Cemetery denies request to install SpongeBob SquarePants Gravestones (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Cemetery Doesn’t Want SpongeBob Statues

CINCINNATI, OHIO – Kimberly Walker was a 28-year-old Army sergeant who was a great fan of everything SpongeBob SquarePants. When she was tragically murdered, her family wanted to give her a memorial that they thought she would have appreciated. So they spent $26,000 on two 6′ tall, 4′ wide SpongeBob statues and purchased six plots at the Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

At first the cemetery gave their blessing, but then they changed their mind and ordered their removal.

“Although the family chose a design with the guidance of a Spring Grove employee, unfortunately the monument did not fit within Spring Grove Cemetery guidelines,” the cemetery president said.  “As an historic cemetery, we must constantly balance the needs of families who have just suffered a loss with the thousands of families who have entrusted us in the past.”

The family is fighting back. After they were told they would have to remove the monuments they scheduled a meeting to resolve the conflict. There is no word yet on the details of the contract the family signed with the cemetery when purchasing the plots.

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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