Brett Morrison holding a picture of his late wife, Sarah. Photo/file
Brett Morrison holding a picture of his late wife, Sarah. Photo/file
Widower Brett Morrison is using the insurance money from his wife's stolen jewellery to buy a picnic table in her memory.
Thieves forced a window open in Mr Morrison's home on September 20 and stole his late wife Sarah's jewellery - including her engagement and wedding rings, and the earringsshe wore on their wedding day.
Sarah's rings. Photo/supplied
It was a cruel blow for Mr Morrison after losing Sarah to bowel cancer just over a year ago.
Mr Morrison told the Bay of Plenty Times there was no point in him replacing Sarah's jewellery, so he would use the money to donate a picnic table to the public.
"Replacing the jewellery, it wouldn't mean much to me. Sarah was a giving person who loved the beach, so I thought I would donate a picnic table.
The site where Sarah's table will go. Photo/Brett Morrison
"I thought it was the better way to go. People can enjoy it for the next 10 years."
The couple loved the beach. They lived right near the beachfront, got married at Hart St in Mount Maunganui, and spent a lot of their time together on the sand and in the water. Sarah was farewelled at the beach.
The table will be installed in about a month's time on Marine Parade near Clyde St, the closest available location to where the Morrisons were married.
