Berachah Cemetery
Arlington, Texas
IN HONOR OF J. T. UPCHURCH |
Photos by Traci Daniel
This is a small cemetery in the middle of the UTA campus. It is located between Mitchell and Border just off of Cooper Street next to Doug Russell Park. What I know of it is limited, just that there was once an orphanage located on that same site. Many of the markers only say "Infant No 1" "Infant No 2"...etc. I counted up to 24 if my memory serves me right. Most of the other markers just say "George" or "Velma" as seen in one of my photos. |
MATTIE B. CAP DEWEY 1902 - 1904 McBRIDE |
DOUG RUSSELL IT WAS IN THE 1968 OLYMPIC GAMES IN MEXICO CITY THAT DOUG RUSSELL A MEMBER OF COACH DON EASTERLING'S UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON AND SURFORD CLUB SWIMMING TEAMS BROUGHT LASTING CREDIT TO HIMSELF, HIS FAMILY AND UNIVERSITY, THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY WINNING TWO GOLD MEDALS IN THE SWIMMING COMPETITION OF THE 19TH OLYMPIAD AS DOUG AND COACH EASTERLING PREPARED FOR THE OLYMPICS THEY KEPT BEFORE THEM THESE WORDS OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
IT IS INTENDED THAT DOUG RUSSELL PARK WILL SERVE AS A CONTINUING REMINDER TO ALL WHO COME HERE THAT IF ONE DARES TO DREAM, AS DOUG RUSSELL DID AND IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE THROUGH DEDICATED, DETERMINED AND DILIGENT EFFORT TO MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY AS DOUG RUSSELL WAS IN BECOMING ONE OF THE WORLD'S TRULY GREAT ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUAL CAN CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN UNTIL HE REACHES THE SUMMIT OF ACHIEVEMENT IN HIS CHOSEN FIELD. |
(From the park beside Berachah) |
DOROTHY
JAN. 4, 1890
Erected by
Safe with God and Christ |
IN
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BURIED IN |
INFANT NO 1 |
MARY HUGHES |
INFANT NO 4 |
GEORGE |
VELMA |
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ANNIE M. PATTILLOS
Annie was the sister of James T. Upchurch, founder of the Berachah Photo contributed by Bill Pattillos, Sacramento, CA |
Tarrant County, TXGenWeb |
This page last modified on 26 Aug 2000.