The news of the week highlighted the increasing use of therapy dogs in funeral homes to help comfort those grieving over the death of a loved one. We also saw evidence that the ancient Greeks believed in zombies and learned about the latest trends in the funeral industry.
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Weekly News 5/29/2015: Police Officer Kerrie Orozco Laid to Rest
This week thousands said good buy to Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco who was tragically killed in the line of duty. Blues Legend B.B. King was laid to rest andas a man awakens on his way to the morgue.
Want to learn more about the funeral industry? Try a funeral industry podcast.
The funeral industry, generally a community tied to traditional business tools and techniques, began to embrace the medium some time ago. The funeral industry podcast landscape is already populated with a healthy selection of podcasts aimed at educating both professionals and consumers about the industry and that number is likely to grow.
Earl Lloyd, NBA pioneer, dies at 86.
Earl Lloyd, the first black player in the NBA, passed away in Crossville, Tennessee on Thursday, February 26, 2015.
Earth’s Ten Most Haunted Pet Cemeteries
Recently, I found myself wondering if there were any haunted pet cemeteries in New Orleans.
Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party” singer, dies at 68.
Lesley Gore, the singer whose pop hits became anthems for a generation of teen girls, passed away at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, NYC on February 16, 2015.
Dean Smith, legendary basketball coach, dies at 83.
Born Dean Edwards Smith in Emporia, Kansas, the man known for his legendary career as coach of the North Carolina Tarheels basketball team, passed away at his home in...
Rod McKuen, noted poet, songwriter, and lyricist has died at age 81.
Rod McKuen, the prolific poet whose work spoke to millions of people during the 60s and 70s, died on Thursday, January 29th in Beverly Hills. The cause of death...
Ernie Banks, baseball great, dies at age 83.
Ernie Banks, the baseball legend affectionately known as “Mr. Cub,” passed away on Friday, January 23rd, 2015 at the age of 83. On Sunday, Banks’ family announced that the cause...
Was a voodoo-practicing former slave the second oldest woman ever to live on earth?
“Old Aunt Winnie as I saw her,” reads notes scrawled beside the image. “Darkies claim she is 127 years old, living in a one room log cabin all alone.” When Winnie died, according to newspaper clippings, she was 130 years-old, an age that if accurate would make this former slave the oldest known human being ever to have lived on earth.
Should mortician be a “most feared” profession?
Career Builder recently published a list of the jobs that Americans fear the most. We weren’t too surprised to see that morticians made the list since hearing the term...
“Dying in America” report released
On Tuesday the Institute of Medicine released the results of its comprehensive study, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. The 505-page...
What I Was Thinking About As She Died
There are two things I will always remember about my grandmother’s death...
Funeral Boss Frank Stewart Jr. Shares His Secrets on Cemeteries, Cremation and the Meaning of Life
In 1910, Frank Stewart Jr.’s grandfather was deeded a piece of property he couldn’t sell. It was a cemetery, and he decided to keep it because there was a marble shop on the corner that made good income...
What To Do When You Find A Massive Potentially Deadly Spider In Your Car?
A few months back I found what I believed to be the deadly brown recluse spider, living in my car.
