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JULY 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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2nd Generation
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Matt Smith gives away a complete Dinair Airbrush Kit at each of
his seminars. The Lucky winner at the Genesis group was Kristen
Toppin, Funeral Director at the Locke Funeral Home in Waterloo.
NEWS
Educational
CONTINUED
Do Not Simply Close the Lid: Matt Smith presents
across the Country
(L to R) Kristi Frost, General Manager Garden of Memories
Cemetery,Waterloo, IA, Matt Smith, and Rick A. Hulstein, Funeral
Director Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, IA.
Matt Smith and Chandra Snively Funeral Director and
Embalmer at Downing & Lahey Mortuary Winfield, KS and
winner of the Dinair Airbrush Kit.
Matt Smith and Pam Scott, KFDA Executive Director
MURPHREESBORO,TN—
Matt Smith
was a keynote
speaker at the Kentucky
midwinter conference in
February in Louisville. Matt
presented his nationally rec-
ognized program “Massive
Trauma - Restoration and
Setting Features - Creating
the Smile.” Matt’s program
was partly sponsored by
The Frigid Fluid Co
.
mor-
bidstore.com
and
T.I.E.S.
Mortuary
.
The Genesis Group of
Funeral Homes and Cem-
eteries
invited Matt Smith
to be the technical present-
er at this year’s Continu-
ing Education program at
the Elks Club, in April in
Waterloo, IA. Matt’s high
definition, step by step im-
ages are an easy-to-follow
instructional program.
In May, the
Kansas State
Funeral Directors Associa-
tion
brought Matt Smith to
the State Convention as the
expert presenter on “Diffi-
cult Case Embalming, Keep-
ing the Casket Open focus-
ing on Massive Trauma and
Restoration as well as Setting
Features Creating the Smile.”
Matt demonstrated that
even the most traumatic cas-
es can be “seen.” “Do not
simply close the lid,” Smith
said about open casket visi-
tation. “We have the ability
to be the hero of our com-
munities,” he continued.
Matt’s step by step recon-
struction instructions dem-
onstrate that even the first
year licensed embalmer can
keep caskets open. “The
imagination is far more
traumatic than what’s rest-
ing on the pillow,” Smith
elaborated.
Smith also lectured on
the importance of a pleas-
ant expression when setting
features. Smith’s program
demonstrated a simple step
by step technique that en-
sured a pleasant smile on
each deceased. “While hun-
dreds of thousands of dol-
lars are spent trying to fig-
ure out why cremation rates
are rising, I can tell you to
first look at what’s resting
inside the last casket you
sold. Chances are great that
you will see why crema-
tion is on the rise.” Smith
pulls no punches when it
comes to the importance to
how the deceased looks. “I
don’t care about your shiny
hearse or your new carpet
or your vacuumed carpet.
I don’t care that your bath-
room has new wall cov-
ering. Tell me about how
your bodies look.”
Matt has over 20 years
of experience and has em-
balmed over 12,000 cas-
es. His program has been
seen in over 25 states and
overseas. For more infor-
mation on how you can
have Matt present at your
next meeting please con-
tact him at 866-774-4746
or matt@mor-bid.com or
Matt offers his program
to national, state, local
and private programs.
Check out Matt’s Group
on Facebook Embalm-
er’s Who Care (EWC). A
closed group with nearly
4,000 members limited
to only embalmers, ap-
prentices, students and
funeral directors.
Your Real Source.
Anywhere.
Anytime.