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I recently came across this article from Toronto Life. It is excellent . . . you should read it. I found it heartwarming, compassionate, and sincere — it is about a funeral director and a funeral home trying to give care in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a quote from the article which…
We learned earlier this week and it was reported in this USA Today article that states in part, “Aimee Stephens, a transgender Michigan woman whose case questioning whether federal law protected transgender individuals from job discrimination became the first of its kind to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court died Tuesday. She was 59.”…
Shortly after the New Year’s bell rang my wife, Angie, and I headed out for one of the joys of retirement. . . extended time in a warm weather location that serves the purpose of shortening what can be fierce Minnesota winters for us. One of our favorite locations is Hawaii and we left for…
Last week we brought you an initial report on Service Corporation International’s report of their 1st Quarter 2020 results. We also promised that we would go “inside the numbers” to see what other financial information we could find that may be of benefit to all of you who own or manage funeral homes. Today, we…
As you know if you have been reading Funeral Director Daily in the last month, it appears that the “no large gatherings” rules that are in effect in many states across America have had a negative effect on all things death care. Funeral homes have talked about revenue declines in many of their service categories…
To roll into the weekend we thought we would give you some food for thought in the funeral industry from almost 10,000 miles apart. Our articles today come from the investment community in both the United States and Australia. Both are good, well thought out articles that deal with the world of death care in…
We were informed in this public relations article from Agility PR Solutions that the United Kingdom’s leading dedicated provider of direct cremations, Pure Cremation, has donated paid-up television air time to the Marie Curie’s organization. One of Marie Curie’s non-profit endeavors is to provide end of life care. According to the release, “The end of…
Over the years I’ve often thought that the business of funeral and cremation care as a business is overlooked by those that teach or write of things happening in the business world. It is not everyday that Forbes magazine does an in-depth article on our profession. Last week, Forbes featured an article that you can…
On Wednesday I had the opportunity to be part of a live educational Zoom meeting that was part of the University of Minnesota Department of Mortuary Science distance learning. Geared for students, this presentation was aimed at letting those in the funeral profession describe to students what conditions they, as funeral directors, were working under…
