RESPECT-is a positive feeling of admiration for a person or other entity(such as a nation or
a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that
esteem. Respect can be both given and/or received. Depending on an individual's
cultural reference frame, respect can be something that is earned. Respect is
often thought of as earned or built over time. Often, continued caring interactions
are required to maintain or increase feelings of respect among individuals. Chivalry, by some definitions,
contains the outward display of respect.
Respect should not be
confused with tolerance:
Toleration is "the practice of deliberately allowing or
permitting a thing of which one disapproves.
When
it comes to the care of a loved one we as the family demand great respect. This
is required from the time our children are born, beginning with the caregivers,
to school teachers, to spouses, doctors and finally the funeral home and
cemetery that we entrust our loved ones to in death.
While
Heather was in the hospital many of you know that I called Falconer Funeral
Home one afternoon and I spoke with Christian Timothy, the funeral director. I
explained the situation to him and he expressed great sympathy to me and hoped
he would not be hearing from me in the future. I picked Falconer Funeral Home
because Beka, Wes and Diane’s daughter has been taken care of there. I had no
other place in mind.
The
day Heather died I called Falconer Funeral Home, very matter of factly, to
explain to Christian that today was the day Heather would die. When he answered
the phone I could no utter a word, tears filled my eyes and my voice would not
work. Why, I have no idea, but Christian ask “if this was Heather’s mom!” It
had been nearly 2 weeks since I had called him but for some reason he knew it
was me. Falconer Funeral Home, with Christian, did not let me down in any way.
They proved to have the upmost respect for me, my family and mostly for
Heather. Every single detail was done right and with the highest honor.
I
did not have Heather’s ashes buried right away and some 2 years later I thought
I had found the perfect place with the upmost respect for the deceased and
their loved ones that remained behind. I had dealt with a man by the name of
Daniel, who really understood as he had a daughter died as well. I was treated
very well and the management at Mountain View Cemetery was different than it is
today. Had I known now the management that would be in place just barely three and
a half years later I would have never considered burying Heather out there.
The
cemetery over the past three years has given me great comfort and filled a need
or void in my life that things were settles. It is with the greatest of sadness
that Mountain View Cemetery has changed management and they leadership is not
of the same caring compassionate nature that it once was. After three weeks of
living hell, beginning a petition and being o the local news and radio I am
saddened so announce that as of Monday, October 12, 2015, my daughter, Heather,
has been retuned home to me where she will be remaining till my dying day. We
have parted ways with Mountain View Cemetery under very strained and stressful
circumstances. The amount of pain and hurt they caused was totally unnecessary.
Cemeteries
are places of reflection, remembrance and respect and I no longer fell these
are qualities that I am willing to back down on and the cemetery is not willing
to back down either. This
has caused such an amount of stress and the hurt of loss is brand new again.
The hurt and wound that was beginning to heal has had the scab needlessly
ripped off leaving the wound one again fresh and new. It may have been 6.5
years, but the events of the last week had brought everything right back to the
surface as if it was April 20th all over again.
An agreement could not be reached and I would not back down on my standards and ethics as to what I think is respectful. On Monday, October 12, Christian once again, cared for our daughter and helped in the process of getting our daughter, Heather's, ashes were retuned to us. This was after a very stressful and unnecessary event took place. My fight for this is over and I have to be very careful about what I say to how about what.....This was probably the second most difficult thing our family has endured. The amount of hurt this has caused was totally uncalled for. The vault got moisture inside and ruined all the treasures we had placed in there as well as the urn she was in. Everything had to be burned as medical biohazard. For now, she sits in a moldy plastic bag, inside another bag in a brown cardboard box. This is just unreal. Last Friday she was placed into her new resting home and I feel some peace for the first time in 3 weeks.
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| two "sharing" urns, a scatter tube and her new rosewood urn |
We appreciate your prayer during this difficult time of beginning to heal and trust again. Heather will not being going to another cemetery as I will not be able to trust them. I am currently looking to sell her plot. Holding a trick or treat event in a cemetery is like holding a haunted house in a funeral home…..
A very special thank you to Christian Timothy for who's help was a beyond words and I greatly appreciate his love and care for Heather. Thank you for your support and love
