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Letter to the Editor

Wolf statues stolen from husband's grave

Monday, August 22, 2011

*Dear Editor,

This letter is directed to the person who dishonored my husband's grave.

My husband loved wolves, so for the past five years, we had wolf statues on his tombstone. They survived numerous rain and hailstorms and high gusts of wind. They could not, however, withstand thieving hands.

I hope you enjoy them since you thought you were more deserving of them than my husband. I hope when you look at them, you remember how you desecrated his grave and memory.

I would like to remind you that when you steal from a cemetery, you are not only stealing from the deceased, but from their family as well. Not only possessions, but memories.

The trinkets, flowers, etc. that are put on graves are not just for decoration. They help bring the family peace and ease the mourning process.

My husband's grave now sits stark and without decoration. It is a sad day when not even a cemetery is sacred anymore.

Why can't the city invest in motion lights at the cemetery to deter thieves? They manage to find funds for everything else.

Judy Payton,

McCook, Nebraska

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  • May we all pray that the person or person's responsible, have a change of heart, and return your Wolves.

    -- Posted by Navyblue on Mon, Aug 22, 2011, at 9:02 PM

  • It IS a sad turn of events which would cause one to steal tokens of memories from a loved one's resting place.

    Judy, I can sense your frustration and I share your disappointment. What could one want with the wolves other than committing the malicious act of doing what should not be done?

    A sad day indeed; however, I fear that those which are responsible for the act are not the types that would be characterized as being readers. With any luck, perhaps someone which may have read your outreach for justice may have some influence on the culprit(s) and set them straight.

    My best wishes to you and your family Judy, take comfort in knowing that the loving memories of your husband by you and your children cannot be stolen by anyone. He watches over you, and rest assured, HE knows who's responsible, yet I doubt that matters to him as his true concern is that of his family that loves him.

    -- Posted by PensiveObserver on Mon, Aug 22, 2011, at 10:24 PM

  • Why is it that so many of us celebrate the life of a loved one by visiting their graves. Shouldn't we celebrate their life with the lives they touched. The wolves that were stolen are things, mere stone. They surely do not represent your husbands life. If you truly want to see your husbands life, look at your children, grandchildren, and maybe great-grandchildren.

    Quickly forgive those who stole the stone wolves. Honor his life with love, not bitterness.

    -- Posted by Hugh Jassle on Tue, Aug 23, 2011, at 10:55 PM
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