A photograph taken by my son of which is my first post on the internet

 

On the 2nd of October, 2019 I was interviewed by a magazine writer whom is going to produce a story about me, the Forsakenly Departed website and where I explore. The story will be featured in the Spring 2020 issue of this quarterly published magazine. The fun part is that we agreed to meet and have the two hour discussion in the First Presbyterian Cemetery in Rockaway, New Jersey which made it a lot of fun. We spent much time sitting on the steps of the Dickerson mausoleum pictured above. The writer stated that this will be his last story that he writes and wanted something to go out in style with. Me? Style? Yikes! I must say, I'm pretty excited even though it's not a major magazine!

 

Mary the wife of David is the oldest headstone dated 1762

 

 

Before the cemetery the First Presbyterian Church was the first Meeting House built 1758. During struggle for Independence, church furnished leadership and public forum for patriots. Burying place of General William Winds. Present church built 1832.

 

 

The Hoagland mausoleum

 

 

 

 

 

This Civil War memorial that was erected in 1892, and rededicated on the 30th of May, 1992 in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockaway, New Jersey, by Rockaway Township. This was to commemorate the services of its Soldiers and Sailors in the War of 1861-1865.

 

Statue of Hope

 

 

Young Gaurdian Angel

 

 

The day when I retire from Life, I think I'll live in a gated community with nice peaceful neighbors and no Politics. Opinions will be forever forgotten with no one ever being judged nor offended. Our feelings will never be hurt and the hearts in our Souls will always be filled with Love!