European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers dear Ann Landers my Beautiful 19-Yeur-old son was murdered by two hoodlums who stole his car. He is buried in a cemetery in North Hollywood. I recently visited his grave. Soon after. I wrote a letter of complaint to the cemetery about a situation i find appalling. And now i am writing to you because i value your opinion and need to know if i have a legitimate complaint. More and More people Are using the cemetery to jog walk Bike and learn to drive. Young children play m the water Fountain. Some folks bring lunches and picnic there. Quot i received a response from the cemetery agreeing that people should not use the grounds to learn to drive and kids should not he playing in the Fountain but it said Quot we Don t believe All activities Are inappropriate. We Teel that the Park is Tor the living As Well As the dead and we Don t think peaceful quiet activities such As walking and jogging demean those who Are buried there.�?�. I always thought a cemetery was a place to Bury loved ones a place of Beauty Lor quiet meditation not a multipurpose piece of real estate. I realize that most people feel that once a person is dead he is dead and cemeteries Aren t important. I Felt that Way too before this horrible loss. Had i known the place was like an amusement Park i would not have buried my son there. It upsets me that i do not have the funds to move his grave to another cemetery. Please Ann advise your readers to Check out the cemetery in Advance. They should ask Quot do you allow the Public to use the grounds for exercising and recreational purposes Quot i thursday december 19, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 15 today a crossword dear Abby dear Abby our daughter Quot Naomi Quot who is 8 years old has been taking piano lessons for three years. In recent months she seems to have lost interest in the piano and its a struggle to get her to practice usually lose my temper and she ends up in tears. I finally gave up trying to Force her to practice. My theory is that unless she is motivated by her own desire to learn its not Worth the hassle. My husband disagrees. He thinks we should make Naomi practice no matter How much she hates it. I should also mention that our son a David Quot who is now 13, was allowed to quit taking violin lessons three months ago because of his Many school obligations plus making the football team a which his father wholeheartedly approved of a Naomi is angry. She can to understand Why we let her brother quit his music lessons but we arc not allowing her to quit. What do you think Abby fighting in Florida feel strongly that Parks Are the appropriate places for jogging bicycling and laughing children. Am i wrong grieving Parent North Hollywood. Calif. Dear Parent i can understand Why you Are upset. Your letter Points up the importance of checking out the Cem Terv in Advance. A since there is nothing you can do about this situation please consider using your place of worship to meditate and find peace. Dear Ann Landers it has taken me a Long time to write this response to Florida whose husband ran off with an old flame he met at their High school reunion. My Story is similar except we had been married 30 Yeats when my husband developed a full blown ease of the Middle aged crazies. After i quit Irving to figure out what i had done wrong. I started to heal but my Selt esteem was Zero. A when my husband left me. I had never held a full time Joh. I Han Lully my children were grown so the Only emotional wreck i had to Deal with was myself. Alter two years of counselling two Vears of College nine years of employment Many prayers and the support of friends and family i am leading a productive Lite. 1 am nothing like the 47-year-old w Reck i was when i thought life held nothing for me. I m now nearly 60 and have a Good life. If i can do it anyone can. So i want to say to Quot Florida wreck Quot Lake whatever Steps Are necessary to work through the pain and god bless you. A single and Happy in Missouri dear Missouri the most supportive letters come from survivors. Thank you for a message that is sure to help. C creators Syndicate. Inc. Dear fighting assuming that David started taking violin lessons when he was 5, he has had eight years of music lessons. In order to treat both children equally Naomi should take music lessons for another five years. Done to give up so easily. Tell Naomi she May quit when she a 13, if she wants to. Dear Abby thank you for suggesting that Licking envelopes and postage Stamps is unsanitary then recommending a Damp sponge instead. Many years ago. When i was living in a College dormitory i noticed that my postage Stamps were not sticking to the envelopes no matter How much i licked them. Then i discovered that cockroaches were eating the glue off the Stamps now that i have my own Home and am confident that it is tree of bugs i lick without worrying. John Wayland Waco Texas dear John. Better keep your Tongue in your Mouth. I Learned the hard Way that storing those Brown paper grocery sacks is not a Good idea. The glue on the sacks attracts not Only cockroaches but mice and rats too. C us versa press Syndicate across 1 Marsh 4 do clerical work 8 Poison 12 a a a town Quot unyielding 14 what there ought be 15 Norm 17 a Beauty Apple 18 Nancy Drew s Boyfriend 19 Public arguments 21 Eileen Ford s personnel 24 newcomer to society 25 Chicken King link 26 listening device 28 Nye or Armstrong 32 eyeglass wearer s options 34 take Blades to Blades 36 look amorous by 37 prepare to propose 39 servicewomen 41 City near Marseilles 42 speck 44 january Stone 46 d c. 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