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Lyrical Epitaphs

Lyrical Epitaphs

  • By Alexandra Kathryn Mosca

“Life is a Long Song,” reads a monument in a Long Island cemetery. That observation may be a…

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Join us for a FREE virtual event on May 8 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST. Preneed Planning Symposium 2024, a virtual event designed for professionals eager to lead in preneed services. This symposium is your opportunity to refine your offerings, discover the latest trends, expand your network, and access valuable resources, all from the comfort of your home or office. Engage with top experts, understand the evolving needs of your clients, and harness the power of digital advancements and legal insights to elevate your practice. Join us to become a trendsetter in meeting the changing needs of today's families. Secure your spot today!

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Ones to Watch 2024

Ones to Watch 2024

We're looking for the next generation of standout funeral directors. Do you know a mortuary student who shows special drive and promise? Someone poised to become a leader in the field? If you do, now's the time to nominate him or her for American Funeral Director's Ones to Watch.

HR Reality Check: Yep, the stories are true!

HR Reality Check: Yep, the stories are true!

Scenario: Kirkpatrick Funeral & Cremation Services consists of multiple locations in the southern United States. Duncan Kirkpatrick started the business with a single location 20 years ago…

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Jim Price’s Lasting Impact

Just mention the 75-year-old’s name, and you’ll likely hear, “Jim has an eye for innovation and has always been willing to test new ideas and strategies.”

American Funeral Director's Innovators 2023

Funeral service is filled with extraordinary businesses. The name of a business, though, only begins to tell its story. Behind the names are talented, passionate and dedicated individuals helping that business succeed. Meet the innovators who are making their mark in funeral service today, tomorrow and beyond.

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Editor's Message Why Have You Come

It’s a simple question posed in a simple lyric by a California songwriter and psychologist named John Astin. The answer, that makes up the bulk of the rest of the lyrics as well as the song’s title:

The Little Things

The Little Things

Some small attention to detail or lack thereof can be the difference between being entrusted with a family’s care for generations or someone logging onto Yelp for the first and only time just …

Cems in the News

In San Antonio, 17 Black soldiers, wrongly convicted of mutiny, murder, and assault in a hasty 1917 military proceeding, were given new headstones at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Th…

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Visions of Honor

The ABMC overseas 26 permanent burial grounds and 31 memorials or monuments located on foreign soil as well as four memorials in the United State.

American Cemetery & Cremation Innovators 2023

Funeral service is filled with extraordinary businesses. The name of a business, though, only begins to tell its story. Behind the names are talented, passionate and dedicated individuals helping that business succeed. Meet the innovators who are making their mark in death care today, tomorrow and beyond.

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Happy (Belated) Earth Day

Happy (Belated) Earth Day

I don’t know why it took so long to occur to me that we could celebrate Earth Day as a kind of ecological new year rather than an arbitrary day where we go to the park and plant a tree (or whatever). If the New Year celebrations are about looking forward and back, Earth Day celebrations can …

Not in My Backyard!

Not in My Backyard!

A crematory company that has spent the last two years trying to get up and running in Bakersfield, California, is headed for its last hurdle, the Kerns County Board of Supervisors.

Still One to Watch

Still One to Watch

When we profiled Jasmine Berrios in early 2023, she was already making waves in funeral service. Berrios was named the Young Funeral Director of the Year by the California Funeral Directors As…

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