<\/a>November 05, 1997<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Talk about a coincidence and fact being stranger than fiction! Here\u2019s a true mystery about a veteran\u2019s missing memorial marker.<\/p>\n
When Arlene Youngman\u2019s older brother, John K. Reed died in September of 1978, his daughters, Donna Johnville and Gail Shepter, both of\u00a0 Webster, wanted to have a Veteran Administration\u2019s marker put on their father\u2019s grave. He had been a Sargeant in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.<\/p>\n
They ordered the brass plaque, but it didn\u2019t arrive in time for the funeral which was handled by Murphy\u2019s Funeral Home, Ontario with burial in the Walworth Cemetery.<\/p>\n
As a matter of fact, it didn\u2019t arrive at all.<\/p>\n
They tried to contact the VA and trace down the plaque, but, to no avail. In military parlance, that\u2019s called SNAFU (Situation Normal: All Fouled Up).<\/p>\n
In June, 1996, Bill Youngman and his long-time friend, Bill Suwijn, were working in the Walworth Cemetery. They are both on the Cemetery Committee and periodically work on the grounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cWere is John\u2019s VA plaque?\u201d\u00a0 Bill Suwijn asked, noticing there wasn\u2019t one on John\u2019s grave.<\/p>\n
Bill said, \u201cIt was ordered, but never came.\u201d<\/p>\n
It reminded Bill that when he and his wife, Arlene, were in Clifton Springs for a funeral, they\u2019d seen a plaque with the name John K. Reed. Maybe it was Arlene\u2019s brother?<\/p>\n
Bill and Arlene Youngman contacted Patrick\u2019s Funeral Home. The funeral director explained that He\u2019d been visiting a monument maker in Warsaw and took this one as a sample, so, people could see what they look like.<\/p>\n
The plaque is just sent and there is no way to trace it back if it is sent to the wrong place.<\/p>\n
It is a standard VA brass plaque with the veteran\u2019s name, rank, branch of service, date of birth and the date of death on it.<\/p>\n
This one read: John K. Reed, Sargeant, United States Army, July 3, 1921 – September 12, 1978. With verifying documentation, they confirmed that it was, indeed, Arlene\u2019s brother\u2019s plaque.<\/p>\n
Finally, after 18 years, John K. Reed\u2019s grave in the Walworth Cemetery on Sherbourne Road is commemorated with a brass Veteran\u2019s Administration memorial plaque.<\/p>\n
Now, everyone can rest in peace.<\/p>\n
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