Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1991 Page: 11 of 15
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12, October 24,1991
Sanger Cemetery caretaker trades 'rat race' for peace and quiet
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Ron Albano, the new caretaker of the Sanger Cemetery, says
he loves his new lifestyle because it is more peaceful than
his busy life in the Los Angeles valley.
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pruning trees In the cemetery, a job that tie said has needed
to be done for years. He said it probably will take him until
December to manicure and get the shrubbery and trees in
order.
"I plan to mow a little every day. It 11 take all week to
mow from one end to another, he said. The more you're
here, the more you see things that need to be done.
Wynema Schertz, president of the Sanger Cemetery
Association, said Albano was clearly the most impressive
applicant for the caretaker Job.
"I was convinced the first time I met him that he knew
what he was doing. Then when I went to his house and saw
his backyard I knew we had made the right choice." Mrs.
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The Albanos have a vegetable garden in their backyard
that the new Sanger resident is v?ry proud of.
"Everything I know is self-taught. I like to read about
things. I was raised on a dairy rami in East Texas where 1
worked on an orchard all day 1 left to go into the Navy and
after getting out I never worked outside again until now," he
said.
Mrs. Albano used to be a dietician, but she did not like
the long hours, so now she works in housekeeping and
enjoys it better.
"It just seems like the older we get, the better things get
for us," Albano said.
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Workers install an Iron gate at the front of Sanger
Cemetery. It goes with the newly-installed fence that is
designed to cut down on vandalism.
By Betty Johnson
Sanger, Texas is a long way from Pasadena, Calif., in
many ways, and being a earetaker for the cemetery is a long
way from repairing and selling recreational vehicles. But
45-year-old Ron Albano loves his new job and wouldn't have
it any other way.
Albano said he has been able to throw away the stomach
medicine he needed for what he calls the "rat race" in
California since moving here in April. He began working as
a full-time caretaker for Sanger Cemetery on Oct. 1.
/Xlbano said his mother, who lives in the lx>s Angeles
Valley, worried that he and his wife, Cathey Jo, would
"starve in Texas, but he was confident they could make it.
"I knew that there was something that I could make a
living at (hat wasn't so demanding on the nervous system,"
Albano said.
So when he saw that the Sanger Cemetery Association
was looking for a caretaker, he was ready to trade the
hassles of trying to please people for, as he calls it, "the
serenity of being outdoors."
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The Albanos chose Sanger for relocation because they
had some good friends that lived here who suggested the
move and even offered their home for them to stay in until
they found a place. They had lived in Sanger briefly six
years ago, and Albano had searched out the RV industry in
the Dallas and Lewisville area, but returned to California
when he couldn't find any openings here.
However, his wife had experienced the last earthquake
she wanted and asked if they could move. "She didn't mind
sweeping up the broken glass from the pictures that fell off
the wall or her dishes that would break, but she said it was
too much for her nerves." Albano said.
"We moved here because it's nothing like L A. It's laid
back and quiet." Albano said of Sanger. He also likes the
fact that Dike Ray Roberts is so close and he and his wife can
go fishing often.
Although he was born in Channelview near Houston and
was raised in East Texas. Albano has lived in California
most of his life. His wife, though, who found a Job at Denton
Regional Medical Center, is f om Meridian. Her father
works for the Meridian Cemetery, and he spoke to Albano
about the job in Sanger.
Albano said he loves the outdoors, and he admits that
the work on the 23.6-acre cemetery is much different than
he has ever done, but that's what attracted him to the Job.
"I've been used to working with my mind and a piece of
paper. This work is more physical, but I love it," he said.
The caretaker s Job is to maintain the grounds, look out
lor the water system and make sure there is no vandalism.
Once Sanger Cemetery completes its fence and lock for the
newly built front brick gate. Albano will be in charge of
opening and locking the cemeteiy daily.
Since beginning his job two weeks ago. Albano has been
The cemetery has a $ 1 CX) standing reward for the arrest
and conviction oi people or persons who vandalize the
cemetery.
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Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1991, newspaper, October 24, 1991; Sanger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1299781/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sanger Public Library.