What do cemeteries do? They tell stories. Beneath each tombstone, monument, and marker lies a person who had a unique personality, who struggled, dreamed, laughed, cried, and danced (or didn't). Some slipped away peacefully in old age, some died young and tragically. Their stories should be preserved, cherished, and learned from. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

What do cemeteries do? They tell stories. Beneath each tombstone, monument, and marker lies a person who had a unique personality, who struggled, dreamed, laughed, cried, and danced (or didn't). Some slipped away peacefully in old age, some died young and tragically. Their stories should be preserved, cherished, and learned from. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.