To some people a headstone at a cemetery may just be a large piece of cement; to others it is a memory of a sibling, parent, grandparent, significant other, friend or child.
They represent a final laying place for those who have passed away.
Last week seven headstones at a cemetery near Calmar were vandalized leaving thousands of dollars in damage for one family.
This is not the first time headstones have been damaged near Calmar, a few years ago Calmar Community Cemetery was vandalized leaving numerous families left to replace headstones, while flowers, wreaths and other items placed by graves in memory of someone were gone or ruined.
Among one of those headstones was one belonging to my cousin Rebecca, who was taken far too early and left behind a family who spent good money on a tombstone and flowers in memory of her.
When I talked to my Auntie about when her daughters headstone was vandalized all she had to say was how heart breaking it was.
“It is absolutely devastating to get that call from the grounds keeper to say ‘come down, daughters grave has been wrecked’.”
I will be the first to admit I have done some very, very stupid things growing up, sometimes hurting people who likely didn’t deserve it, even if I thought at the time they did.
One thing I knew even as a dumb, reckless, immature child was that death is never a joke, and the emotions that arise when a person loses a loved one is not something to mess around with.
If you are drunk, stoned or just stupid and want to break stuff, do everyone a favour, go home and ruin something that means the world to you.
Photo above: One of the headstones damaged last week near Calmar. Photo taken by Carole Morris-Underhill
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