If this girl had been killed in a car crash ,would a diploma be issued posthumously ?
I think her name and picture on a memorial page along with any other classmates who died before graduation might be appropriate.
I think we are going too far sometimes as in all the roadside crosses .Should we also put a plaque in every room ,sidewalk,etc.?
Maybe we should.What do others think?
The Memorial would be adequate and most likely sincere in portrayal. I agree, we (we, meaning those outside the family) can get too carried away with the incident of untimely death. It’s not fair, but it’s still going to happen. This reminds me an expectant mother insisting on an unnecessary induced labor to be performed so that her dying husband can ‘meet’ his child before death. That’s sweet, but kind of pushing the boundaries of health and safety. Besides, if they are Christian, he will ‘meet’ his whole family eventually when they are done here.
I think we are going too far sometimes as in all the roadside crosses .Should we also put a plaque in every room ,sidewalk,etc.?
Maybe we should.What do others think?
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I think that every grieving family who wants a roadside cross or plaque should have the freedom to have as many as they like.
Behind every one of these memorials is a family who would give just about anything to have their loved one back. When I see those sad crosses, I pray for those loved ones.
We are fortunate enough to have inherited a Judeo-Christian culture which respects life, and so we honor our dead and console ourselves a little by hallowing the places where they died with a white cross or placing a memorial plaque in a building where they once spent time.
There is nothing wrong about these memorials; indeed, they are a tribute to love which continues even after death.