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Columbarium strictly for Cubs Fans

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CHICAGO, April 24 (UPI) -- A Wrigley Field-inspired columbarium strictly for fans of the Chicago Cubs has officially opened at a Chicago cemetery.

Dennis Mascari, who began planning the project about a year ago, officially opened the Chicago Cubs Cemetery at the Bohemian National Cemetery during a ceremony Wednesday, ESPN reported Friday.

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The columbarium features a replica of the Wrigley Field center field wall complete with a stained glass image of the ballpark's famous scoreboard. The wall is joined by four box seats from Wrigley and a bench that Mascari said was once in the Cubs' bullpen.

"It's been a tough road," Mascari said. "I borrowed money from my parents, my friends, anyone I could think of. And to stand here and see this, to see this wall, to know that I've helped give die-hard Cubs fans a way to forever support their team, it was worth every microwave dinner, every cup of Asian noodles.

"Somebody asked if I could include White Sox fans on the back side of the wall and I simply told them no," Mascari said. "Cub fans have been through enough. I want these people to be able to rest in peace."

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Interment in the Chicago Cubs Cemetery costs $1,295, yourfuneralguysblog.com reported.

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