I need 250 for the cement to put the military stone on my late husband's grave
Here is how you can help - to buy this book:

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You certainly can communicate with Mr. Rourk to verify this is true

From: Marie Buchanan
Subject: RE: APPEAL ELECTION FORM
To: "PatrickRourk" <PRourk@co.st-lawrence.ny.us>
Cc: "recticuli" <recticuli@yahoo.com>
Received: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 2:43 PM

Dear Mister Rourk, That is why I first said this Sir: "I want to try to get whatever help I can get because you were not there at that time but nobody, not even the pastor Colin Lucid told me I could bury my husband for free at the Arlington Cemetery"! please check for yourself or in your inbox or below this email.

And the reason why you were not there is because Ash my late husband was not going regularly to see his representant and I do not know why, we never discussed this and I did learn from a pure stranger that I needed to contact you to first stop to get this pension Ash was getting in his bank account a.s.a.p. and that it was better to have somebody between you and the VA and that's exactly why I did begin to enter in communication with you.

I do appreciate to know what the reality is Mr. Rourk. Yeah a social services funeral would not look good inside my "Immigration file", they could deport me to become a burden which I am not and will not become, over my dead body.

Thank you for your kindness and your collaboration.
With Kind Regards,
Marie Buchanan

--- On Wed, 9/16/09, Rourk, Patrick wrote:

From: Rourk, Patrick
Subject: RE: APPEAL ELECTION FORM
To: "Marie Buchanan"
Received: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 2:29 PM

Dear Mrs. Buchanan,

You are certainly correct now that I reviewed your claim that the $250.00 was from the stimulus fund to all recipients of VA Pension. My apologies for the error. In going further back in the file, I was able to see that the US DVA paid $300.00 for the Funeral and $300.00 for the burial of Mr. Buchanan in June of 2007, directly to the funeral home.

The county does provide $250.00 towards the funeral of a veteran, but, only when the entire cost of the funeral is less than $2,000 (a Social Services funeral). Your funeral bill was over $4,000 and thus was way over eligibility for the local stipend. That is why I never discussed the $250.00 stipend with you.

As far as referring you to Arlington National Military Cemetery , when I first saw you, Mr. Buchanan had already been buried. I helped you obtain the appropriate data and completed the forms to get you the reimbursement from the VA for what they do allow.

With Regards,

Patrick Rourk

Patrick R. Rourk, CMSgt, USAF (Ret)

Director, St. Lawrence County Veteran Service Department
80 State Highway 310, Suite 5
Canton NY 13617-1495
Phone: (315) 386-4754
Fax: (315) 386-2948
Email:slcvsd@stlawco.org

President, NYS County Veterans Service Officers Association 2008/2009

NYS American Legion VAVS Committee Chair 2006 to 2010
VFW St. Lawrence Counties Council Commander 2005 to 2010
American Legion County Commander 2005/6

From: Marie Buchanan [mailto:marielovesashley@yahoo.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:40 PM
To: Rourk, Patrick
Cc: recticuli
Subject: RE: APPEAL ELECTION FORM

Dear Sir,

It was not for the cement for my military stone.
It was Sotero's blessings (not from his pockets, of course)
to all the vets and vets beneficiaries.

Did the computer screen reflected that?

That's the collaboration I am used to get. I had so much collaboration when my late husband died that nobody told me he, as a Honorably Discharged Vietnam Veteran could be buried in the Arlington National Cemetery for free and I can not get some kind of compensation for that cement? Could it be a bit different with you? I was told by the people taking care of the Cemetery that I could get that from the VA. That's a cheap compensation, I think, for what happened to me in this "wonderful" village.

With Kind Regards,

--- On Wed, 9/16/09, Rourk, Patrick wrote:

From: Rourk, Patrick
Subject: RE: APPEAL ELECTION FORM
To: "Marie Buchanan"
Received: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 11:27 AM

Dear Mrs. Buchanan,

I have checked the VA payment history screen on the computer. It shows a direct deposit to your account occurred on June 22, 2009 for the $250.00. It was deposited into the same account that your VA pension check is deposited each month.

With Regards,

Patrick Rourk

Patrick R. Rourk, CMSgt, USAF (Ret)

Director, St. Lawrence County Veteran Service Department
80 State Highway 310, Suite 5
Canton NY 13617-1495
Phone: (315) 386-4754
Fax: (315) 386-2948
Email:slcvsd@stlawco.org

President, NYS County Veterans Service Officers Association 2008/2009

NYS American Legion VAVS Committee Chair 2006 to 2010
VFW St. Lawrence Counties Council Commander 2005 to 2010
American Legion County Commander 2005/6

From: Marie Buchanan [marielovesashley@yahoo.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:29 PM
To: Rourk, Patrick
Cc: recticuli
Subject: RE: APPEAL ELECTION FORM

Dear Patrick Rourk,

I am not here for long anymore but I want to try to get whatever help I can get because you were not there at that time but nobody, not even the pastor Colin Lucid told me I could bury my husband for free at the Arlington Cemetery !

So now I know that I can not wait to get this 250 for the cement to put my stone on my late husband's grave so could you please tell me how much time it would take to get the reimboursement?

Thank you,