20 years after his death, author William Saroyan's ashes buried

Charleston Gazette | March 5, 2002| | Copyright

FRESNO, Calif. - The ashes of writer William Saroyan were laid to rest 20 years after his death, in the town that inspired his stories.

The burial Sunday came amid Fresno's first Saroyan Festival - held to honor the author, playwright and the city's most famous native son.

Half of Saroyan's ashes were sent to Armenia after he died at age 72 on May 18, 1981, and the other half had been sitting in obscurity on a Fresno chapel's shelf.

Saroyan's son, Aram, and daughter, Lucy, attended the burial service at a grave near railroad tracks on the outskirts of town. His children, who have spent years ...

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