A Little Villages Trivia
 

Does anyone know where Harold Schwartz is buried?

Unless I'm mistaken, he's not buried. He was cremated and I'll leave the answer to where his cremains are for someone else.

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.

Cremated..........and his ashes were to be placed inside the statue of him that is at SS:

Villages' founder dies at 93 | Ocala.com

See p.4.

Bill :)

Yep...that's it. Mr Google is your friend . . .:D

I was at a function on Saturday and a guy, who has lived here 18 years, told us that. I had to Google it too.

I'll look at that statue a little differently from now on.

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So what do I win, memason? :thumbup:

Bill :wave:

You win one free week in TV, compliments of....uh...YOURSELF!

Another question... before Spanish Springs Town Square was built, was there a vendor's night(s)? An if so, when and where was it held and what was it called?

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Bill :wave:

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I still do not have the pleasure of knowing you personally, but wow, you are a true source of great info for this Forum!
Hope to meet you guys one day soon.,

Thank you!

Bill :)

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Bill :)

He's really NOT all that! :MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

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.