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JULY 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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Scott Harper, Veteran Environmental
Journalist, to Find Final Rest in
Chesapeake Bay Eternal Reef
CALENDAR
of Events
CONVENTIONS/
CONFERENCES
Cemetery Association Of Ten-
nessee Inc
- Jul 13-15, 2014,
Mainstay Inn & Suites, Pigeon
Forge. Exhibits. 615-714-9605.
foree@
afamilylegacy.com
Associated Cemeteries of Mis-
souri
- Jul 18-19, 2014, Resort
at Port Arrowhead, Lake of the
Ozark, MO. (314) 863-3011.
Assn Of Independent Fnl Hms
Of Virginia Annual Convention
- Jul 18-20, 2014, SheratonOcean-
front Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA.
Exhibits. 804-643-0312. www.
om
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
FuneralAssnUniversity
- Jul 18-
23, 2014, University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN. 800-645-7700.
South Carolina Funeral Direc-
torsAssn 116thAnnual Summer
Convention
- Jul 20-22, 2014,
Charleston Place Hotel, Charles-
ton, SC. Exhibits. 800-445-3427.
scfda.org
Association Of California Cre-
mationists Annual Meeting
- Jul
21-22, 2014, Sacramento, CA.
Exhibits. (562) 596-0464. www.
hotmail.com
Florida Cemetery Cremation &
Funl Assn
- Jul 24-26, 2014, JW
Marriott Grande Lakes Orlando,
Orlando, FL. Exhibits. 800-226-
333
ricco@
executiveoffice.org
Southern Cemetery Cremation
&FunlAssn,AlabamaCemetery
Assn, Louisiana Cemetery Assn
& Mississippi Cemetery Assn
(Joint Convention)
- Jul 27-29,
2014, Imperial Palace Hotel &
Casino, Biloxi,MS. Exhibits. (251)
634-3434, Fax (251) 634-3434.
fa@bellsouth.
net
National Funl Dirs&Morticians
Assn Inc 77th Annual Conven-
tion & Expo
- Aug 02-07, 2014,
HiltonAnatole, Dallas TX. Exhib-
its. 770-969-006
com nfdma@nfdma.com
Ohio Cemetery Association
Annual Convention
- Aug
04-06, 2014, Cincinnati Mar-
riott North, West Chester, OH.
Exhibits. 937-885-0283. www.
jburrowes@cemeterydata.com
CremationAssociationOf North
America 96th Annual Conven-
tion
- Aug 06-09, 2014, Marriott
City Center, Minneapolis, MN.
.
cremationassociation.org
West Virginia Cemetery & Fu-
neralAssn 64thAnnual Conven-
tion
-Aug 07-09, 2014, Stonewall
Resort, Roanoke, WV. Exhibits.
304-342-376
office@wvcsi.com
New York State Funeral Direc-
tors Assn
- Aug 10-13, 2014,
Turning Stone Resort & Casino,
Verona, NY. Exhibits. 518-452-
8230
nfo@
nysfda.org
Washington Cemetery Crema-
tion & Fnl Assn
- Aug 21-23,
2014, Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum,
WA. Exhibits. 888-522-7637.
fo@wcfa.us
WashingtonStateFuneralDirec-
torsAssn,WashingtonCemetery
Cremation & Fnl Assn (Joint
Convention)
- Aug 21-23, 2014,
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum,WA.
Exhibits. 253-941-3370. www.
wsfda.org
New York State Association Of
Cemeteries 86th Annual Fall
Conference
- Sep 21-24, 2014,
TheThayer Hotel,West Point, NY.
Exhibits. 518-434-1134. www.
sac.com
Catholic Cemetery Conference
65thAnnual Convention&Expo
- Sep 30 - Oct 03, 2014, Meadow-
lands ConventionCenter, Newark,
NJ. Exhibits. 888-850-8131. www.
i n f o@c a t h o l i c c e m e t e r y
conference.org
New Jersey State Funeral Di-
rectors Assn
- Sep 30 - Oct 02,
2014, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlan-
tic City, NJ. Exhibits. 732-282-
5121.
convention@njsfda.org
National Funeral DirectorsAsso-
ciation International Convention
&Expo
- Oct 12-15, 2014, Music
City Convention Center, Nash-
ville, TN. Exhibits. 800-228-6332.
nfda@nfda.org
Funl Dirs ServsAssnOf Greater
Chicago Trade Show
- Nov 05,
2014 Exhibits. (630) 980-4010.
ffice@
fdsachicago.com
2014 Mid-Atlantic States Cem-
etery & Funeral Conference
-
Nov 05-06, 2014, Golden Nug-
get, Atlantic City, NJ. Sponsored
by Delaware First State Cemetery
Assoc; Maryland Cemetery, Fu-
neral and Cremation Assoc; New
Jersey Cemetery Assoc; Virginia
CemeteryAssoc; andPennsylvania
Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral
Assoc. Exhibits. 412-682-1624.
stewart-pcfa@
comcast.net
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn 2015 Convention
& Exposition
- Apr 08-11, 2015,
San Antonio Convention Center,
San Antonio, TX. Exhibits. (800)
645-7700
BritishNational Funeral Exhibi-
tion
- Jun 12-14, 2015, Stoneleigh
Park, Warwickshire, England.
Exhibits. +44 (0) 1926 815597.
co.uk admin@nationalfuneral
exhibition.co.uk
Virginia Funeral Directors As-
sociation 127thAnnual Conven-
tion
- Jun 14-17, 2015, The Hotel
Roanoke & Conference Center,
Roanoke, VA. Exhibits. 804-264-
050
whittaker@
vfda.net
Catholic Cemetery Conference
66th Annual Convention &
Expo
- Sep 22-25, 2015, Town &
Country Hotel, San Diego, CA.
Exhibits. 888-850-8131. info@
National Funeral Directors As-
sociation 2015 International
Convention & Expo
- Oct 18-21,
2015, Indianapolis, IN. Exhibits.
800-228-6332
nfda@nfda.org
MEETINGS/SEMINARS
MK JMarketing Seminars
- Jul
17-24, 2014 “A Marketing Ad-
venture: Exploring New Ideas”,
Silversea Silver Shadow, Seward,
A
eheuer@mkjmarketing.com
Association Of California Cre-
mationists Crematory Operator
Training Program
- Jul 21-22,
201
562-596-
046
kmtacc@
hot
Ohio Cemetery Association
Celebrant Training
- Aug 06-08,
2014, Cincinnati Marriott North,
West Chester, OH. 937-885-0283.
com jburrowes@cemeterydata.
com
Ohio Cemetery Association
Crematory Operators Certifi-
cation Program
- Aug 07, 2014,
Cincinnati Marriott North, West
Chester, OH. 937-885-0283. www.
jburrowes@cemeterydata.com
Ohio Cemetery Association
Advanced Crematory Opera-
tors Program
- Aug 08, 2014,
Cincinnati Marriott North, West
Chester, OH. 937-885-0283. www.
jburrowes@cemeterydata.com
Federated Funeral Directors Of
AmericaRegionalMeeting
-Aug
19, 2014, Columbia Club Grand
Ballroom, Indianapolis, IN. 800-
877-333
nfo@
ffda.com
Two Hearts Pet Loss Center Pet
Loss & Grief Companioning
Certification Course
- Aug 21-
23, 2014, New Orleans, LA. 317-
petlosscenter.com
Selected Independent Funeral
Homes 96th Annual Meeting
-
Sep 17-20, 2014, Hyatt Regency
Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing,
Philadelphia, PA. 847-236-9401.
info@selectedfuneralhomes.org
National Funl Dirs&Morticians
Assn Inc Annual Board Of Di-
rectors &FinanceMeeting
- Oct
24-28, 2014, The Westin Atlanta
Airport, Atlanta, GA. 770-969-
006
fdma@
nfdma.com
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn 2015 Wide World
of Sales Conference
- Jan 14-16,
2015, Bally’s & Paris Las Vegas
Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
800-645-770
National Funeral Directors As-
sociation Professional Women’s
Conference
- Apr 24-26, 2015,
Loews Chicago Hotel, Chicago,
IL. 800-228-6332
nfda@nfda.org
Scott Harper’s widow, Jane, and two of his three teenaged chil-
dren, Natalie and Wesley, with his Eternal Reef ball.
NORFOLK,VA—
When re-
spected and beloved envi-
ronmental journalist
Scott
Harper
passed away last fall
after a four-year battle with
pancreatic cancer, his fam-
ily decided the best way to
honor him was to cast his
cremated remains in an
Eternal Reef
and place it in
Chesapeake Bay waters to
aid in the Bay’s oyster res-
toration efforts. Harper’s
family and friends cast his
Eternal Reef on May 7, and
it was deployed in the La-
fayette River on June 6.
“Scott was passionate
A closer view of Scott Harper’s Eternal Reef ball.
about everything in life, including his work
covering the environment,” his widow,
Jane
Harper
, said. “I can’t think of any better
way to honor him than to let him give back
in death, as in life, to an area that he loved
so much.”
Normally deployed in oceans, an Eternal
Reef provides an opportunity for a person
who is cremated to have his ashes in a per-
manent, underwater memorial that fosters
new growth. The Scott Harper reef ball
was one of 50 placed in the Lafayette River
among a group of smaller reefs specifically
designed for this habitat.
Harper’s family and friends participated
in casting (constructing) his reef ball at the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Vir-
ginia Oyster Restoration Center, located at
the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s
small boat basin at Gloucester Point, VA.
They mixed his ashes with special, envi-
ronmentally friendly cement, then pressed
handprints and other memorabilia into the
damp mixture. Volunteers also prepared 50
other reef balls to aid in Bay restoration.
On June 6, Harper’s reef ball was de-
ployed in the Lafayette River. Jane Harp-
er, the Harpers’ three teenage children, and
other family and friends boarded a boat to
say their final goodbyes as his reef ball was
lowered onto the Knitting Mill Creek reef.
“Knitting Mill Creek is the last spot where
I worked with Scott as he covered our oyster
restoration project with his typical thorough
and investigative style,” said
Tommy Leggett
,
CBF’s Virginia oyster restoration and fisher-
ies scientist. “It’s particularly fitting that he
finds his final rest in this special place that
was such a big part of his reporting work.”
While it normally produces much larger
reef balls, Eternal Reefs specially designed a
smaller one for the Scott Harper project to
accommodate the unique needs of the La-
fayette River area of the Chesapeake Bay.
The reef balls will stand 17 inches tall and
weigh approximately 300 pounds.
“Our Eternal Reefs normally range from
700 to 4,500 pounds and stand between
two and four feet high for marine deploy-
ment,”
George Frankel
, Eternal Reefs
CEO, said. “We were happy to accommo-
date the needs inherent in this project and
develop a smaller reef so the Chesapeake
Bay Foundation and Scott’s family can sup-
port restoration projects in
a new way.”
Eternal Reefs, Inc. is an
Atlanta-based
company
that provides a creative, en-
vironmentally enhancing
way to memorialize the cre-
mated remains of a loved
one. Since 1998, the com-
pany has placed more than
1,500Memorial Reefs in 20
US Government permit-
ted locations off the coasts
of Florida, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Maryland,
New Jersey, Texas and Vir-
ginia, substantially increas-
ing the ocean’s diminish-
ing reef systems. Contact
at www.
Southwest Airlines Announces New
Director of Cargo Sales
DALLAS,TX—
Southwest
Airlines
(NYSE: LUV) an-
nounced
Michael Basoco
has joined the Company
as the Director of Cargo
Sales. Basoco will over-
see the Cargo Sales Team
which includes national
accounts and field sales.
Basoco joins Southwest
Airlines from Saudi Ara-
bian Airlines Cargo where
he spent the last three
years leading its Americas
region. Prior to that, he
served as Director of Glob-
al Cargo Sales for Conti-
nental Airlines where he
spent 18 years.
“Michael brings a vast
knowledge of air cargo
business and excellent do-
mestic and international
Cargo Sales leadership ex-
perience to Southwest Air-
lines,” said
Matt Buckley
,
Vice President Cargo and
Charters. “I’m excited that
he will be part of our team
going forward!”
Basoco has an MBA in In-
ternational Business from
the University of St. Thom-
as as well as undergraduate
degrees from the University
of Houston and The Uni-
versity of Texas at Austin.
Southwest Airlines offers
award winning expedited
air cargo service to desti-
nations across the map.
With an extensive domes-
tic network and over 3,600
flights a day, Southwest
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