1980s * Jerry Mays – football defensive tackle *

Norm McRae Norman McRae (September 26, 1947 – July 25, 2003) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 22 Major League games for the 1969–1970 Detroit Tigers. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he stood tall and w ...

– BLP pitcher * Justin Mentell – artist and actor * Ray Morehart – MLB infielder * Ray Price – country-pop singer * Jethro Pugh – football pro tackle * Steve Ramsey – football quarterback * Russell A. Steindam –

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recipient *

Tex Schramm Texas Earnest Schramm Jr. (June 2, 1920 – July 15, 2003) was an American football executive who was the original president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys franchise of the National Football League (NFL). Schramm, usually referred to ...

– NFL executive * Russell A. Steindam – US Army officer and

recipient *

Robert L. Thornton Robert Lee Thornton Sr. (often R. L. Thornton; August 10, 1880 – February 15, 1964) was an American banker, civic leader, and four-term Mayor of Dallas, Texas. A child of tenant farmers, Thornton's early years were divided between school and f ...

– businessman and Mayor of Dallas *

Texie Waterman Texie Jane Waterman (November 25, 1931 – October 14, 1996) was an American choreographer, dancer, and dance teacher. She was the first choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Early life Waterman was born in Dallas on November 25, 1 ...

– choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders * Ron Woodroof – AIDS victim and creator of The Dallas Buyers Club

References

External links

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The Political Graveyard, Dallas County, Tex.
* {{Coord, 32.9280906, -96.7419016, display=inline,title, format=dms, source:GNIS Cemeteries in Dallas