Don't memorialize five crash victims

It is wrong to erect a memorial for the five teenagers who were tragically killed in a car accident.

I, too, have experienced the incomprehensible pain and grief of losing a loved one and deeply empathize with those who have suffered personal loss from this tragedy; it is very sad, but people experience these great losses everyday. I disagree with the concept of memorializing these particular five youths.

First, it would be unfair to others who, too, have lost loved ones because of a car accident. Lining our streets and highways with memorials is inappropriate as there are cemeteries and mausoleums, sacred places specifically designated for such memorials.

Moreover, monuments should be reserved for heroes, those who willingly and knowingly sacrifice for others, such as our troops, firefighters and police, valiant people who voluntarily risk their own well-being for that of others. Veterans don't even receive such personal memorials.

There were mistakes made that disastrous evening by many people. Let's not continue to mark this heartbreaking event with more mistakes.

Geraldine C. Zaha

St. Charles