A little knowledge is truly a dangerous thing
It has been brought to my attention that a journalist by the name of Brittney P. Laryea of MagnifyMoney recently had a short essay published entitled “7 Lies Your Funeral Home Director Might Tell You.”; Because of my long-time dedication to the funeral profession, and...In Memory of an Old Friend
The saying “better late than never” comes to mind as I begin to write this eulogy to my old friend and former publisher, Mr. Adrian F. Boylston.; Adrian died on August 29, after living a good long 87 years. I was on the phone with Mr. Ed Defort, who was a longtime...I met the future of our profession in Tennessee—and I liked what I saw
It seems now, after many years of work, that I have spent most of my career writing, speaking, and teaching about most every aspect of funeral and cemetery service. I certainly did not intend that my life should take this course, but for a variety of good reasons this...Grief is grief, and pain is pain
He weighed eight pounds. He had little ability to learn much. In fact he actually never learned how to play. He was with us a short time; just a year and a half, and on Thursday last he died.; His name was Baxter Van Beck, and he was a very small little tiny dog who...
