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George Washington Terry Jr

1 Mar 1883 – 8 May 1905

Birth1 Mar 1883
Death8 May 1905
CemeteryProvo City Cemetery
Provo , Utah County , Utah , USA
Added byAnnie Duckett Hundley on 26 Jun 2025
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84956553

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Interment 10 May 1905

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[Obelisk Tribute:] IN MEMORY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WHILE PATIENTS AT THE UTAH STATE HOSPITAL 1885 - 1960 [reverse side] IN HONOR OF THE FORGOTTEN MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHOSE COURAGEOUS AND LONELY BATTLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WAS NEVER RECOGNIZED IN LIFE. THEIR STRUGGLES CAME IN AN ERA WHEN HOPE FOR RECOVERY WAS NEVER SPOKEN. DEATH UNDOUBTEDLY BROUGHT THEM FREEDOM FROM THEIR MORTAL PAIN. SO BE IT OUR DUTY TO REMEDY THE TRAGEDY OF THEIR FORGOTTEN LIVES AND REMEMBER THEM AS INDIVITUALS PURSUING THEIR DREAMS WHILE SEEKING A LIFE OF HAPPINESS AND JOY AMIDST THE DARKNESS OF THEIR TRIALS. THAT WE NEVER REPEAT THE PAST, THEIR VOICES WOULD ADMONISH US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS TODAY AND BRING A MESSAGE OF HOPE, PEACE AND ACCEPTANCE.

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