Suitcase with woman's ashes stolen before funeral
18.05.12
Wendy Conway urged family members to wait before holding a
memorial. They needed time to mourn, she said, and to ensure that
when they did have a service, it would be like Maggie: full of
life.
They decided Saturday would be the day. Family and friends from
California and Washington would drive to Wendy Conway’s house in
Oregon. Her mother, grandparents and uncle would fly up from
Arizona.
The sisters’ mother carefully packed family photos and Maggie’s
clothes in her suitcase, along with some of Maggie’s ashes, which
they planned to use in memorial tattoos. She flew into Portland
Thursday and took a cab to Da’ Hui, a restaurant and bar on
Southeast Foster Road where Conway works.
After Conway’s shift ended about 6:30 p.m., the two walked to
her truck, parked at a nearby Plaid Pantry. When Conway went to
unlock the passenger door, she noticed the window was shattered.
The red suitcase was gone.
“I spent about 30, 45 minutes searching alleyways, Dumpsters,
trash cans, backyards; peeking over fences,” Conway said.
Source: East Oregonian