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Originally Posted by janmcn
He was cremated. I remember the day they had a ceremony in the spot where his statue is. Gary Morse did not attend, but watched from his office which was on the second floor above Cafe Ole. I always found that strange.
Harold's two sisters were still alive when he died and attended. I would guess his other son Richard was there.
I don't remember where they spread his ashes.
This was reported in The Daily Sun to the best of my memory.
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Maybe not as strange as it sounds. Based on comments on this board in various threads Mr. Gary is a very polarizing figure to the TV folks. Maybe to keep Mr. Schwartz memorial from turning into something other than a memorial to Harold Schwartz, Gary Morse stood aside leaving the day for his father.
It is most likely that the family would have at some point had a private service or remembrance just for the family prior to the public memorial.