funerals matter
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Celebrating Friendship and Career Journeys: Our StoryCorps Interview
Last month, my best girlfriend and I were interviewed by StoryCorps. The interview was posted today…
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The Myth of Running Out of Cemetery Space
One of the prevailing myths is that we, as a country, are running out of cemetery…
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12 Things No One Tells You About Being a Funeral Director
Much to my surprise, an article I wrote for BuzzFeed has –so far– garnered 25.4K views…
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The Art of Personalizing Funerals: Creating a Meaningful Goodbye
Funeral services have long been seen as traditional and standardized. However, in recent years, personalization is…
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No Funeral for the Funeral Director? That Can’t Be Right!
Last month, on a cold February morning, I attended the funeral Mass of a colleague. As…
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3 Myths About Green Burials: A Funeral Director’s Perspective
In funeral parlance, ‘green burial’ may be the most hyped phrase around. References to this ‘new’…
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Are You Thinking of Hiring a Funeral Photographer?
Today, photographing the dead is making a comeback. But this time it’s not only the deceased…
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What You Need to Know When Considering a Home Funeral
In 1911, when newspaper publisher and journalist Joseph Pulitzer died, he was waked in the library…
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12+ Things You Should Know About Planning a Memorial Service
Two summers ago, my cousin Elizabeth died. Her death was sudden and occurred less than two…
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Post Pandemic Funeral Service – Can We Find Some Normalcy?
As the winter of 2020 turned to spring, the death toll from Covid-19 seemed insurmountable. For…
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Home Funerals
Today I participated in my second home funeral. The visitation was held in a magnificent estate…
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The Art of Giving a Eulogy – Share the Best Stories and Get Personal About It
Over my long career as a funeral director I’ve heard more than my fair share of…