National Funeral Directors Association Statement on the Recent Tornadoes Affecting the Midwest and South

Brookfield, Wis. – The members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) send caring thoughts to those affected by the recent tornadoes that devastated the Midwest and South.

In particular, association members offer their deepest condolences to the families of those who died and hope, that as time passes, they find comfort and healing.

Members of the NFDA staff have reached out to leaders of funeral service associations in the affected states. If NFDA learns of ways members of the funeral service community can be of assistance, the association will relay that information via its website, www.nfda.org, and other communication channels.

NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving 18,500 individual members who represent nearly 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 43 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.