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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 Salk Institute), as well as several members of the well-known Kroc 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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* Ray Ceresino (1929–2015), ice hockey player * Kazimierz Deyna (1947–1989), Polish footballer (until 2012) *

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(1915–1988), singer * Joseph Coors Sr. (1917–2003), COO of

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and grandson of the founder, personal advisor to president

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* Cedric Montgomery Durst (1896–1971), professional baseball player * Preston Foster (1900–1970), songwriter, guitarist and

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nominated actor * Dorothy Kelly (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 * Joan Kroc (1928–2003), wife of

, humanitarian * Violet La Plante (1908–1984), actress, sister of actress Laura La Plante * Todd Loren (1960–1992), (real name Stuart Shapiro), comic book publisher, founder of Revolutionary Comics * Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972), physicist and

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winner *

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(1919–2000), scientist, member of the

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

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and

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.Ed Koch
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'', August 31, 2008 *

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(1926–1996), commissioner of the

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from 1960 to 1989 *

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'', April 12, 1990 * Barbara Werle (1928–2013), actress

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External links

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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