For over 150 years, the Tulocay Cemetery has served the Napa Valley as a place of honor and memory. Founded in 1859, the Cemetery was once part of Rancho Tulucay, a Mexican land grant given to Cayetano Juarez, a former soldier in the Mexican Army. Juarez donated the land to the people of Napa in 1853 for the purpose of establishing a public cemetery. The Tulocay name is a derivative of Tuluka (or Tulukai), a village founded on the Napa River by the Patwin, a band of Native Americans who settled the area in approximately 500 CE.

Gordon’s distinctive Tulocay Cemetery Gate was inspired by the native, sprawling oak trees that dot the Cemetery property. The intricate branching patterns of the gate are laser cut from powder-coated stainless steel, forming the main body of the gate. A golden, 3-foot medallion is fixed to the left gate and bears a prominent, green T for Tulocay. The installation makes a prominent impression as the main entrance to one of Northern California’s most beautiful final resting places.