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Confronted with the sudden death of their 18-year-old daughter, Fred and Dorothy McIntosh Shuemake made a defiant decision: they would...

Our Executive Director Mark Allen was eating brunch a few weekends ago at an Austin restaurant when he noticed a...

The passing of a loved one is a dark, grief-filled time for friends and families. But that doesn't mean the...

Most of us plan in life – wedding preparations, higher education costs, vacations and other life events. However, the majority...

Try this classic double-roll technique to keep your shirtsleeves tidy, prevent unraveling, and stay cool.

Countless books and academic articles have been written on the question of why we memorialize the dead. That question is...

Whenever Jennifer Oz LeRoy, daughter of famed restaurateur Warner LeRoy, spends time with her father, she never forgets to bring...

This is Stephanie Rainey, a singer-songwriter from County Cork, in Ireland. She has just released an extremely powerful video to...

Are requiems going to catch on? An increasing number of people want to be in full control of the soundtrack...

Unless you're a member of the Addams Family, you probably don't get too excited about the idea of a funeral....