Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Graves are not empty. Graves are holy ground that preserves the memories and honors the dead. They are places of comfort for the people left behind to come.

To the person who stole the angel from my son’s grave on Christmas Eve, let me tell you about the person that is buried there.

My son, Jack, was abandoned and criminally neglected by his birth mother at six months old and taken to the burn/trauma unit. He required a great deal of medical care, love and support just to survive … and survive he did!

A nurse in the unit became very attached to her little patient and later became his foster mom. Mom and her three other children took to this little guy and gave him a place in their home and hearts.

After two and a half years, Social Services decided that Jack needed a permanent home. As a single mom with kids of her own, his foster mom was not considered eligible to adopt. Jack was taken after two and a half more years and 22 court heari...