Brent Mydland Gravesite

Brent Mydland was an American keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter. He was a member of The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band. (Wikipedia)

Grave marker of Brent Mydland, as of 09/18/2019)

The grave marker reads (in all caps):

Brent R. Mydland 

He loved his family 

His Music 

And 

His Friends
1952  (grand piano embossment)  1990

The grand piano embossment has a bench and a raised piano lid.

The grave has had a Grateful Dead "Steal Your Face Skull" sticker below the embossed grand piano since at least 2015 (per David Ryder; see below).

The plaque border looks to have six stems of roses and leaves: two centered on the top, and two each in the lower-left and lower-right corners.

For those who wish to visit, here is a Google Maps link (Plus Code: "WVXV+2J Pleasant Hill, California") to a marker close to the grave site.

You can just drive in the front gate. Make your way up, up, up the hill. I parked nearby, on the shoulder of the drive. Traffic was light on a Wednesday afternoon.

The Google Maps link is not precise but it should be close enough to find it. The grave marker is near a large tree with a bench with the name Richardson on it. The tree has a retaining wall on one side (see image below). Put your back to the tree and bench and walk forward, following the line of grave markers, being careful not to step on them. I think the grave was 20-30 feet away and one row down. Look for the gravesite with the double grave plaque and flower urn (see image below). It's not hard to find once you're close. David Ryder's YouTube video below shows some additional clues, if needed. In 2015, it seemed to have a LED path light, but that was gone when I visited on 09/18/2019.

The views of the hilly terrain are beautiful.

Screenshot of map with marker:

It's near the top (red marker)

Here's David Ryder's video which helped me find the grave (if you're eagle eyed, you can spot several reference points: the building to the left, the flagpole, the retaining wall, etc.):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_rpVu1zrTA

My parking location vs. tree and bench (grave is nearby, in the opposite direction of this photograph)

Grave site 

Brent had a distinctive singing voice. I really enjoy the song, "I Will Take You Home".