'Funerals ain't cheap!' $17K spent on caskets in 9th District – Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
Honourable Wheatley was on Thursday, February 6, 2020 giving his first report to his constituents since becoming the Ninth District Representative on February 25, 2019.
Additionally, $32,574 was used to assist persons facing hardships.
"Every member is given a certain amount of money to spend in their district. These funds are to help persons with various needs, whether medical, financial, it is the public's money that was given to us to assist and to make sure that your life is a little better than when we first came. So I will share with you how I spent my money," Hon Wheatley remarked at the community meeting held at the Robinson O'Neal Memorial Primary School on Virgin Gorda.
He stated that the initial amount allocated on January 1, 2019, was $125,000, but there was a $30,000 cash injection during the year, which brought the final figure to $155,000.
The total sum spent was $153,642.65, with a deficit of $1,357.35.
'Funerals ain't cheap!'
"Having lost a parent a long time ago, I know the struggle it is to bury a loved one. It aint cheap anymore! Every person who dies, I normally volunteer to assist them with the funeral costs. It usually goes directly to the funeral home, it doesn't go directly to the individual person, but to assist them with the cost of the casket," he said.
Other funds were channelled towards other areas such as medical expenses.
He said helping persons in financial hardships came to $32,574, medical expenses came to $4,500 and for religious organisations, the sum of $6,000 was spent.
"Most churches were damaged or destroyed last year, and I tried to help the best I could to get the repairs going," Hon Wheatley revealed.
31 Responses to “'Funerals ain't cheap!' $17K spent on caskets in 9th District – Hon Vincent O. Wheatley”
Or hiw about the funeral home place a lien on assers. Car,house,land,boat,bank account.
People say the darndest things.
Also in the wartorn Middle East, people are likely to be buried in mass graves.
The government should give the business to Mr. Penn for the family who can't afford the prices of those big fancy caskets.
Funerals as I can see are all about bragging, love to hear the talk (the casket, booklets, the body, etc was beautiful, good sent off ceremony, etc). I know someone spent close to $10, 000 on the booklets alone. I replied that's CRAZY!!!
Everythjng the Gov gving handouts except to me who would feel shame.. Very bad for image ofblack folks .
Arent people liable for anything in the lil plce?
So when these bad boys,scooter riderss gone after having spread misery,taxpayers must pay for dem burial and exoats,dem too? Geez!!!
Live within you means!
Personally I hope it doesn't close or else it would be a calamity for sure and doubly expensive too...shipping out for embalming and storing, shipping back in for funeral.
Please do consider, if you haven’t already, the costs of the flights to get your encased remains to the crematorium.
I do hope you’ll get a good deal more time amongst us before you’re called... as well all will be.