Larry Stuart, Jr. Identification and Chain of Custody It's Not Just for Crime Scene Investigators! When you think of chain of custody does your mind go right to evidence collected at a crime scene? Thanks to the ubiquitous police procedural television sh... Business Management Cremation Education Crematory Operations Crematory Operators Liability Jan 15, 2023
Ryan Ballard "Funeral Service Doesn't Wait" This phrase is the look on my kid's face when I tell them I have to leave to go to work at odd hours. It’s a phrase that explains a lot but yet is so simple. Boy life is different; the paths and journ... Funeral Director Wellness Dec 22, 2022
Benjamin Schmidt Funeral Directors and Halloween-to Celebrate or Not to Celebrate? The general public assume that we relish the opportunity to open our gory side any chance we get, but many members of our own community are abhorred with the idea of handing out a single candy bar at ... Education Funeral Director Marketing Oct 20, 2022
Benjamin Schmidt COVID-19 and Blood Clots—True or Clickbait? Are embalmers really finding clots in deceased people caused by the Covid vaccine? Embalmers are making claims that they are finding clots in people that are caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, but is thi... Education Embalming Funeral Director Infectious Disease Sep 21, 2022
Brian Waters Mirror Mirror on the Wall Funeral Professionals have had a long standing problem with introspection. We are like Dracula...avoiding the mirrors. In my career, I’ve read numerous articles and heard impassioned speeches about th... Education Embalming Funeral Director Marketing Relevancy Jul 17, 2022
Benjamin Schmidt Creutzfeldt Jacob's Disease and the Funeral Director Creutzfeldt Jacob’s Disease is scary; its cause is seemingly invincible, its incubation can last up to decades, and its mortality is 100%. But it is but a mere prion, and we are humans with the abilit... Education Embalming Funeral Director Infectious Disease May 19, 2022
Benjamin Schmidt Can a $750 Air Filter "Destroy Formaldehyde" Even if it is a Dyson? Can you eradicate formaldehyde fumes with an air filter? Ben looks at an article on the Dyson filter that makes this claim! Most of you probably know Dyson as a popular manufacturer of vacuums, air dr... Education Embalming Funeral Director Liability Mar 17, 2022
Larry Stuart, Jr. What Really Goes On Inside a Crematory? Visualize a bon-fire. Envision the flames licking the air and hear the crackling of the wood burning. Smell the smoke and notice the sparks and embers spitting as the fire consumes the logs. Now imagi... Cremation Education Crematory Operations Mar 14, 2022
Larry Stuart, Jr. Death and Self-Worth are Stange Bedfellows Why would someone that works for a living making $50K per year, raising 2 children and 2 dogs buy a Louis Vuitton purse for $3,500? What is the attraction? Are they worth that? They aren't even made o... Cremation Education Relevancy Wellness May 22, 2018
Larry Stuart, Jr. Cremation IS Traditional According to the Cremation Association of North America the rate of cremation passed 50% of deaths in 2016 and there are no signs of a slowdown for decades. Big deal! Fifty is just a number, right? Li... Cremation Education Education History Marketing Relevancy Nov 13, 2016
Larry Stuart, Jr. 10 Bad Habits Crematory Operators Need to Break Now! Crematory Operators! Just because you always did it that way doesn't mean it's not the best way to do it! No Peeking There is no reason to open the door of the cremator while it is running. If you are... Cremation Education Crematory Operations Crematory Operators Aug 27, 2016
