Families upset after Ajax cemetery removes decorations on graves

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Schevaune Parchment is the mother of Ayden Hendricks, a nine-year-old boy buried at the Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens. She said she was shocked to learn many items she had placed at her son's grave were removed last month.

Families whose loved ones are buried at an Ajax cemetery are angry after items decorating their gravesites were removed.

While visiting her son Ayden Hendricks last month, Schevaune Parchment said she was shocked to see many items she placed at his grave were removed. The mother says decorating her nine-year-old boy's grave over the past six years has become a form of therapy for her, after he died of brain cancer. Nine-year-old Ayden Hendricks, left, and 14-year-old Zelek Murray became friends in hospital. The two died of brain cancer and are buried at Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens in Ajax. "All we want to do is remember our loved ones with some sentimental stuff that are important to us, that were important to them," Ishmael said.Company says it provided notice of cleanup

Wright said the company notified families using signs, phone calls, and emails six months before the cleanup took place."All keepsakes and mementos can be found in a recovery area set up on the south side of the gardens. We've increased staff to assist families with locating items and encourage them to get in touch with us directly for support and retrieval options.

 

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