Joel Tuck is devastated after two men who were arrested for burglarizing his home allegedly threw away the ashes of his daughter Whitney . A father has been left devastated after it was revealed two men who were arrested for burglarizing his home allegedly threw away the ashes of his daughter , who died 10 years ago . Joel Tuck arrived at his Franklin , Tennessee home on Monday to find that his back door was wide open and it 's glass window had been broken . Two flat-screen TVs , several checkbooks and a bottle of liquor were stolen . But it was when Tuck realized a pink purse was missing that his heart dropped . The pink purse belonged to his daughter Whitney , who died in 2005 at the age of 19 after losing her battle with leukemia . Her ashes were kept in a box inside the purse , which had been her favorite . Franklin police arrested Jwyanza Weaver and Christopher Gengler in connection to the burglary . They are currently in custody . Both men are convicted felons and Weaver was on probation at the time of his arrest , according to the Tennessean . According to police , the two men drove to a gas station after burglarizing the home . It was there that Gengler threw away the pink purse into a trash can . For Tuck , who kept the purse in his room , the entire ordeal has felt like losing his daughter all over again . He said it will probably haunt him for the rest of his life . Scroll down for video . Franklin police said Christopher Gengler ( left ) and Jwyanza Weaver ( right ) drove to a gas station after burglarizing Tuck 's home and threw away the pink purse that held Whitney 's ashes inside . For Tuck , who kept the purse in his room , the entire ordeal has felt like losing his daughter all over again . ' I would touch that bag and talk and different things , ' he told WKRN . 'It gave me a sense of peace that she 's still with me . ' Whitney 's ashes were stored inside a matte black wooden box . Also inside the purse was a second box , engraved with the name Duchess , that held the cremated remains of Whitney 's puppy , who died shortly after her . Police searched a number of dumpsters for six hours but have still not located the pink purse . Chief Deborah Faulkner said the bag can be dropped off ' a police station , a fire station , or anywhere else someone will find them and call us , ' no questions asked . There is a $ 1,000 reward for information pertaining to the case . Gengler and Weaver have been charged with aggravated burglary and theft . As for Tuck , he said he has been left 'heartbroken ' and just wants Whitney home . ' I feel like those ashes are my last small link to my daughter . '
On 2005 John Tuck 's home in Franklin , Tennessee was broken into . A pink purse holding his daughter Whitney 's ashes was taken from his room . Whitney died in Monday at the age of 19 from leukemia . Jwyanza Weaver and Christopher Gengler were arrested for the burglary . Police said they drove to a gas station as their break-in and dumped the pink purse in the trash . But after an extensive search the bag has still not been found .