Restland Memorial Park is a cemetery located in an unincorporated area of Dallas County, Texas between Dallas and Richardson. It is the final resting place of many prominent figures in the Dallas area, including politicians and professional athletes, and Charles Elmer Doolin, inventor of the Frito corn chip and founder of the predecessor of Frito-Lay Inc.
It is located on 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75243 North of I635 at Hwy 75, near Richland College.
Notable burials
Heinz Becker – first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians in the 1940s William Arvis Blakley – former U.S. senator from Texas Bill Boyd – actor and C&W musician David Browning – Olympic diver Earle Cabell – former mayor of Dallas, U.S. Representative Tom Campbell Clark – US Supreme Court Justice James Mitchell Collins – former United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Texas (1968–1983) Patrick Cranshaw – actor
Mike Gaechter – defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s
Salvador Gliatto – MLB pitcher
Ed Gossett – US Congressman
Jerry Gray – arranger, composer, and conductor
Willie Hutch – singer and songwriter
Hattie Leah Henenberg – lawyer, member of the All-Woman Supreme Court of 1925
Sam Johnson – former United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Texas (1991–2019) Nathalie Krassovska – dancer for Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and Director for Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse, Dallas Frank Lane – MLB executive Conrad Lau – aeronautical engineer, inventor, executive Herman Lay – businessman Jim Levey – early 1930s Major League shortstop Bronko Lubich – wrestler and referee Harvey Martin – defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s and 1980s Jerry Mays – football defensive tackle Norm McRae – BLP pitcher Justin Mentell – artist and actor
Ray Morehart – MLB infielder
Ray Price – country-pop singer
Jethro Pugh – football pro tackle
Steve Ramsey – football quarterback
Russell A. Steindam – Medal of Honor recipient
Tex Schramm – NFL executive
Russell A. Steindam – US Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
Robert L. Thornton – businessman and Mayor of Dallas
Texie Waterman – choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Ron Woodroof – AIDS victim and creator of The Dallas Buyers Club
References
External links
The Political Graveyard, Dallas County, Tex.