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8. Rest in Peace
A routine check of the main building on
Rest in Peace Cemetery in Santa Fe turned
thousands of cardboard boxes containing the remains of
people. An inspector from the state’s Cemetery and
Bureau found the boxes stacked neatly in various
of the cemetery’s main building. Instead of having
of the departed, most boxes simply had dates
on them. The dates went all the way
to June 14, 1930.
The owner of the
, Mrs. Marbles, said she had just bought the
a year ago. She said she had never
been in many of the rooms of the
building. She said that she had bought the
solely for its land value.
“As we all
,” she said, “God keeps making people, but He’s
making any more land. It’s only a matter
time before all this land is going to
needed for the living. When that happens, this
will be worth at least ten times what
paid for it. I’m already in discussions with
condo developers.”
The inspector said that it looked
most of the remains were from the 1930s
the 1970s. He figured that the people were
homeless people whose bodies were never claimed at
funeral homes. The funeral homes cremated the bodies
then gave the remains to the cemetery for
burial. He said that even though these remains
up to 75 years old, they would be
with dignity and respect.
“After all,” he said, “
of these people had relatives at one time.
might even have children and grandchildren living right
in Santa Fe.”
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