Bench Honoring Woman's Late Father Stolen From Braintree Cemetery

By Brandon Truitt, CBS Boston

May 9, 2023

BRAINTREE - Haley Leahy is on a mission to get back a bench that offers her more than a place to sit. Leahy, 20 of South Weymouth, lost her father last November. John Leahy was 62 when he passed away and Haley has understandably been grieving the loss of her father.

"I was very close with him," Leahy said. "This whole thing is just very devastating. He was an amazing man. He was always looking to help someone."

In the weeks following her father's death, Leahy had a bench made to honor him. She placed it near her father's parents' headstone at the Braintree Cemetery. Leahy said her father spent a lot of time visiting that cemetery and provided upkeep to their headstone. The bench had been inscribed with the message "Until we meet again," and featured a picture of a daughter holding a father's hand.

Bench honoring John Leahy that was stolen from Braintree Cemetery/CBS Boston

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