Editing Tommy Ladnier (section)

==Death==
At age 39, Ladnier, died unexpectedly of a heart attack June 4, 1939, while staying at [[Mezz Mezzrow]]'s apartment at 1 West 126th Street<ref name="Tommy-Ladnier-NYC-death-cert 1939 Jun 4" /> – a six-story, 48-unit residential building in the [[Harlem]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]].<ref name="Chicago-Defender 1939 Jun 17" /><ref name="1-W-126th-St-Cert-of-Occupancy" /> It fell upon Mezzrow to take care of Ladnier's belongings and bury him. The memorial service was on Friday, June 9, 1939. Ladnier was buried at [[Frederick Douglass Memorial Park]], [[Staten Island]], an African American cemetery.<ref name="Claghorn 1982" />  The first burials there were in 1935. Ladnier's grave is No. 58, range 13, Section H. Despite efforts by Mezzrow and friends, the grave remained unmarked for nearly 69 years. Then, grave marker – {{convert|30|cm|in|adj=on}} square, {{convert|13|mm|in|adj=on}} thick – was placed on Ladnier's grave. It was carved from Nero Granite with no grain structure and is attached to a concrete base. The marker was engraved by Bob Sprauge and was placed on site by Bob Lang.<ref name="Jazz-Research Ladnier's-grave" />