That begs another question - how can a deceased person's ashes be a "most valued posession"?
Sounds like a morbid inability to "let go". I would be extremely disappointed to know that someone would keep my ashes (or any other form of my body0 aorund after my death. At that time, I'm done with it! The only exception being the donation of any body parts/organs to save another person's life - I'm all for organ donation.
Actually, my will states that at my death, I wish to be cremated. It further states that said ashes be mixed into a bucket of paint, and that my widower's bedroom ceiling is to be painted using this bucket of paint.
Actually--that's a joke.
The loss of a child is a lifelong devastation.
They were the ashes of his nine month old daughter that had died just a year before. I am sure it is a very hard thing to "let go" of something like that!
I am so very amazed at the lack of sensitivity over this matter! How can you people not be looking at this from the point of view of a parent?