This large mausoleum has a sidewalk leading from the roadway. Three steps lead up to the entrance, on both corners of the building there are statues of angels and four large columns support the portico. The names Frank and L.P. Ligotino are found below a relief circular sculpture of the Holy Family. There is a Celtic Cross on the apex of the roof. The year 1930 is found above the metal and glass double door entry.
It can be assumed by the information found on Find A Grave that the following individuals are entombed here
Frank Paul Ligotino
Born 28 Aug 1862
Died 29 Sep 1967 (aged 105)
Mary Theresa Trapolino Ligotino
Wife of Frank Paul Ligotino
Born 25 Nov 1861
Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Died 31 May 1933 (aged 71)
Luke Paul Ligotino
Son of Frank Paul Ligotino and Mary Theresa Trapolino Ligotino
Born 1 Jun 1893
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Died 6 Mar 1965 (aged 71)
Annie Virginia Ingrando Ligotino
Wife of Luke Paul Ligotino
Born 18 Oct 1896
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Died 10 Dec 1974 (aged 78)
Annette Theresa Ligotino
Daughter of Frank Paul Ligotino, Jr. and Dorothy Jeanette Kirtley
Born 23 Aug 1940
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Died 31 Mar 1950 (aged 9)
There is a mystery here. Annette Teresa Ligotino. According to Find A Grave, was the daughter of Frank Paul Ligotino, Jr. and Dorothy Jeanette Kirtley. There is no information about these two people. There is a listing for another Frank Paul Ligotino buried here at Holy Cross Cemetery, but it lacks family information.
His obituary, from Legacy reads:
FRANK P. LIGOTINO, 85, passed away Thursday at 11:00 p.m. February 7, 2002.
He was a native of Houston, a member of the Sacred Heart Society and a Veteran of World War II in the European Theater, "The Battle of the Bulge" and several major battles.
He is survived by three sons, Frank Luke, Luke Paul and Jan Mark. He has 3 grandchildren, Lori Hanson, John Michael and Jason Paul Ligotino; 2 great grandchildren Daylen and Madelyn Hanson.
Visitation Sunday, February 10, 2002 from 2-8 p.m. with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. by members of the Sacred Heart Society at Earthman's Downtown Chapel, 2420 Fannin, Houston, TX. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2002 at Annunciation Catholic Church, 1618 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX. Rite of Committal: Holy Cross Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jimmy and Joe Butera, Frankie B. and Lukie B. Mandola, John B. Mandola and Joe Catrone.