Tasha Girardi, son Carter, ask for missing silver chain to be returned

Many of us have experienced the heartache of having a precious possession lost or stolen.

Sault resident Tasha Girardi has reached out to SooToday regarding her 10-year-old son Carter’s loss of his silver chain and cross, which went missing while Carter was swimming with friends at the Peter G. Manzo Pool at 710 Young St. Sunday around 4 p.m.

“On the back of the cross (about two inches in length), he had it engraved with his brother’s name, Colton,” Tasha told SooToday Monday.

“Colton was our son and his younger brother who passed away, and he holds it really near and dear to his heart. He wears it all the time and took it off to go for a swim, put it underneath his hat and when he left and picked up his hat he didn’t find the chain,” Tasha said.

Colton was stillborn in 2014.

“Carter wanted to carry Colton with him everywhere he went and that’s how he decided to do it.”

“We went today to the pool and nobody had turned in the chain. We looked everywhere, in the grass...it had been right on top of the picnic table so we’re pretty sure somebody has it. If somebody has it, it’s not overly expensive but it means a lot to him,” Tasha said, asking for it to be returned to the lost and found at the Manzo Pool, or to contact her at 705 941-0403 or through her Facebook page.

“Carter is heartbroken...honestly, he is so very heartbroken that it is breaking my heart. He has been out all day looking for it and he isn’t having any luck,” Tasha told us.