Afternoon Edition
Editor’s Note: A technical glitch stopped publication this morning. But, here you go with today’s article a few hours late. Sorry. As I write articles in this forum I sometimes have to remind myself that many of my readers are 30 to 40 years younger than I am. That fact, and the experience of playing…
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Many of our friends in the support service to funeral professionals offer educational experiences through white papers or webinars that are very valuable. Today I’m just taking the time to get some of the information to you. . . .If you are so inclined get these opportunities for enrichment on your schedule. From Clifton…
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I just returned from an annual event that takes place each year and benefits the Funeral Service Foundation and the ICCFA Educational Foundation. The event, dubbed The Memorial Classic and started by Johnson Consulting Group founder Tom Johnson over 40 years ago completed its 2022 event last week. I’ve been fortunate to have been a…
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If you are like me, you might not even know where you are sitting with Continuing Education credits to keep your license current. I need to check because I know that because of the Covid pandemic some of the CE credits required for my funeral director and insurance agent requirements were temporarily suspended because of…
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There is a new play out called “Cremation: The Play” and it is set to be live-streamed beginning tomorrow on Lemonade. It will also be live-streamed on Saturday and Sunday. Cost to watch the live-stream is $20 and includes a Q & A following the production with the producers and cast. You can see information…
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Evidently 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…
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Once again my desk is getting piled up. .. In today’s Afternoon Edition I’m forwarding information from our friends at Clifton, Larson, Allen on the six options for ownership succession, bringing you information on upcoming webinars, and sending forward links to Death Care podcasts dealing with advice for the younger generation of funeral home owners,…
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As Funeral Director Daily becomes a more popular medium read by more and more death care insiders, I also receive more and more news from funeral home and cemetery interests. It becomes impossible, in a one-topic per day blog, to feature each and every bit of information I receive. So, in an effort to get…
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As has become our custom, in an effort that our readers don’t miss the most popular stories published on Funeral Director Daily, we re-cap them in this format for you. This month those stories include a look back in time at the Tri-State Crematory incident as well as a look right here in the present…
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The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) will honor death care legendary leaders Jim Price, CCFE, CCrE, and Bill Wright, CCE, with its prestigious Hall of Fame Award during the 2022 ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition, March 22 – 25, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, March…
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