February 2020

Page A2 FEBRUARY 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Published Monthly by: Nomis Publications, Inc. PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 FAX 1-800-321-9040 www.nomispublications.com info@nomispublications.com Subscription: United States $25.00 - Canada/Mexico $50.00 Circulation 21,000 per issue. Overseas rates available. Deadline for Press Releases: 5th of the Previous month. Advertising: Display Ad rates sent upon request. Classified and Shipping Directory rates published in each issue. All advertising must be received by the 5th of the previous month. Due to the vast amount of sources, the publisher is not responsible for the content of any news articles or advertisements. Nor is the publisher responsible for any loss of revenue by failure to insert an advertisement. 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ISSN 1944-1126 Funeral Home & Cemetery News Online at www.nomispublications.com MONTHLY FEATURES Classified Ads............................................................................................... .B13 Shipping Directory........................................................................................ .B10 Calendar of Events......................................................................................... .B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A31 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A38 Educational News........................................................................................ .A36 Suppliers News.............................................................................................. .B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Aftercare by Linda Findlay........................................................................... .A20 Embalming Tips & Tools by Matt Black........................................................ .A16 HearseHub by Mike Jamar............................................................................. .B6 Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean. ........................................................................... .A8 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A32 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A34 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 OSHA Compliance by Glenn Lafitte............................................................. .A14 The Lincoln Funeral Diary by Todd Van Beck.............................................. .A22 The Foundations of Success for Funeral Directors by Mark Bowser........... .A18 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A, which includes pages A1-A40 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B20. If you do not receive both sections please call 1-800-321-7479 or email info@nomispublications.com. FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Online Directories US & International Funeral Homes • Supply Companies Cemeteries • Pet Memorialization Companies Trade Associations • Plus Much More... www.nomispublications.com Like Us On Submit your photograph or line drawing and Include: • your firm’s name, address, phone number(s) • name of contact person • a short description of your facility Send to FRONT COVER c/o Nomis Publications, Inc PO Box 5159 • Youngstown, Ohio 44514 For more information, call Kim 800-321-7479 kim@nomispublications.com www.nomispublications.com FEATURING HERE HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN? The photographs below have been provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Please help locate these children by posting in your lobby, office, on your bulletin board, etc. Anyone with information should immediately contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or www.missingkids.com ASHANTI WALKER Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Ashanti. She was last seen June 26, 2018. Missing Since: 6/26/2018 Missing From: Houston, Texas Date of Birth: 5/24/2002 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 125 lbs KELSEY CLARK Circumstances: Kelsey may travel to Porter, Texas. Missing Since: 12/20/2018 Missing From: Willis, Texas Date of Birth: 2/25/2002 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Blonde Eyes: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 150 lbs VICTORIA AGUIRRE Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Victoria. She may still be in the local area or she may travel to Oakland, California. Victoria may go by the nickname Vicky. Missing Since: 3/17/2019 Missing From: Oakland, California Date of Birth: 1/8/2000 Age Now: 20 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs A Letter to Graduates of L ife A ppreciation T raining S eminars Dear fellow LATS graduates, My name is Dean A. Burns and I am a funeral director and graduate of the Life Appreciation Training Seminars. Bill Bates helped to transform many lives in the late 70s, 80s and 90s. He had his problems, but through his teachings we learned to deal with and help our families like never before. I would like to commemorate Bill by orchestrating a get together of sorts for LATS graduates. If you are an LATS graduate and are interested in connecting with other graduates email your name, when and where you attended the LAT S, and the attribute you learned and applied to your personal life to LARegistry@gmail.com. Depending on the response received future plans will be discussed. Sincerely, Dean A. Burns Extended Deadline for the NEW YORK,NY— Turley Hansen & Ro- sasco, LLP, a leading 9/11 Victim Com- pensation Fund Specialty Law Firm, has issued the following statement in response to the news that the 9/11 Victim Com- pensation Fund (VCF) has extended the wrongful death deadline to July 31, 2021 for all families who lost loved ones ex- posed to the 9/11 toxins – the 9/11 first responders and people who worked, lived, or went to school in lower Manhattan. “The attorneys and staff at Turley Han- sen & Rosasco, LLP welcome this VCF policy change that reopens the right to 9/11 victim compensation to the fami- lies of deceased responders and down- town workers, residents and students who died any time since 2002. This 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is great news will help many families whose 9/11 deceased compensation claims were previously denied,” said At- torney Troy Rosasco and Daniel Han- sen in a joint statement. Previously, the VCF required that the families of people who died from a 9/11-related illness to register their claim within two years from the date of death. The harsh old “two years from the date of death” deadline caused the denial of many VCF wrongful death claims for not meeting the two-year deadline. In fact only 2 percent of eli- gible families have filed for this benefit. “It’s amazing that after so many years and so much news coverage that these Continued on Page A24