Marine’s cremated remains returned to family after being found at yard sale

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A heartwarming reunion nearly four months in the making has brought closure to the family of a U.S. Marine whose cremated remains were discovered at a yard sale.

It was also the end of a mission for a woman who stumbled across the box.

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The story began in February when Susan Luckman of Zephyrhills found a box containing the cremated remains of William Hawkins at a yard sale. The seller told her he had acquired the box at an estate sale and did not know what it contained…

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