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Update on Luge Tragedy Funeral-YourFuneralGuy

Your Funeral Guy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:25:09 +0000

A small funeral service was held in Vancouver for the olypmic luger who died on the luge at the Winter Olympics. After the Funeral the body of Nodar Kumaritashvili was returned to the country of Georgia.

“A brief, private memorial service was held at a Vancouver funeral home for the Georgian luger killed in a crash during training, then his casket was flown home for burial.

Three Georgian athletes, including figure skater Otar Japaridze, wearing a black armband on his red team jacket, filed past the open casket to touch the body of their fallen teammate, Nodar Kumaritashvili. His uncle and coach, Felix Kumaritashvili, broke into tears outside the funeral home.

The president of Georgia’s Olympic Committee was accompanying the body back to Georgia, where the casket would be received by a spiritual leader.

Kumaritashvili’s father told The Associated Press in Georgia that shortly before the fatal run he spoke to his 21-year-old son, who said he was worried about the track’s speed.

“He told me, ‘I will either win or die,’” David Kumaritashvili said. “But that was youthful bravado, he couldn’t be seriously talking about death.”

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Cremation, “Wildcat Scattering” everywhere-YourFuneralGuy

Your Funeral Guy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:09:52 +0000

Cremation, and the Wildcat scattering of ashes are on the rise, “Wildcat Scattering” means that one scatters ashes wherever or whenever they want.

Usually it happens at a location favored by the deceased, or a a special family place. The graveyard can be anywhere.

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“In the funeral business, it’s known as “wildcat scattering.” The Journal describes the practice as “surreptitiously spreading ashes in favorite parks, stadiums, fishing spots or wherever else feels meaningful.” The Cremation Association of North America estimates about 135,000 families a year are choosing to scatter ashes. “Religion used to hold the script of what you did with the dead,” said Tom Jokinen, a former apprentice undertaker who has written an about-to-be-published memoir, “Curtains.” “Cremation has handed the power back to the people to do what they want with the remains of their loves ones.”via www.nytimes.com

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Unmarried Gay Funeral Rights approved in Rhode Island-Your Funeral Guy

Your Funeral Guy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:07:37 +0000

Unmarried Gay Funeral Rights has been approved in Rhode Island. A legislative veto has been overturned. This is basic common sense in funerals, letting those who loved the dead bury the dead.

The Rhode Island Senate will need to approve Unmarried Gay Funeral Rights before it becomes law.

“Rhode Island House lawmakers have voted to allow gay and unmarried couple the right to plan funerals for their partners, despite Governor Donald Carcieri’s opposition.

If the state Senate approves the bill as well it will become law.” via www.wpri.com

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The Top Funeral News Story of the Last Decade-YourFuneralGuy

Your Funeral Guy — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:11:39 +0000

The Top Funeral Story of the last decade was the September 11th Terrorist attacks. Funeral Directors from around the nation came to New York City To Help. It was the funeral Industry at it’s best. It got little press and was a rare moment for the declining Funeral Business.

The terrorist attack impacted the nation with the number of Funerals.

This single Funeral Event event of the last decade and our generation changed the lives of everyone all across the country. Many folks saw the horror and others lost loved ones when the terrorist group al-Qaida hijacked and crashed four commercial airplanes, killing more than 3,000 people.

The secondary Funeral Impact of the attack was the resulting War In Iraq and Afghanistan, which has cost another 5,000 American lives, brought funerals, and grief to Americans, according to the Defense Department.

There was a grim reminder of this event on Christmas Day 2009 with the flight 253 Terrorist attack.

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Winding Down TOP 100 Funeral News Count down(49-26)-Your Funeral Guy

Your Funeral Guy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:31:59 +0000

The Countdown Of the top Funeral News Stories of 2009 is winding down.2009 saw the Funeral News dominated by Celebrity Deaths, the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal outside Chicago, The Illinois Funeral Directors Association Preneed Ponzi Scheme, The World’s Largest Funeral Corporations continued abuse of the dead, and bad funeral corporation financial reports.

49. Charlotte Observer exposes Worlds Largest Funeral Corporation SCI PRICE FIXING

48.Burr Oak Cemetery is not a Funeral Rule issue.

47. Burr Oak Cemetery Lawsuit Video

46.Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal Video

45.Illinois cemetery disaster is a preneed and cemetery regulation problem.

44SCI Q1 2009 preneed losses at this location

43.Special funeral beer

39.SCI 6th Scandal Funeral Home and Cemetery Running a momento dump

38.Read About SCI- Service Corporation International- Caught Mishandling baby remains and Another SCI Lawsuit

37.State (like) Funeral for Jack Kemp at National Cathedral

36.funeral homes charging for flags

35. Drews Law Dead-Funeraled and in ground can now speak in Court!