Reprehensible on its face, I wonder if she had a history with him and thus, perhaps, a reason?
We thought flowers were being stolen from graves in our family square, but it turned out to be marauding deer.
This is real theft & disrespect for the dead & for family members. Either full restitution or time in the jug.
More likely that he was the beneficiary of regular memorial paid for by grieving parents, or other relatives. And the flowers were really pretty and refreshed regularly.
This happens all the time at the cemetery where my parents and 4 generations of other relatives are buried. There, the flowers are usually artificial because of the climate, and I think people resell them. I understand that it is a custom for Jewish people to leave a rock, or a pebble on the grave after a visit. Perhaps that is a good idea.
Ben Modie battled post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and traumatic brain injury.
I believe he was on active duty with the USCG when he took his own life.