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As Told By Uncle Bob A Gravesite to Die For
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By Bob Copperstone • • • • • A Wahoo City Council public hearing, which partly discussed confiscated graveside flowers at Sunrise Cemetery, packed the meeting on Tuesday. • • At the time, I was unaware that many, if not most, of the protesters were there because they were furious that correctly-placed flowers and other displays had been swept up and destroyed in a mass cleanup designed to head-start a new set of regulations. • • I asked to speak at the hearing because I believe a firmer administration, with a fair and sustainable set of rules, can benefit the cemetery, now and in the future. • • My remarks at the hearing (see below) put me firmly on the side of those who are seeking redress to a possible administrative error. • • To oversimplify the solution to the boiling tempers stirred up at the hearing, here’s what could – or maybe should -- have happened: • • Someone screws up. Someone admits it. Someone apologizes for it. Someone says they’ll do their best to see that it never happens again. Everyone is soothed. • • • • • Thanks for reading By C.S. Beaty! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. • • • * * * • • Here are my remarks at the hearing: • • • The Copperstone family here in Wahoo has had a plot at Sunrise Cemetery since 1943, and maybe a dozen or so other of my relatives’ graves are scattered throughout the beautiful facility. • • Some of my fondest childhood memories are of holiday visits from far-flung loved ones who travel to their old hometown. • • And as always, they want to visit the graves in Wahoo as well as in Valparaiso, site of the original Copperstone homestead. • • Finding flowers and decorating the graves was always a serious rite and, frankly, quite a chore. • • I wish we didn’t have to take long-term steps to save and keep the grounds beautiful. • • I wish we could coast along as we always have. • • I wish everyone could be relied upon to do the right thing concerning grave decorations. • • I also wish gas was still 26 cents a gallon. • • I could easily join my fellow citizens here tonight who oppose any strictures on this very personal task. At one time, I might have chosen to join the opposition. • • But I have a selfish reason to approve of the committee’s well-studied decisions. • • That is because I find myself today in the unique position of helping to improve my surroundings many years from now. • • You see, I will eventually share a site with my loved ones in the Copperstone family plot at Sunrise. • • And it’s comforting to know that maintenance and appearances are in professional hands. My relatives need not worry that the plots around me will become less than properly groomed. • • I decided recently to start improving my future home immediately. • • I looked at the Copperstone plot the other day and saw that it looked kind of unkempt and cluttered. I decided to make it more compliant with the new rules. • • Two huge cement urns, one of them cracked, and a pair of smaller ones with cracked white paint, had to go. They were bare of flowers 250 days out of the year, anyway. • • I stepped back and admired the neatness of the plot. That’s how I want my future home, and those of my neighbors, to look. • • Life is good. So is death, if it’s done right. • • This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrisbeaty.com (https://www.chrisbeaty.com?utm_medium=podcast utm_campaign=CTA_1)
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