Charles Old Hoss Radbourn stands tall in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Sports fans love a good player tribute or memorial. They flock to places like stadiums, the various hall of fames, hometowns of heroes and museums to see artist’s renditions of the athlete and their careers. There are simply hundreds of places to visit to pay homage to the many great athletes of the world. Bloomington Illinois has added a venue in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery! A cemetery is not your standard variety venue. Many cemeteries feature stone art. Many old stones were carved with scenes of nature or animals and the way those are depicted generally has a meaning. There is some of that art in Evergreen Memorial, but there is also new art that just grows with the trees. It all began in 2015 when a tree died near a spot where a plane had crashed during the Memorial Day ceremonies of 1948. Instead of cutting down the tree and removing the stump, management decided to have it carved into a memorial commemorat...
