In 1998, a Florida man mixed his father-in-law’s ashes into concrete and sank the first memorial reef off Sarasota; the idea grew into more than 2,500 living reefs across 25 U.S. coastal sites
Don Brawley founded Eternal Reefs after honoring his father-in-law's wish to be included in a reef. The company uses a process of mixing cremated remains with marine concrete to create memorial structures. Since its inception, over 2,500 memorial reefs have b…
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