Recreate Dominic’s Gravesite

Hi everyone. I’m Dominic’s oldest sister. Dom tragically passed away July 31st, 2022, he was 20 years old and our hearts were left shattered to pieces. Since then, myself, my sister and Mom (and friends), find comfort in keeping his gravesite a site to see for everyone to come and enjoy. It started as his parents and siblings trying to hide the dirt after his burial, and blossomed into this beautiful memorial site that keeps us working together in honor of Dom. My mom tends to it every day for hours (sometimes more than once a day), whether it’s printing pictures for everyone to look at, adding solar lights, adding decorations, keeping up landscaping around it, adding and exchanging hundreds of flowers, laminating letters and pictures, finding trinkets to add or beautiful statues etc. this is what we do for Dom and it is in honor of our beloved brother and son. Friends and family leave memorabilia, notes, pictures, things that remind them of Dom. Somehow, yesterday, his grave was set on fire, and everything burned to the ground. Nothing was salvageable except a cement cross. Most of the items were irreplaceable (flowers and ribbon from his funeral, letters from his nieces and nephews and friends and siblings and parents, stuffed animals, things that can’t be replaced). The items cost us thousands of dollars, and will cost us thousands to replace. Most items were very expensive. We spent on the flowers alone, originally around $1200, each solar light decoration can range up to $50 a piece. We are asking for any donations from friends and family so that we can get his grave back to how it was, and before July 31st of this year (that marks his one year anniversary). Dom’s grave means so much to us, words can’t explain. We miss and love you so much our Noochie baby. Until we meet again, your sister loves you.