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Wisconsin Memorial Park expands its outreach; Cemetery plans monument for fallen officers and firefighters
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Brookfield Nearly 10 years after her police officer son was
killed during a foot chase, Glennie Pickett visits his grave site
weekly.
Every birthday, every anniversary, every Memorial Day she brings
fresh flowers and remembers her second-youngest child, Wendolyn Odell
Tanner.
A twin, Tanner was 29, engaged to be married and expecting his
first child on Sept. 7, 1996, when he was fatally shot by a burglary
suspect.
He was the first African-American Milwaukee police officer...
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Wisconsin Memorial Park cemetery sale approved
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; The owners of Wisconsin Memorial Park are poised to sell the Brookfield cemetery, one of Wisconsin's largest, to a publicly- traded company based in New Orleans. State regulators this week approved transfer of ownership of the cemetery to Stewart Enterprises Inc., a $648 million operator of funeral
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Prieve, Charles E. The memorial service which was to be held on Saturday, September 15 in the Chapel of the Flowers at Wisconsin Memorial Park will be postponed until a later date.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Prieve, Charles E. The memorial service which was to be held on Saturday, September 15 in the Chapel of the Flowers at Wisconsin Memorial Park will be postponed until a later date. Saturday, September 15, 2001 Prieve, Charles E. The memorial service which was to be held on Saturday, September 15 in
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Wisconsin Memorial Park keeps growing; Cemetery offers more than just burial place
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Brookfield Nearly 10 years after her police officer son was killed during a foot chase, Glennie Pickett visits his grave site weekly. Every birthday, every anniversary, every Memorial Day she brings fresh flowers and remembers her second-youngest child, Wendolyn Odell Tanner. A twin, Tanner was 29,
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Garden monument, other plans help Memorial Park grow; Cemetery offers more than just burial place
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Brookfield Nearly 10 years after her police officer son was killed during a foot chase, Glennie Pickett visits his grave site weekly. Every birthday, every anniversary, every Memorial Day she brings fresh flowers and remembers her second-youngest child, Wendolyn Odell Tanner. A twin, Tanner was 29,
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Downey beautified Wisconsin Memorial President of the cemetery, mausoleum dotted park with fountains, gardens
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; In his 45 years at Wisconsin Memorial Park, William J. Downey turned a place of mourning for the dead into a place where the living celebrate life, family members and colleagues said Friday. Downey, president of the cemetery and mausoleum at 13235 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, died Friday of cancer
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