Mortuary Owner Calls Cindy Sheehan A Liar

Sweetness & Light ^ | April 18, 2006 | N/A

[Sam Hill]

As usual, negative stories about Mother Sheehan are only to be found in the local papers. This one is from her erstwhile home town (for a few years, anyway) the Vacaville Reporter:

 

Sheehan Refuted

Director rebuts 'Peace Mom's' story
By Julie Kay/Staff Writer

A Vacaville funeral home owner took exception to "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan's allegation that his mortuary did not fulfill its duties after her son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004.

In her blog last week, Sheehan wrote that the mortuary had refused to pay the cemetery as it was supposed to. Steve Nadeau, the mortuary's owner, said Monday that not only did he properly pay the cemetery, but that he subsidized the process with his own money.

Nadeau read Sheehan's comments in The Reporter Sunday, in a story about Sheehan's defense of her decision not to put a headstone on Casey's grave. Sheehan had described her choice at length in the same blog entry that mentioned Nadeau's Funeral Home.

The Reporter called Nadeau Friday and left a message at his office seeking his comments.

Nadeau returned the call and left a message saying he would be unavailable until Monday.

In an e-mail sent to The Reporter Sunday, Nadeau expressed hurt and disbelief at Sheehan's comments. He said that the amount of money the military gave the mortuary for Casey's funeral service and cemetery arrangements didn't even come close to covering the costs.

"Several kind citizens made donations," said Nadeau. "I absorbed the rest."

This was not the only way in which he went above and beyond his responsibilities following Casey's death, said Nadeau. He also provided a stretch limousine and a driver at his expense, he said, and invited the family to go to the airport with him so that he could accompany them. None of this was required, said Nadeau.

"Having known the Sheehan family for many years through St. Mary's Catholic Church where Ms. Sheehan had previously been the youth director, it was my desire to provide care and dignity to Casey and the family. I did this in every respect."

Nadeau also refuted Sheehan's statement that the mortuary finally paid the cemetery only after the family threatened to bring the story to the media.

"This never happened," said Nadeau. "I would stop by the family home as I do most families' homes and check with them on necessary needs, etc."

Nadeau said the military provided his mortuary $5,736 in funding to pay for the funeral service and cemetery arrangements. The funding came in May 2004, said Nadeau, and he paid the cemetery as soon as the costs had been totaled and the donations received.

In a phone call Monday, Sheehan stood by her allegations. Sheehan also said that Casey's grave site was now being handled by her soon-to-be ex-husband Patrick.

Patrick Sheehan said Monday that the small plaque currently marking Casey's grave is something all graves receive before a headstone is constructed. Casey's headstone is in the works, he said, and is being built by a local monument company.

Isn't it beautiful? The community and Mr. Nadeau covered much of Mother Sheehan's expenses, and she still has to trash them and lie about them.

Army Maj. Gen. Rodney Kobayashi presents the Purple Heart and Bronze Star to Cindy Sheehan Tuesday, April 13, 2004, during a funeral service for her son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan 24, in Vacaville, Calif.

No, she isn't crazy.

Not much.

[Sam Hill]

She will lie about anything apparently.

[Sam Hill]

Latest Sheehanigans.

[redlenses]

Sheehan's son died in Iraq? Why have I never heard about this before?

[veronica]

The greatest day in her life was the day her son died. He made her a media darling and she's loving every minute of it.

[wallcrawlr]

pathetic.

good for this dude to speak up

[ncountylee]

Disgusting!

[The Worthless Miracle]

It's pretty scary how a little fame will cause a person to just turn their back on EVERYTHING real in their lives. I hope I would be more honorable in a similar situation.

Think about it, she has a community of people, doing a beautiful and selfless thing, trying to help her and honor her son. - Then she lies about it, etc. - She was probably put up to it by one of the poverty pimps or other anti-military nuts

[RegulatorCountry]

She would be pitiful, if she weren't such a willing political tool. It sounds like this glutton for sympathy has finally crossed the line into libel.

[way2cool01]

I agree with you totally. What a disgusting media whore she has become. Go away...

[MamaB]

I have been thinking that she is the media darling because she lies so much just like a lot of the media people.

[.cnI redruM]

It beats the heck out of the GI Death Benefit.

[Ouderkirk]

Typical liberal...complain about the cost of a service, and then not pay for it, but let someone else pay

[Ouderkirk]

Typical liberal...complain about the cost of a service, and then not pay for it, but let someone else pay

[trubluolyguy]

This is one sick b!tch.

[pepsionice]

It is the sad case where the son greatly exceeded the parents greatest dreams...and probably had far more intelligence, wisdom, and courage...than Cindy will ever have. And never a day...will she ever admit such in public. She has a legacy in her son....that casts a great shadow upon her...and her pitiful martyr brigade.

[oldleft]

"Peace Mom???" Piece of S**t mom is more like it.

[Wristpin]

Something I don't understand about all of this....The funeral director claims the military funding for the funeral was inadequate. If that was the case we would hear it from other families too. What the heck went on here?

Also the VA provides money for a headstone, but it has to be applied for.

[Ticonderoga34]

Sheehan is just sick. I can't see how she can dump on her former friends like this.

Oh BTW, the lefty moonbats better look out. If Sheehan can turn on her former friends like this, she can turn on her new found moonbat friends and stab them in the back too. As a matter of fact, I expect Sheehan to turn against her fellow travelers sometime in the future. What a odious woman.

[MplsSteve]

It's almost shameful.

I've never had a child killed in combat and will never know the feeling.

I used to feel sorry for her, thinking "Well, people grieve in different ways."

But she seems to be riding her son's death as hard and as long as she can. She's doing her utmost to extend the 15 minutes of fame that Andy Warhol once claimed everyone gets.

Tragic, sad and infuriating at the same time.

[samtheman]

Sheehan's son died in Iraq? Why have I never heard about this before?

Yes. And Kerry also served in Vietnam.