Service of Commemoration
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 5:30 PM Bigelow Chapel Lawn
Memorial Day 2014
Prelude "Ballet de Grenoville” by Michael Praetorius The Brass Consortium Welcome & Remarks Bree Harvey VP of Cemetery & Visitor Services, Mount Auburn Cemetery Music “Patiencia” by Anthony Holborne The Brass Consortium Remarks Rev. Mark Harris Minister, First Parish of Watertown Music “St. Anthony”s Chorale" by Johannes Brahms The Brass Consortium Flower-Laying Ceremony Closing Bree Harvey Postlude “Voluntary on Old 100th” by Henry Purcell The Brass Consortium
Memorial contributions have been made in honor of the following individuals and families: Norair, Lydia, and Seda Bahlavouni Dr. William E. Bailey & the LaCentra Family Anne Banner Alfred A. Basteri Donald W. Born Hugh J. Brophy, Sophie R. Brophy & Hugh J. “Joe” Brophy Kevin Francis Cadigan Thomas “Tommy” E. Caggiano Ruth Cannell Dominic Colorito Laura Corkum & Adele Corkum George and Agnes Costa Peter and Frances Coulouras Edwin F. and Bertha H. Cullen & Lt. Robert M. Larson
Joseph & Barbara Daley Alfredo Damaso & Irondina Damaso John K. Dickinson Ethel C. Dietrich Bob and Pat DiNeen Carole Ann Dineen, John and Mary Dineen & Marie Hanick Janet M. Doran Anne Rindlaub Dow Robert Higgins Ebert, John Stuart Bacheller & A. Noreen Koller Alice A. Edmonds & Frederic J. Edmonds Nelli Fejer & George Fejer Joshua Edward Ford & Al Ford Carol Elizabeth Fortner Pasquale Fortunato Henry Frey Elizabeth Gardner Mary Grace
Alice and Christopher Gray Margaret E. Greenwood Theodore and Josephine Gross Roy Harvey & Ruth and William Conlan Bertha H. Hatvary Shasha He & Father Yang Chikao George Hori & J. and H. Hori Mario E. Iafrate & Paul R. Iafrate James W. Ingraham & Baby Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Janis, Mary Abbadessa, Mildred Neves & Robert Janis Leona E. and John H. Jaynes The Keppler, Rablin & Loring Families Anthony A. Khan & Rita Vivia Zero Sungha Kim, Doo Soo Suh & Joon Joo Lee Suh The Ladny Family Marie Luce Landais
1st Lt. Robert M. Larson & Carl V. Larson Catherine Lavrakas Frank and Cecelia Leighfield, Henry Leighfield, Robert Crisp, Edwina Vosburgh, Eleanor and Robert Leahey & Bo Newcomer The Lockwood Family Caroline Keller Loughlin The Ludcke Family Marshall Herbert Lykins Sadie MacKenzie Anna B. Mangano & Dr. Mary Ellen Mangano Harvey Robert Margolis Pedro H. Martinez, Brigida Perez & Venancio Martinez Tom Marx The Masse Family Winter Serafina Matus Judith J. Melanson Mary Merrill
Cosmo, Charlie and Raffelina Molino Martin Moomjian, Kevork Moomjian & Aznive Moomjian Jessie Littlefield Nason, Phillip Wentworth Nason & Jessie Nason Robinson Richard B. Nason & Alice S. Nason Sargent D. Nichols Frank and Mary Nicolazzo & Nicholas Nicolazzo John Joseph O'Brien Laurence Owen, Maribel Vinson Owen, Maribel Owen & Gertrude Vinson Mary McDermott Packwood & Marilyn Ann Walsh Giuseppe and Girolamo Pedone Pamela Pinsky Laura Pruyne, Robert Pruyne & The Mock Family Marjorie J. Rekant Ilona Reksz Manuel Rezendes & Odette Rezendes John F. Robinson
Sais V. Sacco The Semenenko Family, Dylan Semenenko Clark & Anthony Eastburn Clark Allan E. Sheppard Dorothy Smith & Norman Page Richard J. Smith Clementine M. Spinella Peter Steffian Eben Richard Thoren & John A. Thoren Patrick L. Tierney & Evelyn B. Tierney Carmela Tirimacco Helen Terzian Toksoz Anna Maria Tontodonato Jacqueline A. Tritten Richard S. Turner Paul A. Vernaglia, M.D. & Paul A Vernaglia, Jr., M.D. Frederic D. Weinstein
Frederick S. Whiteside, Caroline L. Whiteside & Rose P. Whiteside Margaret Wrenn-Leary, Brenda Leary-Aquino & Jose Banal Mary Louise Premer Wright Tracy Alisha Wrighton
all those long gone and forgotten
Mark has been minister at First Parish of Watertown since 1996, when he was settled as part of a co-ministry with his wife, Andrea Greenwood, who had been settled in Watertown in 1992. Andrea left the co-ministry after two years to be at home with their three sons, and Mark has remained as sole minister since. Mark has primarily been a parish minister during his career. His first pastorate was at St. Paul’s Universalist Church in Palmer, Massachusetts (1979-1985). Harris became the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Director of Information, the denominational historian and archivist in 1985. After that he served the First Parish in Milton, Massachusetts from 1989-1996, and then came to Watertown. Harris has also served brief ministries in Sheffield and London, England. He is an Adjunct Professor at Andover Newton Theological School. The author of many denominational pamphlets, including “Unitarian Universalist Origins: Our Historic Faith,” he has also published The A to Z of Unitarian Universalism, Elite: Uncovering Classism in Unitarian Universalist History, and (with Andrea Greenwood) An Introduction to the Unitarian and Universalist Traditions (Cambridge University Press, 2011). Mark’s ministry is grounded in the importance of carrying on the traditions of the congregation and the UU faith. He loves congregations like First Parish where everyone ministers to one another, and the community is central.
Charles Lewis, trumpet John Mahoney, trumpet James Mosher, horn Steve Olans, trombone James O’Dell, tuba
The refreshments for today’s reception were generously provided by Jules Catering of Somerville and Vicki Lee’s of Belmont.
Bostonians founded Mount Auburn Cemetery in 1831 for both practical and aesthetic reasons: to solve an urban land use problem created by the increasing number of burials in the city and to create a tranquil place of considerable size, a place of great natural beauty where families could bury their loved ones and commemorate their lives with tasteful works of art. The public flocked to the new cemetery and Mount Auburn quickly became the model for the American “rural” cemetery movement. Similar cemeteries were created throughout New England and across the country. Eventually their popularity led to America’s first public parks. Today, Mount Auburn has 175 landscaped acres featuring 5,000 trees representing 630 taxa as well as a historic collection of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century architecture and memorials. Burials and cremations continue to take place at the Cemetery and new interment space is still being designed for sale. Wise management and exquisite maintenance have ensured that Mount Auburn is one of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries and a beloved resource for those who live nearby and who visit from around the world.
The Friends of Mount Auburn was established in 1986 as a non-profit educational trust to promote the appreciation and preservation of Mount Auburn. Membership in the Friends is open to all who wish to support and enjoy this national treasure. Membership provides an opportunity to form a richer, deeper bond with this extraordinary landscape—and meet a diverse group of people who share your interests. As a Friend, you help to ensure the future of Mount Auburn and preserve the beauty and character of America’s first landscaped cemetery.