Matters of Life and Death
While digging through the archives we were reminded that American Indians have the highest per-capita participation in the armed services of any ethnic group*.
In a 2005 post, this journalist describes the powerful effect that the Marine memorial tradition of the Kevlar helmet mounted atop the soldier’s rifle with dog tags and boots had on her at memorial service held in Iraq.
*Source: American Sociological Association
Angel’s fans have rallied to honor the memory of Nick Adenhart, the rookie who was killed by a drunk driver earlier this year, on April 9, just hours after he pitched at Anaheim Stadium.
Fans have placed caps, homemade signs, personal messages and stuffed Rally Monkeys to honor Adenhart at the stadium and the “touching” memorial is still in place.
We’ve talked with several families that are planning an ash scattering ceremony that centers around a golf theme. Some plan to spread a portion of the ashes on the golf course or have a memorial service at the club house.
For easy scattering, our golf course scattering tube simplifies the process and the urn is completely biodegradable and safe for in-cabin air travel.
Sometimes they want to divide a small portion of ash between family members and need a small keepsake, but for families that need a cremation urn to hold all of the ashes of an adult and want a golf-theme, this is a good choice, hand painted on a beautiful blue sky background this golfer practicing the perfect swing is a nice way to honor someone who loves the walk.
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Pearls and roses are the themes for June. Our Mother of Pearl urns represents the June pearl birthstone and comes in sizes available for adults and pets. Pretty polished surface inset with glowing mother of pearl chips create modern memorials using ancient techniques.
Or if the symbol of the rose is more to your taste, we have several urns in the rose theme the ultimate symbol of love, including a gold Sweetheart Rose urn necklace. If a pendant isn’t your style, but you like the jewelry, have a look at some of the other styles.
Cremation jewelry is not for everyone, but some families like the idea of a tiny memento that they can keep close to their heart. The pendants hold a trace amount of ashes, this one has an air tight opening on the backside of the rose that can be filled. It’s fine jewelry that no one would ever guess contains ashes.
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For families that are planning to scatter ashes over the water, the natural choice is one of our shell urns, or the aqua sea burial urn. Families that think they can save a dollar by using the plastic temporary ash urn that they get at the funeral home are in for a surprise when the urn washes up on shore.
We’ve covered the paddle-out ceremony, popular in California and Hawaii.
Lately, we’ve seen a trend in North Carolina purchasing the shell urn for a sea burial. The nice thing about the shell urns are that they are over sized and can fit two sets of ashes or notes, flowers, and mementos.
When scattering over a body of water a water-soluble urn can enhance the experience. Our water urns are specifically designed to gradually disperse the ashes back to the sea. Ashes can be cast directly into the water, but will often blow back and cling to sides of the boat. This can be both frustrating and unsightly. Scattering ashes DOES NOT have to be this tricky.
A water-soluble urn will usually float for several minutes then slowly sink where it will degrade or melt back to the sea. Friends and family will often toss flowers, wreaths, or petals as a final tribute as the urn slowly drifts away.
