It is sometimes helpful to review terminology as a reminder of the meaning of words. My word of choice today is “memorial.”
me•mo•ri•al (me-môr¹ê-el, -mor¹-) noun
Abbr. mem.
1. Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event.
adjective
1. Serving as a remembrance of a person or an event; commemorative.
2. Of, relating to, or being in memory.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin memoriâle, from neuter of Latin memoriâlis, belonging to memory, from memoria, memory. See MEMORY.]
— me•mo¹ri•al•ly adverb1
To iterate, “celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event.” “Serving as a remembrance of a person or an event; commemorative.”
 What celebrates and what honors varies in perception from person to person. Most monuments are mere recitations of names and dates and hardly celebrate or honor the memory and certainly do not commemorate the life of an individual. I make these statements with the hope that our readers will review my previous articles and especially those with family history plaques. Based upon feedback received from our clients, family history plaques are unknown but very popular products. Memorialize and you will be glad you did!
1The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from InfoSoft International, Inc. All rights reserved.
The details of the Fletcher and Takeuchi Memorials can be found at:
Family History Plaque For Emiko Takeuchi
http://www.valdostamemorials.com/articles/TellALifeStory.asp
Foundation Preparation and Plot Design
http://www.valdostamemorials.com/slides/slide_show_2/slideshow.htm
Pictures Of The Installation And Final Memorial
http://www.valdostamemorials.com/articles/FletcherMemorial.asp
Fletcher Pet Memorial
http://www.valdostamemorials.com/articles/PetMemorial.asp
Porcelain Photo of Emiko Takeuchi
http://www.valdostamemorials.com/articles/PorcelainPhotographs.asp
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