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John and Darlene Cox Memorial Reef

This reef contains the cremains of my husband's grandparents. We were able to mix in the ashes and decorate the reef. Bob also laid the plaque on the reef. We visited grandma and grandpa's burial site 1 week after it was in the water, and then 1 year later. It was surrounded by life in the ocean. As we motored away from the site we were followed by two female spotted dolphins showing off their new babies. (We built the memorial reef through the MBARA memorial reef program: http://www.mbara.org/memorial-reef-program.cfm )
Grandparents ready to be reefed
Grandparents ready to be reefed		 Form poured for the reef
Form poured for the reef		 Mixing ashed into wet concrete
Mixing ashed into wet concrete		 Bob mixes ashes, Carol decorates
Bob mixes ashes, Carol decorates
Placing a plaque
Placing a plaque		 Decorating the reef
Decorating the reef		 Reef ready to dry
Reef ready to dry		 Memorial reef on ship
Memorial reef on ship
Deploying the reef
Deploying the reef		 Deploying the reef
Deploying the reef		 Entering the water
Entering the water		 Deploying the reef
Deploying the reef
Flowers for Grandma and Grandpa
Flowers for Grandma and Grandpa		 We can see the reef from the boat
We can see the reef from the boat		 Reef from the boat
Reef from the boat		 A visit to the reef a week after
A visit to the reef a week after
Bob with his grandparents' reef
Bob with his grandparents' reef		 Cox Memorial Reef
Cox Memorial Reef		 Cox Memorial Reef
Cox Memorial Reef		 Banded rudderfish
Banded rudderfish
Cox Memorial Reef
Cox Memorial Reef		 Cox Memorial Reef
Cox Memorial Reef		 Sea Star
Sea Star		 Grandma loved scallops
Grandma loved scallops
Seashells collected by the grandparents
Seashells collected by the grandparents		 1 year later - the reef full of life
1 year later - the reef full of life		 Atlantic Spadefish
Atlantic Spadefish		 Atlantic Spadefish
Atlantic Spadefish
Atlantic Spadefish
Atlantic Spadefish		 Small Horse Conch
Small Horse Conch		 Horse Conch
Horse Conch		 Bob shooting video
Bob shooting video
Bob shooting video
Bob shooting video		 Tomtates
Tomtates		 Tomtates
Tomtates		 Plaque
Plaque
Plaque
Plaque		 Blenny near plaque
Blenny near plaque		 Plaque
Plaque		 Plaque
Plaque
Spadefish and tomtates
Spadefish and tomtates		 Tomtates
Tomtates		 Inside the pyramid
Inside the pyramid		 Inside
Inside
Inside
Inside		 Gag in the corner
Gag in the corner		 Inside the pyramid
Inside the pyramid		 Hermit crabs
Hermit crabs
Black Seabass below tomtates
Black Seabass below tomtates		 Seaweed blenny
Seaweed blenny

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Katia Strounina12-Nov-2013 11:47
Very touching
Guest 17-May-2013 01:42
Thats a wonderful idea and it came together perfectly. +1 for you guys!
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