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Jim Thorpe's Family Vows Suit Over Body Buried In Pennsylvania

Full story: News on 6 Tulsa

Relatives of famed American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe plan to go to court to win the return of his body from a Pennsylvania town that changed its name to provide him a final resting place -- even though he never set foot there.

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Tman

Tulsa, OK

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#1
Nov 9, 2009
 
This just doesn't sound right. Who are these relatives now, that are second guessing the wife's choice?
Sounds like greedy relatives to me.
Let the dead rest.
BIG M

Tulsa, OK

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Nov 9, 2009
 
Thorpes blood relatives should have his remains brought back to his home, this is where he was born and the lawsuit wil win. I do believe though that the family is just looking for a paycheck

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ISP: Fort Washington, MD

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#3
Nov 9, 2009
 
Leave him lay.
Tulsa-Mom

Tulsa, OK

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Nov 9, 2009
 
Wouldn't "relatives" had to of given permission for him to be buried there in the first place?? What "relatives" are contesting this now?
Alice

Broken Arrow, OK

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#5
Nov 9, 2009
 
This doesn't pass the smell test. Do they think they can "extort" more money this way. His wife agreed to the terms, the town honored those terms. Leave the man alone.
SSDD

Bixby, OK

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#7
Nov 9, 2009
 
The man is dead. He's gone. Leave his remains alone. What's done is done. Do you people not have anything better to do than disturb the dead?
AD1C27

United States

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#8
Nov 9, 2009
 
What about the man's wishes, his will? If that 1990 Federal Law is true, then we should bring back all those servicemen and women who died overseas don't they deserved to be with their families also?
From an earlier post

Lehighton, PA

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Nov 9, 2009
 
In 1998 the Carbon County Vo- Tech held a rededication of the Jim Thorpe Mausoleum. That weekend the Carbon County Area Sports Hall of fame hosted Grace Thorpe. She was accompanied by an Indian Cheif from Oklahoma, who worked for the local TV station in oklahoma. Sam was his name and he traveled with grace for promotional purposes. While Grace was about to perform her native american ritual, a pair of red-tailed hawks circled above the monument for the entire time, maybe 15 minutes and after the ritual they flew off. Sam went crazy saying that the red-tails are a sign from abobe that Jim is finaly at peace here and Grace said that it is a sign that her father was happy and at rest. as grace said "Oklahoma had their chance and they blew it". There is a tape of the ceremony.
Ward Cleaver

Lansford, PA

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Nov 10, 2009
 
let them have him ............and end the tourists comming here , and all you little shop merchants that rip them off
Get a clue RETARD

Lehighton, PA

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Nov 10, 2009
 
Ward Cleaver wrote:
let them have him ..........and end the tourists comming here , and all you little shop merchants that rip them off
That's really smart moron!!! If tourism ends JT will turn into $hit holes like Coaldale, Lansford, and Scummit Hill. Tourism keeps all the scum bags at out!
Ward Cleaver

Lansford, PA

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Nov 10, 2009
 
no JT is already a $hit hole ...just like u r a $hit head
Get a clue RETARD

Lehighton, PA

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Nov 10, 2009
 
Ward Cleaver wrote:
no JT is already a $hit hole ...just like u r a $hit head
Truth hurts doesn't it Ward???

I am sure you live in one of the neighboring towns of JT. We don't need your kind in JT.
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