April 1, 2006
The LifeGem is an artificial diamond created from the ashes of your loved one as a memorial to their unique life. You wear it as a ring, necklace, or tie tack:
http://www.lifegem.com/
“A tie tack?” – chuckled Lev Blanch whose wife Lynn recently died in a motorcycle accident. “I have not worn a tie for 12 years between my wedding and Lynn’s memorial service; and will not likely wear one for the next 12 years. I’d rather have Lynn’s ashes embedded into something I touch more often, and in more critical moments of my life.” So, Lev, an avid windsurfer, commissioned LifeGem to convert carbon of Lynn’s ashes into carbon fiber, which was subsequently incorporated into a custom carbon mast for his windsurfer gear. “Now, every time I go for a back loop on a 12 foot wave I depend on Lynn for my survival, as I did when she was alive. I’ve always known that I could count on her.”
