Did you ever wonder what working at a grave yard would be like? It's not what you think. Don does not wear a top coat and tails. Nor does he work at midnight (the graveyard shift.) In his illuminating memoir, "Letting People Down" Memories of a Cemetery Worker, Don shares stories about life with dead people. Jumpers, cave-ins, voodoo-he's seen it all. He also shares some cemetery history and clears up many misconceptions surrounding his profession-one that many consider somewhat ghoulish. Here are just a few of the questions explored in this book:
Don Alesi, a cemetery manager in his local township, has worked in a graveyard for more than twenty-eight years. Alesi and his wife are also experienced pilots, owning a vintage Cessna, and he has written several articles about their flying adventures. They currently live near the cemetery with their two rescue cats, Pratt and Whitney.