It has been a long time since we have sent an Allex update and I can't say we thought we would be sending another. But....
About a month ago we learned: When part of Allex's ashes were sent on April 19th to a company called TechnoGranit in Canada to be turned into a glass memorial sculpture they only made it as far as Canadian Customs. They should have continued on to the company in Quebec. We have confirmation from the US Postal Service that the package did arrive in Vancouver Canada and from Canadian Post that the package was received at Vancouver Canada. They also state it was sent to Canadian Customs.
Solie's funeral home who was handling the process has been trying unsuccessfully since June 6th to find and retrieve Allex's ashes. They and us have called everyplace we could think of- US Customs, Canadian Customs, US Postal Service, Canadian Post, Vancouver Mail Warehouse, US Consulate, Canadian Consulate, etc. No luck and most don't want to get involved or it is simply not their thing.
Story is either- "White powder in a package- we seized it and refuse to release", or our favorite- "We have no knowledge of your package-maybe its just lost in the mail".
So we resorted to calling the media! Alan Schauffler from King 5 agreed to take on the story in his Legally Speaking segment which should air tonight at 6:30 pm. Also, Everett Herald is doing Part 3 of Allex's story- not sure when it will be in, but should be in the next few days.
We have no idea if we will ever have her ashes returned to us, but we are hoping and praying. Part of Allex is missing and we are just not willing to accept the answers we are getting right now!
If you have any connections to make more noise, it would be appreciated!
Aaron & Sharon Snell
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