He was "probably" a patient at the Western Washingon State Hospital, and "could" be buried in that facilities cemetery. IF he was a patient, only up to recent history were the records available for the inhabitants of the cemetery.

Here are some pictures and history:
http://community.livejournal.com/_asylum_/2314724.html
--You will note a picture of Governor Locke signs House Bill 2387 which will allow the release of the names of those buried.

Here are the Facts that you need about the hospital:
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/mentalhealth/wshfaqs.shtml
--It does identify a question, "How can I find out who is buried in the cemetery". The confidentiality of the persons in the cemetery was changed by a recent law in Washington. See the above "House Bill 2387"

Here is info on the cemetery itself:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wapsgs/newsletters/newslet...
(Pages 1-3)

Contact info to Western State Hospital
Phone 253-582-8900
Http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/mentalhealth/wsh.shtml

There is also a Shirley Steele "steele034@earthlink.net"
that had information on where the cemetery records were located.

Ron Bestrom