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DYING ART
Continued from page 4
other work on the grounds. When
asked if he liked his job, Lopez replied.
— pun intended — "Its dead."
"1 used to work in a mental hospital,"
he said. "It's much quieter here."
Hernandez, who was helping dig his
first grave, sat on the ground near the
plot and watched how Lopez first cut
lines around the edges and then plunged
the shovel deep into the soil. When it
was Hernandez's turn, Lopez sat on the
side, coaching him to dig "a^little
deeper."
Lopez is more experienced now, but
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after he dug his first grave he lay down
in it. Just after he got out, it caved in.
As they dug the newest grave, they
carefully sculpted the walls with the
shovel, working to square the four
corners. They can take out about eight
inches of dirt on each turn of the
shovel.
After each layer was dug, the walls
and floor were smoothed and looked
like a finely-sculpted sand structure.
"One man told us one time we.make
pretty holes." Lopez said.
When there was little more than six
inches left to be dug, Davis returned,
just in time to see a shovelful of Hernan¬
dez's dirt hit the edge and scatter out
onto the ground.
"Any kid can do that," Davis said
with a chuckle.'
As he strained to remove the last
shovels-full, Hernandez said. "The dirt's
getting heavier and heavier now."
As he worked on the last few inches,
Hernandez disappeared into the deep¬
ening grave.
„ "Hey," Lopez said, "we can barely
see you, man."
Hernandez smoothed out the flqor,
then climbed out and measured the
grave to make sure it was 48 inches
deep. Satisfied with the job, Davis
backed up a tractor carrying a concrete
liner, which will hold the casket, and
lowered it into the grave.
The concrete liner fit with a couple of
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inches of space around the edge, then
Lopez and Hernandez filled the gap
with some ofthe dirt they had saved on
the tarp.
The grave was now ready for the
39th burial of the year at Oak Grove
Cemetery.
The grave markers at thc cemeteries
are laid into the ground, unlike a lot of
cemeteries that have them stand straight
up. This is done, among other reasons,
for easy maintenance, according to
Davis.
As he walks along the rows of tomb¬
stones. Davis can stop at almost any
marker and tell a story about the
person under it. He can tell about how
the 'person died, whether it was a
suicide, car wreck, bizarre accident or
natural death. He can also tell stories
about what's happened since the per¬
son's been buried. He doesn't consider
himself a snoop.
"A lot of people 1 know personally,"
Davis said. "They volunteer informa¬
tion.""
Over the past five years he has dug
the graves of many friends.
"I've got a lot of friends out here," he
said. "But thc ones that bother me are
the babies."
Davis said when he's out doing his
work, he often finds things on the
tombstones that related to the person's
life, such as a teddy bear on a baby's
grave.
He recalled the time he found two
beer bottles jammed into the ground
above the grave of a man in his early
20s. He figured it was a couple of
drinking buddies leaving their friend a
couple of beers.
He wouldn't speculate about the
time he found a plate of ham and eggs
on a tombstone.
Davis walked through the gravesites.
constantly cutting back the "creepers"
— the grass that creeps onto the tomb¬
stone — almost with an involuntary
reflex.
The screen door to Davis' office is
held open by a casket-shaped door
stop. Outside the office on the walkway
is a marble headstone with a husband
and wife's name and date of birth on it.
There is not a date of death for either
one, they're just planning ahead.
Davis remembers seeing a tombstone
on a man's grave that said he was a
good car salesman. He thinks he should
plan ahead with his tombstone, too,
because "I don't want to be remembered
as *A Good Grave Digger.' "
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Object Description
| Title | 1986_11 The Daily Collegian November 1986 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1986 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | November 3, 1986, Page 8 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1986 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | i Monday, Nov. 3, 1986 a Page DYING ART Continued from page 4 other work on the grounds. When asked if he liked his job, Lopez replied. — pun intended — "Its dead." "1 used to work in a mental hospital," he said. "It's much quieter here." Hernandez, who was helping dig his first grave, sat on the ground near the plot and watched how Lopez first cut lines around the edges and then plunged the shovel deep into the soil. When it was Hernandez's turn, Lopez sat on the side, coaching him to dig "a^little deeper." Lopez is more experienced now, but .VALUABLE PHOTO COUPON! Double Feature * 2 PRINTS AT TIME OF DEVELOPING ONE TO KEEP, ONB TO SHARE 1111111^ r* JKENNEL OOKSTOR after he dug his first grave he lay down in it. Just after he got out, it caved in. As they dug the newest grave, they carefully sculpted the walls with the shovel, working to square the four corners. They can take out about eight inches of dirt on each turn of the shovel. After each layer was dug, the walls and floor were smoothed and looked like a finely-sculpted sand structure. "One man told us one time we.make pretty holes." Lopez said. When there was little more than six inches left to be dug, Davis returned, just in time to see a shovelful of Hernan¬ dez's dirt hit the edge and scatter out onto the ground. "Any kid can do that," Davis said with a chuckle.' As he strained to remove the last shovels-full, Hernandez said. "The dirt's getting heavier and heavier now." As he worked on the last few inches, Hernandez disappeared into the deep¬ ening grave. „ "Hey," Lopez said, "we can barely see you, man." Hernandez smoothed out the flqor, then climbed out and measured the grave to make sure it was 48 inches deep. Satisfied with the job, Davis backed up a tractor carrying a concrete liner, which will hold the casket, and lowered it into the grave. The concrete liner fit with a couple of ROY SCHEIDER ANN-MARGRET His Wife... His Mistress... His Career... A Deadly Trap .GOLAN-CLOBUS^c^ ..U..JOHNFRANKENHEIMER inches of space around the edge, then Lopez and Hernandez filled the gap with some ofthe dirt they had saved on the tarp. The grave was now ready for the 39th burial of the year at Oak Grove Cemetery. The grave markers at thc cemeteries are laid into the ground, unlike a lot of cemeteries that have them stand straight up. This is done, among other reasons, for easy maintenance, according to Davis. As he walks along the rows of tomb¬ stones. Davis can stop at almost any marker and tell a story about the person under it. He can tell about how the 'person died, whether it was a suicide, car wreck, bizarre accident or natural death. He can also tell stories about what's happened since the per¬ son's been buried. He doesn't consider himself a snoop. "A lot of people 1 know personally," Davis said. "They volunteer informa¬ tion."" Over the past five years he has dug the graves of many friends. "I've got a lot of friends out here," he said. "But thc ones that bother me are the babies." Davis said when he's out doing his work, he often finds things on the tombstones that related to the person's life, such as a teddy bear on a baby's grave. He recalled the time he found two beer bottles jammed into the ground above the grave of a man in his early 20s. He figured it was a couple of drinking buddies leaving their friend a couple of beers. He wouldn't speculate about the time he found a plate of ham and eggs on a tombstone. Davis walked through the gravesites. constantly cutting back the "creepers" — the grass that creeps onto the tomb¬ stone — almost with an involuntary reflex. The screen door to Davis' office is held open by a casket-shaped door stop. Outside the office on the walkway is a marble headstone with a husband and wife's name and date of birth on it. There is not a date of death for either one, they're just planning ahead. Davis remembers seeing a tombstone on a man's grave that said he was a good car salesman. He thinks he should plan ahead with his tombstone, too, because "I don't want to be remembered as *A Good Grave Digger.' " P I C K-U P * *„*£%&%ELMORE LEONARD THE CANNON CROUP, INC m~m ROY SCHEIDER ANN-MARCRET - ** GOLAN-CLOBUSZSEZJOHNFRANKENHEIMER 52 PICK-UP s^VAMTYJOHNGLCrVER~oCLARENCEWILUAMSIII£-,»r jemSk^GARYCHANG^m^X>STVACANOf^S^ mii^^ELMORELEONARD'aa^EU^IORELEONARbm ™"& MEN AHEM GOLAN «■ YORAM GLOBUS mat JOHN FRANKENHEIMER iw«.»»« »*■—r SAA/E BEST SELLERS It, Stephen King Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy Hollywood Husbands, Jackie Collins The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy Wanderlust, Danielle Steel [Through a Glass Darkly Karleen Koen The Beet Queen, Louise Erdrich Fatherhood, Bill Cosby My Father, My Son. Admiral Zumwalt Whirlwind, James Clavell GENERAL BOOK DEPARTMENT FKENNE1 BOOKSTORE I |
