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Funeral Director Has Been Fighting The Conglomerates For 30 Years And He’s Beating Them At Their Own Game

CDFuneralNews by CDFuneralNews
October 22, 2025
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Family funeral director Tom Crean has spent the last 30 years tilting at windmills. Tom Quixote tells the story of his struggle against the corporate takeover of the North American funeral industry, during which he has had a run-in with Hollywood, saved a cemetery and beaten the conglomerates at their own game.


Tom Quixote from Matthew Hayes on Vimeo.

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