Washington Park Cemetery already had a sculpture of the four chaplains and presumably wanted to build a mausoleum with this theme as well.The four chaplains (two Protestant, one Catholic and one Jewish) served on th S.S. Dorchester, when it was torpedoed in the north Atlantic on February 3, 1943. The four sacrificed their gear and ultimately themselves to comfort and to save the lives of as many of the men in their care as possible.
The promotional material for Washington Park Cemetery–North states:
Here is a resting place as different from gloomy, depressing cemeteries of the past as day is from night . . . a park-like estate of inspiring and uplifting beauty . . . a sanctuary where children can come without fear or forboding.
Here you will find no overgrown or neglected graves, no tombstones to disturb the tranquil beauty of the scene. Instead, the eye will encounter only natures’s bountiful gifts, exquisitely sculptured shrines, Bible Gardens, and religious works of art.
This projected mausoleum, featuring the four chaplains, was not built