A grieving family clashes with cemetery officials over a hidden profanity woven into a father's gravestone acrostic inscription.
LOCAL COMMUNITY — A gravestone intended as a private tribute to a deceased father has become the center of an unusual dispute after his family incorporated a hidden profanity into the monument’s inscription.
What began as an inside joke between a father and his children has reportedly developed into a disagreement involving the family and cemetery officials over the limits of personal expression on memorials.
For the relatives, the unusual inscription was meant to capture a part of the man’s personality and preserve a private joke that held meaning within the family. They argue that the message was not created to insult or offend other visitors, but rather to reflect the humor and relationship they shared with the deceased.