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Residents urge Lafayette to install physical plaque listing 200 burials at Lafayette Cemetery, oppose QR-code-only approach
Summary
Multiple Lafayette residents and descendants urged the City Council to install a physical plaque listing roughly 200 names verified by church and newspaper records, saying a QR code alone would leave elderly relatives without visible recognition.
Dozens of Lafayette residents urged the City Council on July 1 to place a physical memorial plaque at Lafayette Cemetery listing roughly 200 people whose burials the speakers said are not recorded in the city database, and several speakers said a QR code alone would be insufficient.
The plea came during public input from veterans, descendants and long-time residents who described documentary sources and family testimony they said support the list. “Everyone deserves recognition and closure,” said Andy Valenzuela, a retired Marine and former commander of VFW Post 1771. “A QR code is simply another way of keeping lost souls out of sight and out of mind.”
Supporters said the names have been verified through local newspapers, church and…
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