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Joe Louis and Arlington National Cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / September 29, 2020 /

We gave a little history on Arlington National Cemetery in yesterday’s edition of Funeral Director Daily. As a follow-up to that I promised a little more today. I had always heard that the eligibility requirements for interment in Arlington National Cemetery were more stringent than in the other Veteran’s National Cemeteries scattered across the country.…

Justice Ginsburg to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / September 28, 2020 /

Late last week when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body was being removed from Statutory Hall at the United States Capitol I heard that her body would be interred this week at Arlington National Cemetery. As a person who loves the history, majesty, and ceremony that is Arlington National Cemetery, I wondered a little…

Ritual vs. Memorialization. . . . do we need both?

By Funeral Director Daily / September 15, 2020 /

Deaths will always be with us. However, the way we ritualize death and provide permanent memorialization for our loved ones seems to be ever evolving. I believe that permanent memorialization has been under attack for a long time and faces long-term decline, but I also believe that ritual, and the way it evolves, may bring…

Afternoon edition: San Diego cemetery fight, CE webinar, what’s a “Payroll Tax holiday”, and more

By Funeral Director Daily / August 12, 2020 /

In today’s afternoon edition we bring you the tale of the Archdiocese of San Diego attempting to zone vacant land it has owned for some time into a cemetery to serve the people of its parishes. Homeowners in the area are not necessarily excited to see a cemetery near their homes citing property tax devaluation…

Afternoon edition: FDLIC brightens up, SCI buys adjoining cemetery property, and more

By Funeral Director Daily / August 11, 2020 /

In today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we have a couple of national firms in the news for differing reasons. First of all, we will tell you of Funeral Directors Life (FDLIC) and their investment in saving some of the world’s energy. They recently added a parking lot that will be covered by about…

Weekend edition: A little heavy on cemetery and virtual funeral news. . .but some weekend reading for you

By Funeral Director Daily / August 7, 2020 /

This weekend edition of Funeral Director Daily leads off with a great story you can access here. It is a story written by Isabella Jibilian for Business Insider. Jibilian describes herself as a graduate student who sought out management at Fernwood Cemetery so she could write about the high cost of real estate which, down…

Afternoon edition: The Cemetery Men. . . and more

By Funeral Director Daily / August 6, 2020 /

Today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily brings you stories about two men on a mission. And, these men live and work in separate hemispheres but both have found a calling among the COVID-19 pandemic. Our first story is that of Brother Ronald Marin and comes to us from the Catholic publication, Crux. Brother Marin…

Here’s a new gig at the cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / August 3, 2020 /

Over the last couple of years Funeral Director Daily has done many articles that pertain to cemeteries, not only in the United States, but around the world. Many of those articles have dealt with the uniqueness of a cemetery or the lack of upkeep in a cemetery, or, because of that lack of upkeep, an…

Better late than never

By Funeral Director Daily / July 28, 2020 /

In the news last week was a story of deceased New York state firefighter Anthony Fatale and the delayed legacy of his life. Fatale had died two years ago in 2018 at the age of 70. Fatale was single, an Air Force veteran, and a member of the Nyack Fire Department, who many colleagues say…

Afternoon edition. . .heavy on cemetery news

By Funeral Director Daily / July 7, 2020 /

The afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily weighs heavily with cemetery related news. Let’s see. . . .we’ve got a name change, a cemetery hoping to receive historical certification, and a cemetery where Action News Troubleshooters tells of a cemetery where it took some time, but eventually, the consumer was taken care of. Medway Cemetery…

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