‘Those who shall not be forgotten’

Robert BrumFebruary 2, 2022cemeteries, deinstitutionalization, group homes, Haverstraw, mental illness, New York State, Rockland County, Stony Point, Thiells, Uncategorizedcemeteries, deinstitutionalization, graves, Haverstraw, Letchworth Village, mental illness, New York State, North Rockland, Stony Point, Thiells

Tucked off a quiet road, an inconspicuous memorial cries out for attention: We are anonymous no longer.

A visit to this small Rockland County cemetery reveals much about our past.

https://hudsonvalley.town.news/g/nanuet-ny/n/62913/giving-names-souls-forgotten-no-longer

Published by Robert Brum

Writer/editor/storyteller, bicyclist and hiker roaming the Hudson Valley on two feet and two wheels. Brum as in drum; not Blum or Broom. View more posts

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bbairdcolumnist says:

February 2, 2022 at 8:47 am

Unfortunately I didn’t have any luck finding my old file, but you did a nice job crafting something interesting. That effort to identify those buried there had nice results in that marker.I’ll have to read this guy Brum’s stuff.ThanksBSent via the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone

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1. Robert Brum says:
  
  February 2, 2022 at 8:54 am
  
  Thanks for reading, Bob
  
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Ellen Katz says:

February 2, 2022 at 11:16 am

Beautifully written and so so sad.

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1. Robert Brum says:
  
  February 2, 2022 at 11:22 am
  
  Thank you, Ellen. It was indeed a sad time that we have all learned from.
  
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bob says:

February 5, 2022 at 10:53 am

I remember those days when Letchworth was active. Very sad story to read.

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