Recently a family sent a request to Marvel Entertainment to use an image of Spider-Man on their 4-year-old son’s grave but was denied the request.
The 4-year-old boy from England passed away last December from leukodstrophy, a rare genetic disease. His parents wanted to use the image of Spider-Man on his headstone as Ollie was a HUGE Spider-Man fan!
The family heard from the Walt Disney Company and the request refusal was because they didn’t want their characters to be associated with death.
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Here is their official response:
“We extend our sincere condolences. If we played a small part in Ollie’s happiness we are honored.
“Generations of fans have responded to our characters with the same wonder and delight that Ollie did. In fact, many believe the characters to be real.
“We have striven to preserve the same innocence and magic around our characters that brought Ollie such joy.
“For that reason, we follow a policy that began with Walt Disney himself that does not permit the use of characters on headstones, cemetery or other memorial markers or funeral urns.”
His parents couldn’t believe that their request was denied and said: “I really wasn’t expecting this. I felt sure they would allow it.”
The family has received hundreds of messages daily and even started an online petition. They have even have gone as far as to tweet to the actors who starred in the Spider-Man movies.
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Clarence “Ducky” Nash, the original voice of Donald Duck has both Donald and Daisy Duck on his grave marker. You can see a photo of it at seeing-stars.com .