tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post2777697193112866706..comments2024-02-25T05:39:20.583-08:00Comments on Lives of the Dead: Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland: Dr. Henry Daniel Cogswell (1820–1900) - Temperance LeaderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-77546232295658788232012-12-17T14:53:17.455-08:002012-12-17T14:53:17.455-08:00When my father died in 1981,I chose a plot right a...When my father died in 1981,I chose a plot right across from the Cogswell plot.Thought it was pretty up there and that we'd always have Cogswell's ornate tomb for a landmark.Funny thing is,it was only after reading who he was and about his temperest movement that I saw the humor in my choice.See,My Daddy liked to drink.Lots.I think somehow,he is smiling,and thinking it OK to be up there with all the "swells",lol...Someday,I too will be up there.This is really one of the most beautiful cemeteries in America.I bring the Grands and we learn more about living,than death...Elissa Bell-Bassettnoreply@blogger.com