What was the response by alumni to the offer of body
vaults and niches for cremated remains in Cedar Grove Cemetery?
More than 1,500 people have already completed the proposal's
survey form at cominghome.nd.edu.
The administrator in charge says many of the comments have revolved
around the thought that in many families the children have scattered
to different parts of the country and the parents have retired
away from their original hometown. The place they reunite, often,
is at Notre Dame, so it's the ideal place for memorials to family
members. If demand appears strong enough, organizers expect to
present plans to University Trustees at their meeting in October
2005. If approved, sales could begin immediately with the first
entombments possible in late 2006.
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July 2005
