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Late Fall 2009 www.thedead-beat.com Volume 10 Issue 4
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NEWS Great
Western Gearing Up For the Holidays Great
Western Promotes Keirsten Gilbert 2009
Sales Award Winners for Doric
Products Inc. Doric
Products Inc. Installs New Board of Directors
After
Leaving Funeral Home Chesterfield
Twp., MI- “Sending
a gift to a funeral will never be the same,” says CEO and Founder, Lorraine
Sawicki who has teamed up with two neighbors to create “Remember
Me Stone Co.”
“Remember
Me Stones”
are the first of their kind where the message from the deceased becomes the gift
and a keepsake that will remain long after the service is over. “In
lieu of flowers,”… Believe it or not, 74% of people do not comply with “in
lieu of flowers,” simply because they are directed by tradition or obligation.
We tend to send flowers to a funeral no matter what the obituary reads.
“It’s time for change,” says Andrea Hilgendorf, Director of
Marketing and Founder, “Now you can send a meaningful gift not just for one,
but one for everyone.” While creating “Remember
Me Stones,”
it was important for a gift to do three things:
pay respect to the family, provide a keepsake for the survivors and pay
tribute to the deceased. “Remember
Me Stone Co.”
offers handcrafted stones, varying from 2 to 3 inches.
The name of the deceased is beautifully handwritten on each individual
stone with a phrase that best portrays his/her love for family, friends,
occupation, sports, hobbies, etc. “The
best part about creating this type of company,” says Angela Gearin, Executive
Director of Operations and Founder, “was creating the over 150 phrases that
can be applied to the stones.” The
phrases are available for our customers to choose from categories such as
patriotic, humorous, and inspirational or you can simply create your own phrase.
One family ordered stones with “Please don’t sell the Harley,” and
another family chose, “Save the earth, it’s the only planet with beer.”
Badge numbers and military rankings are quite popular. Not
only are “Remember
Me Stones”
affordable, they are available in several languages and can be shipped
immediately. “Remember
your loved one when they are gone, but cherish their memory as you live on.” For
more information, visit www.remembermestones.com
or call 1-888-767-8006.
Great
Western Gearing Up For the Holidays
Great
Western Insurance Company, founded by John E. Lindquist, is one of the industry
leaders in pre-need funeral insurance. Great Western’s commitment to provide
the highest quality products and services comes from the owner’s funeral
director background. Being owned and operated by a funeral service family, five
generations strong – Lindquist Mortuaries/Cemeteries in Utah – sets Great
Western apart from other pre-need insurance companies.
Great
Western Promotes Keirsten Gilbert to Marketing Administrative Assistant Ogden
UT—October 26, 2009—Great Western Insurance is proud to announce Keirsten
Gilbert’s promotion to
Marketing Administrative Assistant.
Keirsten will be assisting the Marketing Manager, National Sales Manager
as well as the Director of Client Relations.
“Keirsten’s attention to detail, excellent customer service skills
and knowledge of our operation makes her the perfect addition to Marketing,”
commented Christian Dives, Marketing Manager.
She has been involved in many different projects before coming aboard as
the Administrative Assistant to the Marketing Department.
Keirsten was hired in 2003 as administrative support for the company’s
document management system. Great Western Insurance Company, owned by John E. Lindquist, is an Ogden, Utah based company writing life insurance and annuities to fund pre-arranged (pre-need) funeral plans. It is licensed in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
2009
Sales Award Winners for Doric
Products Inc. In
The Dead Beat Geographical Area Top
Cremation Product Sales Award
Concrete Vaults, Inc.—Newton, KS Overall
Greatest Percentage of Increase
Division II—C & M Precast—Kerrville, TX Rookie
of the Year
Division IV—Panhandle Vaults—Amarillo, TX Phoenix
Category
Greatest Number Sold—Division I—Concrete Vaults, Inc. – Newton,
KS
Greatest Percentage of Increase—Division II — Jacson, Inc. Athenia
Category
Greatest Number Sold—Division I—Concrete Vaults, Inc. -- Newton, KS Lydian
Category
Greatest Number Sold—Division III—West Plains Vault Co.
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Pomona, MO
Doric
Products Inc. Installs New Board of Directors Doric
Products Inc. Recently hosted shareholders at the annual meeting held in
LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
The 2009-2010 Board of Directors were installed at the meeting.
Current board members are Asa Brewster (Brewster Vaults, Millville, NJ),
Michael Crummitt (Crummitt & Son Vault, Martins Ferry, Ohio), Charles Foskey
(Wicomico Vault, Salisbury, Maryland), Gerald Hardy (Hardy Doric Inc.,
Chelmsford, Massachusetts), Hubert McQuestion (Lake Shore Burial Vault,
Brookfield, Wisconsin), Adair Payment (Atlas Concrete Products, Orlando,
Florida), Bobby Smith (Eagle Burial Vaults, Ruston, Louisiana), Steven Vincent (
J.P. Vincent and Son, Galena, Illinois) and Jim Wiens (Concrete Vaults Inc.,
Newton, Kansas). The
new board held a meeting to vote officers into position for the 2009-2010 year.
Those elected were: President, Steve Vincent; Vice President of Finance
and Treasurer, Jim Wiens; Vice President of Manufacturing, Mike Curmmitt; and
Secretary, Gerald Hardy.
The Executive Committee will again consist of Crummitt, McQuestion,
Vincent and Wiens. Following
elections, Board President Vincent commented, “I appreciate the continued vote
of confidence and support shown by the shareholders and directors.”
other members of the board echoed his comment and noted the consistency
of membership allows projects to continue without interruption. New
to the Doric Board of Directors is Charles “Chuck” Foskey.
Undoubtedly, the name will sound familiar to you.
Chuck was voted into the seat that was left vacant when his father,
Charlie, passed away this summer.
He has been with the family vault business since it began in 1975 and was
also involved with Wicomico Memorial Park Cemetery until it was sold in 1998. Chuck
currently serves as President of Wicomico Vault and
also makes time to participate in a variety of organizations.
Among them are the Delmarva Funeral Service Association, Greater
Salisbury Chamber, and the National Concrete Burial Vault Association.
He also serves as a Master Mason with Centennial Lodge #221 A.F. &
A.M. and is active in the Thomas J. Shryock commanders of Knights Templar and
the Maryland chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Chuck
is also proud of his work as a volunteer firefighter with the Salisbury fire
Department for 26 years.
He has served in a number of leadership roles within the department and
is currently the Assistant Chief as well as corporate president.
Chuck looks forward to his involvement with Doric and Classic Metal
Vaults and continuing, “the highest quality standards” in the industry. The
Doric leadership requires all Doric licensed manufacturing plants undergo an
independent inspection by a field inspector of the National Concrete burial
Vault Association (NCBVA).
This requirement ensures that consumers receive quality products that
meet or exceed industry standards.
If you would like contact information for the Doric location in hour
area, please visit our website at www.doric-vaults.com or call us at
800-457-0671. Doric
Board Members: Front row (l-r): Chuck Foskey, Adair Payment, Bobby Smith, Gerald
Hardy.
Back row: Mike Crummitt, Asa Brewster, Steve Vincent, Jim Wiens, and
Hubert McQuestion
Launches
New Service!
Dallas,
Texas (1
December 2009) - David Patterson, Owner/Operations Director of Global Mortuary
Affairs, LLC, is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Global Mortuary
Affairs will provide a new Pick-Up and Delivery Service to all Dallas/Ft. Worth
Airports. This new Door-to-Door
service is the easiest and most cost-effective way to meet the TSA
Shipping Standards and
includes the following key features: ¨
Advantage of dropping—off or picking up the remains
24 hours a day without the hassle of the airport. ¨
Transportation to or from your funeral home. ¨
TSA
Certified Cargo Screening Facility to Insure your family received the
remains in a timely fashion. ¨
Flight Arrangements ¨
Consulate Work for International Shipping ¨
10 Day Invoice on Prepaid Airfare—to
qualifying customers. ¨
Known Shippers on every Major Airlines. ¨
Shipping Supplies, such as Combo
Units, Airtrays, Transfer Cases. David
Patterson truly believes that any size funeral home will benefit from this
service. Global Mortuary Affairs has
developed the easiest and most cost-effective way to meet the TSA Shipping
Standards. Once you place the
initial call to Global Mortuary Affairs the rest of your worries are over.
Global Mortuary Affairs will set the domestic or internal flight, screen
the remains to TSA specifications, place the remains in the shipping container,
shelter the remains until such time as the airlines will accept it, and deliver
the remains to the airlines. If you
are to receive remains, Global Mortuary Affairs will transfer the remains to our
facility, shelter the remains until such time as your firm arrives or makes
arrangements for Global Mortuary Affairs to transport the remains to your door
step. Global
Mortuary Affairs would be pleased to have the opportunity to assist you with any
of your shipping needs. Please feel
free to call Global Mortuary Affairs, LLC direct at 877.216.2708 or
972.216.2700. Global
Mortuary Affairs, LLC was founded in November, 2006, and provides removals,
embalming, cremation, shipping services (Domestic & International), airline
transport, overland transport, pathology services, and donor services to funeral
homes only. David Patterson and
Global Mortuary Affairs, LLC received their TSA Certified Cargo Screening
Facility Certification Number in November of 2009, and ranks at this time as the
only mortuary/funeral establishment in Texas to meet these requirements.
Additional information about Global Mortuary Affairs can be found at
http://www,globalmortuaryaffairs.com.
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