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On Monday, November 8th, five Texans will be buried at sea in
Eternal Reefs artificial reef balls off the coast of South Padre
Island, Texas. This will mark the second memorial reef burial at the
Port Isabel reef site.
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October
26, 2004 -- Families will attend the viewing and reef placement
ceremonies for Austin and Houston, Texas natives Nene Sims, Glenn
Rowe Pollard, Charles Pratt, Iris Schaa and Lola Kate Van Cleave.
Eternal Reefs is the only company in the United States to
offer underwater burial at sea in artificial reef balls. For
families and individuals that choose cremation rather than burial,
Eternal Reefs offers a new memorial option that replaces cremation
urns and ash scattering with a permanent environmental living
legacy.
As reef systems have declined from natural
disasters, Eternal Reefs will supply South Padre with memorial reef
balls to develop local environmental ecosystems. Healthy coral reef
systems are vital to both fishing and scuba enthusiasts, providing a
fundamental undersea habitat that attracts diverse marine life.
Establishing new reefs is a tool that is used to take the pressure
off the natural reef systems and help repair the damage that has
been done by mankind. As a fishing and diving reef site, South Padre
will provide a nurturing environment for fish and other forms of sea
life that are critical to the environment.
An astonishing 45
percent of families that have chosen cremation still have the
remains at home sitting on a shelf or in a closet. An Eternal Reef
is a permanent memorial option that takes the remains and creates
new life in the form of reef habitat for fish, turtles and other
forms of sea life. Cremation is growing dramatically in the United
States, and by 2010, the procedure may be included in 40 percent of
funerals, according to the Cremation Association of North America.
About Eternal Reefs Inc.
Eternal Reefs, Inc is an
Atlanta-based company that provides creative environmentally
enhancing means to memorialize the cremated remains of a loved one.
The company incorporates cremated remains into a concrete mixture
used to cast artificial reef formations. The artificial reefs are
dedicated as permanent memorials while also bolstering natural
coastal reef formations. Contact Eternal Reefs Inc. at: http://www.eternalreefs.com/
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