Photo was an invasion of privacy

I was deeply saddened to find in your paper a photo of the residence of the La Cañada family who suffered the loss of their daughter in a pool accident (“Shock follows child’s death,” May 31). It was an invasion of their privacy at a time of great sorrow in their family.

Common decency requires us to respect the pain of the bereaved and their need for privacy; it is why we are quiet at funerals. But apparently decency is not so common at the Valley Sun.

Shame on everyone who was involved in the decision to publish the photo.

Evelyn Gur

La Cañada Flintridge