One couple have shown their own design to show their never-ending support for the Cubs in a style found throughout the cemetery's grounds. The tree-stump gravestone, or treestone, is made from limestone, which is easy to carve and can feature a variety of symbols.
In this example, which is the first one installed at the cemetery in more than 70 years, there are branches from two trees barely touching, forming the shape of a heart. According to its sculptor, Walter S. Arnold, this treestone features a transistor radio -- which is tuned to WGN AM 720 -- because the husband, who was blind, loved to listen to the play-by-play while attending Cubs games.
There's a crack through the name of his wife, who survives him, symbolizing her broken heart. At the bottom are symbols of then things they enjoyed together.
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