Left to right: Nancy Reilly, Priscilla White Sturges, Beth Stone Railsback, Sue Leone, Kevin Thomas Plodzik, Paul Murphy
Second row: Jim Fannin, John Gardella, Sarah Hesby
The Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Inc., has a Mission: to promote the beautification, appreciation of and advancement of the Cemetery, which provides a peaceful venue to reflect on the lives of the people buried here.
On a welcoming summer day, representative Directors of The Friends carried out their annual cleaning of markers in the Cemetery. The volunteer activity results in the removal of grime, moss, and other elements from stones needing attention, and now showing their inscriptions. The project, endorsed by the Cemetery Committee and the Cemetery Administration, is carried out in an area of the Cemetery along the access road entered via the first gate, at the Assessors Building. The stones from previous years’ cleaning are contiguous to those worked on this year, giving a unified view.
Coordinating and managing the effort is Board Member Jim Fannin, who along with his wife, owns and operates Fannin-Lehner Preservation Consultants, specializing in monument refurbishing.
Left to right: Nancy Reilly, Priscilla White Sturges, Beth Stone Railsback, Sue Leone, Kevin Thomas Plodzik, Paul Murphy
Second row: Jim Fannin, John Gardella, Sarah Hesby