As some of you may know, the current owner of the Pacheco Cemetery is Eric Bianco. Now that he has all the legal requirements in place for operating the crematory and managing the cemetery, he is up and running! He also has a funeral home service at the site.
The remodel of the facility is very nice....the new crematory is state of the art.
The Board from our organization (Friends of Pacheco Pioneer Cemetery, Inc.) recently had a meeting with Mr. Bianco and a tour of the building.
The next step that our group is trying to help with, is encouraging the forward movement of some $200,000 that was reserved at the end of a class action lawsuit from 2 owners ago, to possibly be given to a new owner. It's purpose is for the benefit of the cemetery itself. Mr. Bianco bought the cemetery and buildings for his funeral home and cremation business. even though he cannot do in ground burials in the cemetery, he still has to keep the cemetery looking nice.
This class action money would help him do some needed tasks to improve the cemetery's appearance, improve security, and to upgrade the record keeping.
A court previously ordered that he, our group, and the Pacheco Town Council had to come to an agreement on how the money would be spent, before it could be distributed. That agreement has been reached. All that is left is for the lawyer to finish the paperwork and file it.
Let us know if you have been by the cemetery recently and what your connection is to this historic cemetery!
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Another update for the reading audience....Friends of Pacheco Pioneer Cemetery is a 501(c)3 in 2002. Our current board consists of Christine Williams (Pres), Beverly Bollman (Treas/Sec), Carol Berry, Scotty Loucks, Colista Isadore, Carl Aaron, Kim Williams.
Referring to last comment...we formed in 2002.
Another update for the reading audience....Friends of Pacheco Pioneer Cemetery is a 501(c)3 in 2002. Our current board consists of Christine Williams (Pres), Beverly Bollman (Treas/Sec), Carol Berry, Scotty Loucks, Colista Isadore, Carl Aaron, Kim Williams.
Another update for the reading audience....Friends of Pacheco Pioneer Cemetery is a 501(c)3 in 2002. Our current board consists of Christine Williams (Pres), Beverly Bollman (Treas/Sec), Carol Berry, Scotty Loucks, Colista Isadore, Carl Aaron, Kim Williams.
2012. We are STILL waiting for lawyers to get their act together to file the paperwork so Mr. Bianco can receive the $200,000 promised him. The money will be used for cemetery improvements, not his business, and is a gift from the claimants in a former class action suit against a former owner (that settled for $4 million!).
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