Ruben Rosario: Graves of 6 slain kids to be marked

This is the kind of thing that makes me appreciate living here. While the Republican National Convention was attracting protesters and making headlines in the Saintly City last September, I headed one day to Forest Lawn Cemetery in Maplewood.

[StraitA]

Ruben - What a wast of newspaper space.

[Grandmaster G]

Mr Hogan seems like a heck of a guy... we could use a few more like him.

[Obvious Olly]

StraitA - what a waste of human space

[steve baker]

It's "the kind of thing" that makes me read the Pioneer Press.

[steve baker]

StraitA wrote:

Ruben - What a wast of newspaper space.

You don't have to tell us what the "...A" stands for.

[We Dont Know Swimming]

The kids don't care either way. Waste of $.

[Buttomfly]

Thanks Ruben, all too often these stories never make it to the paper. These children did not deserve their end and to not even mark their graves just amplified their untimely end. There are truly still "some" good, compassionate people left unlike some of those above.

[later]

Well done Ruben, well done.

[The Big Bopper]

The entire story is so sad... what a waste of human life!

[travrosty]

the markers are for rosario's own personal gratification. why do it for rosario? just leave them alone.

[MyTwoCents]

StraitA wrote:

What a wast.

What's wasteful is your very existence here. And when you're six feet under, it'll be a waste of perfectly good land.

[oh my Gosh]

I don't know this family, who I do know is Chester...{owner of Schoenrocks)My father used to work for him long ago, and when he passed, I called Chester, because I know my father would want him to do the headstone for him..Chester was so helpful, kind and such a generous person...It doesn't surprise me one bit that he would contribute in this manner..

[Fed up with bailing out]

I remember this case. I can't believe it has been so many years. The tribute to the children is wonderful. How can this event NOT bother everyone?

[callie]

These children deserve to have a stone to mark their final resting spot. Thank you to all involved in making that happen for them.

[STP Carrie]

We Dont Know Swimming wrote:

The kids don't care either way. Waste of $.

I am quite sure these kids would have preferred to live, and given that they didn't get that chance I am pretty sure they would at least want to be acknowledged and remembered.

It escapes me how anyone could begrudge these children a marker, and there are many citizens, including myself, who would have been more than glad to donate $ for stones.

You are not paying for this so it's probably best you don't concern yourself with it either.

[Smartass]

rubon is like usual ten years behind times. He should have been there then and now be there for every child to have a stone. Or is he just trying to stir the memories of it ? So rubon do it for all children. Next time keep your hands on the keyboard and no longer patting yourself on the back.
Thanks to all others who did the real work for these children.

[Chris Conner]

Samson came to my after school program, and he was baptized as a Christian.

[Chris Conner]

Forgot to mention that all 6 children had a Christian funeral too, so not sure why they would be asking the mother what religion they were.