Facebook finally backed down and restored access so Jim and Polly can manage their son's page. Those bureaucrats had no right to lock grieving parents out of their own child's memories in the first place. We forced them to do the right thing and now Jim can finally find some …
Jim and Polly Shumate are grieving the loss of their only child, Tyler Shumate. As part of their grieving process, they were finding logging into his Facebook Page and reading and updating pictures and sometimes posting very cathartic. Unfortunately a couple of his young adult friends did not like them doing that and decided to take it upon themselves to have Tyler's Page memorialized, thus blocking them from accessing it any further. We think that since the option to name a Legacy Contact only came out days after Tyler's death, that Jim Shumate should be retroactively added back to Tyler's Page as the Legacy Contact. Please sign this showing your support in asking Facebook to do this, so that Jim and Polly can continue having this as an effective healing tool on their journey through grief. Thanks.
The momentum we have built proves that people see exactly how heartless Facebook is being toward the Shumate family. These corporate cowards cannot ignore us for much longer if we keep pushing them to correct this cruel mistake.
Reached 100 supporters
March 18, 2015
68 Comments
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Donna Shenk
11 years ago
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his parents should be given the gracious s respect they deserve and granted the acces as legacy to his Facebook page. His death should be treated with the same dignity that they gave him during life.
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Shelby Esoldo
11 years ago
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Jim and Polly need this! They are Tyler's parents have should have his facebook page. If they were to pass before Tyler he would inheriet their material objects, so why can't Jim and Polly inheriet Tyler's?
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Annetta Barnes
11 years ago
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I didn't know Tyler well. But I am a parent. And if it were my only child,I would want to have this right. Kids can create their own page to memorialize Tyler. But his page should go to his parents. Let them have it
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Penny Estrada
11 years ago
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Please allow my brother and sister in law to have this authority. Tyler was tgere only son, if they are finding some comfort through this i strongly question anyone who would take it away from them. thank you
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Heather Sloat
11 years ago
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FB let my cousin's Dad and mom remember him in the way he deserves to be remembered! you just released the legacy contact rules not long before he died and I'm sure he probably didn't know!
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tracey
11 years ago
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I have been locked out of my daughter's page also and niw can not save some of her thoughts and drawings for her 8 year old son
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Rosemary Heath
10 years ago
I have the same problem. I have a change.org oetition with nearky 7000 signatures. Join mine and we will get this fixed!!
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Toshia
11 years ago
his friends should be ashamed of themselves. Losing a child is something no parent should ever experience. Good luck and Prayers!
Facebook finally backed down and restored access so Jim and Polly can manage their son's page. Those bureaucrats had no right to lock grieving parents out of their own child's memories in the first place. We forced them to do the right thing and now Jim can finally find some …
Jim and Polly Shumate are grieving the loss of their only child, Tyler Shumate. As part of their grieving process, they were finding logging into his Facebook Page and reading and updating pictures and sometimes posting very cathartic. Unfortunately a couple of his young adult friends did not like them doing that and decided to take it upon themselves to have Tyler's Page memorialized, thus blocking them from accessing it any further. We think that since the option to name a Legacy Contact only came out days after Tyler's death, that Jim Shumate should be retroactively added back to Tyler's Page as the Legacy Contact. Please sign this showing your support in asking Facebook to do this, so that Jim and Polly can continue having this as an effective healing tool on their journey through grief. Thanks.
The momentum we have built proves that people see exactly how heartless Facebook is being toward the Shumate family. These corporate cowards cannot ignore us for much longer if we keep pushing them to correct this cruel mistake.
Reached 100 supporters
March 18, 2015
68 Comments
D
Donna Shenk
11 years ago
Featured
his parents should be given the gracious s respect they deserve and granted the acces as legacy to his Facebook page. His death should be treated with the same dignity that they gave him during life.
S
Shelby Esoldo
11 years ago
Featured
Jim and Polly need this! They are Tyler's parents have should have his facebook page. If they were to pass before Tyler he would inheriet their material objects, so why can't Jim and Polly inheriet Tyler's?
A
Annetta Barnes
11 years ago
Featured
I didn't know Tyler well. But I am a parent. And if it were my only child,I would want to have this right. Kids can create their own page to memorialize Tyler. But his page should go to his parents. Let them have it
P
Penny Estrada
11 years ago
Featured
Please allow my brother and sister in law to have this authority. Tyler was tgere only son, if they are finding some comfort through this i strongly question anyone who would take it away from them. thank you
H
Heather Sloat
11 years ago
Featured
FB let my cousin's Dad and mom remember him in the way he deserves to be remembered! you just released the legacy contact rules not long before he died and I'm sure he probably didn't know!
T
tracey
11 years ago
Featured
I have been locked out of my daughter's page also and niw can not save some of her thoughts and drawings for her 8 year old son
R
Rosemary Heath
10 years ago
I have the same problem. I have a change.org oetition with nearky 7000 signatures. Join mine and we will get this fixed!!
T
Toshia
11 years ago
his friends should be ashamed of themselves. Losing a child is something no parent should ever experience. Good luck and Prayers!
his parents should be given the gracious s respect they deserve and granted the acces as legacy to his Facebook page. His death should be treated with the same dignity that they gave him during life.