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Family of late Maple Ridge man devastated after wedding ring of 72 years lost at B.C. hospital

Family warns people to take charge of dead loved ones’s things intead of leaving it up to hospitals
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Doug and Alma were married for 72 years. (Donna Adams/Special to The News)

A family in Maple Ridge wants people to remember to take charge of any possessions of their loved ones upon their death and not wait for hospital authorities to collect them before transfer to the morgue.

Donna Adams’ father Doug passed away, on Nov. 4 while admitted at the Ridge Meadows Hospital. However, after losing her father, she also lost the last few memories of him in the form of his gold wedding ring band, a housecoat with a little lion and a poppy on it, and a few other small belongings.

“He

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Priyanka Ketkar

About the Author: Priyanka Ketkar

Priyanka Ketkar has been a journalist since 2011 with extensive experience in community-driven news writing, feature writing, and editing.
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