There are skeptics , naysayers on Funeral and Cemetery Scandal. I have been hearing from folks who are victims of the grave desecrations at Burr Oak Cemetery But I am also hearing from people who just cannot believe that such scandals can occur.
I have had contact with many folks who have had problems(moved loved ones graves) AT EDEN MEMORIAL PARK-and at Burr Oak Cemetery.
Therea re folks who believe Funeral annd cemetery Scandal does not exist
The Two companies involved here are Perpetua, Inc and Service Corporation International-NYSE:SCI.
The Cemetery Oversight Task Force in Illinois has issued it’s report to the Governor of the State of Illinois Patrick Quinn. To sum up the report, Cemetery Scandal is widespread across the State of Illinois and Legislative and regulatory action should be immediately taken.
llinois Cemetery report found Cemetery State Wide Problem
From the New York Times:
“A state task force set up to investigate the burial industry in the wake of widespread grave desecration at a cemetery outside Chicago concluded that abuse was probably widespread across the state due to a near-complete lack of regulation, the group told Gov. Patrick J. Quinn in a report.”
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This all was brought on by the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal near Chicago where nearly three hundred graves were desecrated and bones piled up around the cemetery.
The ICCFA is supporting Cemetery Reform Because of the horrific Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal
The International Cemetery Crematory Funeral Association (ICCFA) is open to reform of the Death Care Industry. Death care is what happens from the funeral home to the cemetery. The Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal in the Chicago Area has stirred up calls for cemetery reform.
At Burr Oak in cemetery near Alsip Illinois 300 graves were desecrated. 2 sections of the Cemetery are a crime scene. Bones were discarded and piled up. The scope and nature of the Burr Oak Crime is an unspeakable horror.
Reform is not the total answer. More laws are needed. Regulation is needed.Enforcement This is true both on the Funeral side and the cemetery side of the business of death. Laws enforced do not always prevent crime.
Bob Fells, the general counsel for the Virginia-based International Cemetery, Crematory, and Funeral Association said his organization is open to beefing up regulation to prevent atrocities like the one at Burr Oak. “This is so essential to cemetery operation, the integrity of the gravesite,” said Fells, who cautioned that stronger legislation still won’t be able to stop criminal activity. “If somebody wants to walk into a bank and rob it, you probably aren’t going to be able to stop them. It’s a similar thing with illegal disinterment,” said Wells.
EDUCATION NEEDED
If folks are educated about what is involved in the Funeral and Cemetery Process in death care there will be less crime. They will not be ripped off when there is good laws enforcement and EDUCATION about the Funeral and Cemetery Process.
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Education must start Funeral Process and how everything ties together. The best place is to do that is here
National cemetery reform legislation on the way in the US House of Representatives
7.27.09 Cemetery reform legislation to come. This is the news out of Chicago today after a House Subcommittee had a hearing on the Burr Oak cemetery Scandal. It will proposed in the US Congress.
An attorney for ICFHA (Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association) stated that Federal Cemetery Legislation was not necessary. families of folks buried there gave emotional testimony about the grave desecration.
After hearing from Burr Oak Cemetery Victims the Chairmen of the Subcommittee, Congressman Bobby Rush Stated:
“The lobbyists aren’t going to rule the day, the consumers are going to rule the day”-Snippet from the Chicago Suntimes
Rush also said “he was convinced following the three-hour hearing that the federal government should adopt a set of minimum standards for proper record keeping, burial care and consumer protection and he plans to draw up legislation that would address that.”–Snippet www.wgntv.com
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Breaking News- The executive director of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago has been appointed overseer of the Scandal Ridden Burr Oak Cemetery. 3oo graves were desecrated at the cemetery and bodies were dismembered and stacked in piles.100,000 Graves need to be identified at the site. Up to now the Cook County Sheriff has been in charge.
“Roman Szabelski, executive director of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago, was appointed today to oversee operations at Burr Oak Cemetery, where authorities say as many as 300 bodies were dug up and the graves resold.
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