Steve Tompkins in 1979 Working for the City of Alexandria at Fort Ward Park

From: "eugster, glenn"
To: "Ziegler, Charles"
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 9:36:59 AM
Subject: Steve Tompkins in 1979 Working for the City of Alexandria at Fort Ward Park

Hi Chuck!  In case you haven't seen this article attached is a 1979 news clip about Fort Ward.  This was around the time when Mr. Tompkins mentioned at a meeting with other city leaders that he was directed to move grave stones and markers at Fort Ward.  The activity is a result of the 1978-79 Master Plan prepared for Fort Ward Park by the City's Dept. of Transportation & Environmental Services.  

The people that we identified for Mr. Mallamo for oral history interviews, including Mr. Tompkins and others who moved grave stones or filled graves, could give new insights about where additional graves were and are.  Combining the city worker information as well as that of the descendant family information will give the advisory group a much clearer idea of where the remaining graves are.  To ignore this situation and information available to us again would be a dis-service and an injustice.

We really need to follow-up on leads like this so that at some point we might let the people buried in the park, and their descendants, rest in peace.

Glenn

J. Glenn Eugster