The first phase of cemetery clean-up at San Jose II Cemetery in progress.

The first public clean-up of the long neglected San Jose II Cemetery took place on October 23, 2021. That was the date San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship sponsored the first community clean-up of the long neglected and overlooked San Jose II Cemetery.

The first phase of cemetery clean-up at San Jose II Cemetery has begun. Cleanup involved removing litter, gravestone positioning, and cutting branches. Branches and limbs were cut. Paths were cleared out. Removal of liter was done. Apparently illegal dumping has been occurring inside of this cemetery for decades. A fence extending along the east side of San Jose Cemetery II was erected by Live Oak Development.

The debris pile which the adjacent development had created and had moved into the cemetery has been removed and cleaned up by machine. Trash from the adjacent development and neighbors was removed. This is the first time in a long time maintenance has been performed right by the adjacent development.

StarBucks, Torchy’s Tacos, and HEB have teamed up with The San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship to undertake this massive cemetery clean-up. Home Depot partnered with The San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship to provide equipment. StarBucks and Torchy’s Tacos partnered up with the group to provide food and drinks for volunteers.

The San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship is encouraging community volunteers who have yard care tools to help clean this cemetery. The San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship currently has about 20 community volunteers and are looking for volunteers to help clean San Jose II Cemetery.