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NPRAt The End Of Life, Remains Become Reefs

As a Chicago woman commits her husband to the sea, his ashes — mixed with concrete — begin a new existence as an artificial reef. It’s not a burial, it’s not a cremation. It’s a memorial reef ball.

People come to Florida for all sorts of reasons. Lynne Bryant came from Houston to say goodbye to her second husband. He will be buried at sea. But not in the traditional sense. Read More