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It was 85 years ago this past March when “funeral directors from across East Texas showed up. Dallas dispatched 25 doctors, 100 nurses, and 25 embalmers” to the small Texas oil boom community of New London. After the tragedy and according to this article , “morticians embalmed more than 200 bodies in the Overton American…
Read MoreWe are coming up on Memorial Day weekend. For me it is always a time for reflection on the good that America has done over the years on the world stage and a time to honor and respect those that were willing to put their lives on the line for others. That duty has always…
Read MoreIn the last few weeks I have heard and seen a lot about about staffing issues in the death care world. For instance, I recently had a discussion with Ryan Thogmartin of Connecting Directors and he told me that their surveys from owners and managers indicate that staffing, employee issues, and just simply getting enough…
Read MoreService Corporation International (SCI), North America’s largest grouping of funeral homes and cemeteries reported their 1st Quarter 2022 financial results last week. The company reported increased total sales of 3.2% which resulted in 1Q 22 revenue of $1.112 billion as compared to the 1st Quarter of 2021 where they reported sales of $1.077 billion. That’s…
Read MoreAfter two years of absence because of the pandemic, the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting was once again held in person last weekend in Omaha, Nebraska. 91-year old Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett again presided over the meeting and, as usual, gave sage advice on many aspects of business. In responding to a question about what…
Read MoreJust as you would take an inventory of your physical health at least once a year, I also think it is imperative that you take a look at your business’ health at least that often. And, while we meet with our bankers and accountants to take a deep look in the financial health of our…
Read MoreEvidently the readers of Funeral Director Daily are enamored with the Oscars and what will be the best movie of 2023 or they are interested in the story of Canadian funeral home executive Ray Loewen and his quest in building a very large public company. Our top rated article for the past 30 days was…
Read MoreStoneMor Inc. has been on a journey of what they term “Transformation” for the past few years. That road has followed management changes, sales philosophy changes, property changes, work relation chnages(employees to contracted services in some instances), funeral home divestments, and now seems to be on the final stage of strategy. . . what appears…
Read MoreI love business and the challenge of building a business. To me it is very much like a jig-saw puzzle. . . . you have to work with the pieces you have and continue to move them around until they, like a jig-saw puzzle, fit together and make everything work. I served on the Board…
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