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Desert Memorial Park

Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs. Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957, it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District. The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs.

LGBTQ Veterans Memorial
In 2001, American Veterans Post 66 dedicated a memorial at the cemetery honoring all LGBTQ veterans. In 2018, the state passed California Assembly Bill 2439 designating the memorial as California's official LGBTQ veterans memorial. In recognition, a second plaque was affixed to the monument. The memorial is an obelisk of South Dakotan mahogany granite with the logo of American Veterans for Equal Rights on it. File:California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial.jpg|The California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial dedicated April 27, 2019, by the State of California File:California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial, Post 66.jpg|The original plaque below the California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial that was dedicated May 27, 2001, by AMVETS Post 66 ==Notable interments==
Notable interments
Among those buried here are: • Earle Hagen (1919–2008), composer • Claude Harmon (1916–1989), golfer • Howard Hesseman (1940–2022), actor • Josephine Hill (1899–1989), actress • Roy W. Hill (1899–1986), philanthropist • Eddy Howard (1915–1963), singer • Betty Hutton (1921–2007), singer and actress • Jennings Lang (1915–1996), film producer • Andrea Leeds (1913–1984), actress • Benjamin Lees (1924–2010), composer • Diana "Mousie" Lewis (1919–1997), actress • Monica Lewis (1922–2015), actress and singer • Frederick Loewe (1901–1988), composer • Marian Marsh (1913–2006), actress • David J. McDonald (1902–1979), labor leader • Maurice "Mac" McDonald (1902–1971), co-founder, with brother Dick, of the original McDonald's chain • Cameron Mitchell (1918–1994), actor • Hugo Mario Montenegro (1925–1981), orchestra leader and composer • Chuck Negron (1942–2026), singer-songwriter • John J. Phillips (1887–1983), United States Congressman • William Powell (1892–1984), actor and associate producer • William David Powell (1925–1968), TV writer • Marjorie Rambeau (1889–1970), actress • Rebel Randall (1921–2010, born Alaine C. Brandes), American actress • Pete Reiser (1919–1981), baseball player • Jilly Rizzo (1917–1992), restaurateur and entertainer • Frank Scully (1892–1964) author, journalist, humorist, and columnist • Ginny Simms (aka, Virginia E. Eastvold) (1913–1994), actress • Anthony Martin Sinatra (1892–1969), professional boxer, bar owner and the father of Frank Sinatra • Barbara Sinatra (1926–2017), model and showgirl, wife of Frank Sinatra • Dolly Sinatra (1896–1977), mother of Frank Sinatra • Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor • Suzanne Somers (1946–2023), actress • Shirley Spork (1927–2022), golfer • Herbert R. Temple Jr. (1928–2024), United States Army General • Jimmy Van Heusen (1913–1990, born Edward C. Babcock), American composer • Philip "Mickey" Weintraub (1907–1987), MLB player • Demond Wilson (1946-2026), actor, author • Ralph Young (1923–2008), singer and actor ==See also==
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