Innovative CEO Brings the Disney Experience to Funeral Service
Brad Rex, 55, is president and CEO of Foundation Partners Group, a company committed to changing how Americans think of and plan funerals. Rex, who was Vice President...
10 Things Your Body Can Do After You Die
Article originally appeared on Mental Floss From getting hitched to saving the environment, here's proof you can still be a busybody long after you kick the bucket. 1....
FrontRunner Announces Kick-Off Date & Workshop Schedule for Brand New Technology Center
FrontRunner today announced the official kick-off date and complete workshop schedule for it’s new $1.6-million dollar Technology Center. The center represents Frontrunner’s ongoing commitment to set a higher...
8 Famous People And Their Equally Famous Last Words
Article originally appeared on Huffington Post No one really knows what happens right before you die. Maybe you see your entire life flash before your eyes. Or maybe...
Seven Ways to Reach Out to Your Local Hospice
Article originally appeared on Golden Rule Funeral Home Blog Funeral directors may see hospice as competition, but this shouldn’t be the case. Developing a relationship with your local...
Grief Has No Age
Article originally appeared on National Alliance for Grieving Children "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other" - Walter Elliot I remember...
What is Passare and How Are They Reimagining the Funeral Experience?
Funeral care providers are facing a number of changes and challenges in the profession today. Families are dispersed throughout the country, making it difficult to gain consensus on...
Death Is Not The End: Fascinating Funeral Traditions From Around The Globe
Article by Kate Torgovnick May, Originally appeared on TED The funerals I’ve attended have all been very much the same. Relatives and friends arrive in all black and...
OGR Announces New Family Contact Program Designed For Independent Funeral Homes
June 30, 2015– Austin, TX – The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) has been gearing up for the launch of its new Family Contact Program for...
Nonprofit Mortuaries Are Helping Cash-Strapped Families Honor Their Dead
Article by Simon Davis, Originally appeared on Vice.com When Nantucket resident Nancy Holmes's mother died in September 2014, she called the nearest funeral home to make arrangements. But...