Let Him Be!

I understand the issue, but I have to side with the parents on this one.

Mountie's parents plead for widow not to move body

LAC LA BICHE, Alta -- The parents of a slain Mountie have issued a last-minute plea to his widow begging her not to have his body dug up so it can be relocated to the national RCMP cemetery in Regina.

CTV Edmonton reported on Saturday night that it had obtained a letter written by Grace and Ron Johnston to their daughter-in-law Kelly Johnston.

"Kelly .... our family and some of yours are appealing to you, your inner sense of goodness, to consider showing your real, pure, true love, honour and respect for Leo and stop the disinterment," reads the letter.

"If you truly believe that you knew Leo as you say you did, you must know Leo's beliefs and faith that he was raised with are being desecrated, as well as his spiritual and ancestral heritage as a Metis - that he must not be disturbed as he lies ... in sacred ground."

Kelly, is young, she is going to move on, and re-marry, but Leo's parents will be left grieving without being able to visit his grave.

I can't understand why Kelly is doing this to Leo's parents, it's spiteful, and uncalled for, it appears that she is trying to gain respect by making Leo's resting place one of honour. She forgets that he is already honoured by all Canadians, no matter where he lies.

Let him be, Kelly, just let him be!