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I awoke early Monday morning to hear of the death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis, who was 88 years of age at the time of his death, had served in his present position since 2013. There is no doubt that his death will bring immense publicity to his funeral wishes and the historic…
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Henry Brooks Adams, a descendent of the Adams political family that spawned two early American presidents once said of teachers, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”. Teachers influences never stop. And, with all the other departments that enroll many more students it is rare that a college recognizes…
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There has been a lot of research in the past couple of years about who the “Consumers of Funerals” are. There’s been a lot of great data published — some of which is good news for Death Care and some not so good news for Death Care. I’ve also suggested that the Federal…
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It’s pretty commonplace in our culture to have an athlete say something like this after a record-breaking performance, “It’s great, but I don’t want this championship to define me.” I agree with that because, like a lot of you, even though I was a funeral director, I didn’t want that to be…
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Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it looks like there is something for everybody’s interest. Our top-rated articles cover subjects like revenue growth, potential casket tariffs, consumer…
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“We were surprised — and not surprised at the same time — to find that none of the websites, no matter where they were from, demonstrated any inclusivity.” I read that statement, which is about funeral home websites, somewhat in astonishment. You see, I’ve been in the Death Care business for over…
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In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just so we are on the same wave length for purposes of this article’s discussion, here is how one British company…
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Shortly after my mother died in 2011 I discovered an untitled cassette tape in the drawer of her big roll-top desk. Being curious I popped it into an old cassette tape player to see what was on it. To my surprise it contained an interview that one of my brothers did for a…
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It’s been predicted that the next couple of years could see massive ownership changes in the business of funeral homes. While the public companies in the business generally let us know of their acquisitions via press releases and quarterly earnings reports it is a little harder to get an idea on what is happening…
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The tariffs that President Trump put into effect this week seems to be the subject in every room that I step into. We even talked about it at after church coffee on Sunday. So, why not try to give some type of opinion on how those tariffs will affect the major manufactured product…
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