GOOD MORNING JOHN WALTERS.
BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE I SEEN YOU,
MAYBE THAT MEANS YOU DID A GOOD JOB
TEACHING US AND WE ARE ALL ON OUR OWN.
JUST CAME ACROSS YOU AND WANTED TO
WISH YOU A GOOD DAY.
JOAN WRAY AND DAVID COX
TIPTON CO. CEMETERY RESTORATION
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOHN WALTERS" <graveyardgroomer(a)gmail.com>
To: <inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Fwd: New message from Jonathan Parrish Rivers
Thank You ! Brenda
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Brenda Garrod <mamascupboard(a)aol.com>
wrote:
> I have never met you or attended a workshop BUT I've subscribed to this
> list for a long time. The message you received was very nice and I have
> enjoyed the tips/information that you have given. Thank-you! Don't let
> one
> persons negative comments get you down.
>
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Apr 3, 2014, at 10:11 AM, JOHN WALTERS <graveyardgroomer(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Facebook <notification+zp6fcozf(a)facebookmail.com>
> > Date: Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:14 AM
> > Subject: New message from Jonathan Parrish Rivers
> > To: John Walters <graveyardgroomer(a)gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > [image: Jonathan Parrish Rivers]
> > <
https://www.facebook.com/jprancestry>Jonathan
> > Parrish Rivers <
https://www.facebook.com/jprancestry> 2:44am Apr 3
> > Hi Walt, I attended your Oct/Nov (?) 2012 cemetery restoration workshop
> in
> > Rio Grande, Ohio, at that family cemetery next to Bob Evans Farm, with
> > my
> > lady, Barbara. We had a really, really good time, and we enjoyed having
> the
> > opportunity to learn from you and to get some hands-on experience of
> > what
> > it feels like to clean a headstone with ammonia and water and a soft
> brush.
> > It was really a spectacular weekend for us all around, and I just
> > wanted
> to
> > re-connect with you and thank you.
> >
> > This afternoon I had the strange experience of having to defend you in
> one
> > of these cemetery groups I joined up -- Indiana Cemetery Preservation,
> > I
> > think. I suggested a member contact you through your website when she
> > was
> > looking for some restoration help in your state (I'm in Columbus,
> > Ohio).
> I
> > don't know any cemetery restoration people personally who I could vouch
> > for, but I gave her your name. The admin of the group, Catherine
> Anderson,
> > deleted my comment and deleted the comment thanking me from the person
> > I
> > was trying to help. There was also another comment from a guy who just
> said
> > that you'd get the stones looking really clean. This lady then
> > commented
> > that you use 'destructive' and 'horrible' methods, blah blah
blah.
> >
> > Anyway, I know that cemetery restoration is an art and a craft. I know
> that
> > there has to be some destructive element to it if your scraping and
> adding
> > chemicals and all that. It's difficult to know what is destructive and
> what
> > is non-destructive, and it takes experience, knowledge, and dedication
> > to
> > do the right thing.
> >
> > I believe that these social networking groups are excellent ways to
> > reach
> > people and to teach them and show them what can work and what doesn't
> work.
> > Encouraging people to learn is very important. Catherine missed an
> > opportunity to explain why she believes your methods are 'destructive'
> and
> > 'horrible'.
> >
> > So, I just want you to know that I appreciate what you've done and what
> you
> > do, and I let Catherine Anderson know how I feel about what she said
> > and
> > did.
> >
> > I've attached some of the photos I snapped at the workshop. Maybe you
> > already have enough photos, but maybe I happened to capture something
> that
> > can help you in your work. If you'd like to use any of these images for
> > your website or other marketing, or whatever, just let me know. You're
> > welcome to it. I included the before and after shots of the 'Mary'
> > headstone that Barbara and I cleaned. I hope the stone still looks as
> > beautiful as it did when we last saw it.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Jonathan Parrish Rivers (and Barbara)
> >
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> >
> > View Conversation on
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> >·
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