I feel sorry for this person & his family. I'm sure his obesity led to being humiliated in life, now he is also in death.

This was the most compassionate article I saw. The local news stations made crass remarks online and on live TV

http://m.nbc12.com/nbc12/pm_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=od:CU6uSMZS

That is so sad

That last comment in the article was uncalled for. His family must be devastated at all the unwanted attention?

As a born & raised Richmond va resident, I'm shocked nbc12 even covered this....this is not news..

It is just another example of fat shaming. What a despicable thing to do. These people had no respect for the deceased. Who knows how they treated the body before they cremated it. I know I would keep a eye on that place and never send a family member there. Skinny or not. They are just cruel to say those things. A body should be treated with respect no matter the size. This cheeses me right off!

That last comment in the article was uncalled for. His family must be devastated at all the unwanted attention?

If you research other news stories, it mentions that this facility specialized in handling larger people.

What I am seeing is blaming the victim to cover the careless of the employees. And there was no need to mention the size of the person being cremated in the first place. But, this is where so called journalism is these days.

Sooo very disrespectful, not only to the deceased, but to the family of the deceased as well. This person was someone's son, and probably was also a brother, father, cousin, uncle, etc. How cruel to publicly & intentionally blame him.