February 2021

Page A27 FEBRUARY 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Washington, DC at the Advocacy Summit to ad- vocate for funeral service and the families we serve. I have been honored to advocate to ensure these veterans receive a digni- fied funeral” said NFDA member, Hillary Adair from Arizona. “As funeral directors, we are often the only voice for the dead. We care for forgotten and unclaimed veterans who deserve re- spect in death, just as in life” said NFDA mem- ber, Joe Tomon of Penn- sylvania. “I have always been a big believer in strength in numbers and that is why I always join NFDA’s advocacy efforts by coming to the Advo- cacy Summit or answer- ing the grassroots call to action by contacting my legislators.” “Being an advocate for funeral service means I choose to get in the game and have a positive im- pact on our profession,” said NFDA member and Funeral Service Foun- dation chair Anthony Guerra from Califor- nia. “I felt that passing the BRAVE Act was crit- ical for our nation’s vet- erans and their families, so rather than being a spectator, I wanted to be a participant. And with the passage of this bill, I am walking away grati- fied and with a sense of accomplishment.” “As a former Congres- sional staffer and a fu- neral director, I know the importance of advoca- cy,” said NFDA member Cason Hightower from Georgia. “NFDA mem- bers have been tireless in advocating for pas- sage of the BRAVE Act. I have witnessed funeral directors form across the nation come to Wash- ington, DC to show Congress how much we care about the families we serve, and the BRAVE Act is one example of the impact we can have.” NFDA is the world’s leading and largest fu- neral service associa- tion, serving more than 20,000 individual mem- bers who represent near- ly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is head- quartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.nfda.org. BRAVE Act Signed into Law Thanks to Hard Work and Support of Funeral Service Continued from Page A24 Attention: Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS