Atheist Removes Memorial Crosses For Woman, Baby
Victims' Family Wants Memorial Items Back
POSTED: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
BOSTON -- One month after a car crash claimed the lives of a young woman and her unborn child, the woman's family said they are facing a new hardship.Television station WCVB reported that part of the small roadside memorial along Route 62 to mark the crash site has been removed.James Rousseau visited the memorial on Monday, just like he has every day since April 22, when a van operated by an allegedly drunken driver hit the car he was driving, killing his fiance, Katelyn M. DiSessa, and their unborn son. But now, Rousseau's grief has turned to anger, he said."I couldn't believe it. Totally wrong. Absolutely wrong," Rousseau said.What Rousseau can't believe is that someone would remove items from the memorial."Two crosses, baby's first shoes and a couple of things, I'm not sure. I know about baby's first shoes -- I put them there," Rousseau said.The controversy revolves around the two crosses. The property owner, Bill Brodmerkle, who would not talk to WCVB, was quoted in the Sentinel and Enterprise of Fitchburg newspaper as saying, "I removed them because I am an atheist and I do not want any Catholic symbols on my property."Rousseau said he was led to believe by Brodmerkle that the memorial could remain at the site for two months."He should have called somebody or something. I would have come and gotten every little piece from here," Rousseau said.Rousseau said he cannot bring himself to speak to Brodmerkle, but hopes he will return the items."I would like it if he would bring those things to a police station and have them get ahold of me," Rousseau said.The local paper said Brodmerkle has taken the items away and had them buried.
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