Altadena — Willie Roberts, center, Ramon Navarro, left, and John Morris, right, work together to close a grave at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena. Roberts started working at the cemetery in 1967 when he was 18.
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Altadena — Groundskeeper Sammy Treto wipes down the inside of a vault.
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Altadena — Groundskeeper Brian Roberts is reflected in a mirror in one of the mausoleums at the cemetery.
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Altadena — Sammy Treto's shadow is cast onto a casket as he lowers it into a crypt. "I'm learning I have to be strong at what I do," he said.
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Altadena — Sammy Treto removes dirt from a lawn crypt as he prepares for a burial.
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Altadena — Sammy Treto, left, operates the backhoe as Ramon Navarro, right, assists in lifting a piece of the top of a lawn crypt at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena.
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Altadena — Dark clouds are reflected in the front door of one of the mausoleums at the cemetery.
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Altadena — A visitor takes flowers to the cemetery.
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Altadena — Sammy Treto, right, and Ramon Navarro take a break from landscaping a cemetery garden.
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Altadena — Brian Roberts enters the crematory at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena.
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Altadena — Lipsticked kisses are left on a marker at the cemetery.
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Altadena — A balloon drifts through the cemetery after becoming detached from a grave.
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