From the sports desk: Associated Press July 24, 2007 SAN ANTONIO - Mike Coolbaugh became a coach with the Tulsa Drillers earlier this month not so much for the job itself, but because his little boys loved to see him on the baseball field. "He had just started," said Coolbaugh's wife, Amanda, who is expecting their third child in October. "We were going to be done with it, but his kids wanted to see him." Coolbaugh died Sunday after being struck in the head by a line drive as he … [Read more...] about Killed by a Line Drive
Archives for July 2007
Funeral Directors Have a Problem
Funeral directors have a problem? Maybe you prefer the word "challenge". The Boomers are breaking tradition. When the average burial is $5000 minimum, and the average price for cremation is $2500, and you're a funeral director.....you've got a situation. We collect articles on creative memorial services. Here's one we've been sitting on. Thanks to CK for sharing. Our sympathies to her family on the loss of her mother. After we discontinued life support on Sunday we committed to something that I … [Read more...] about Funeral Directors Have a Problem
Neighborhood Garden Memorials
When we stroll through the garden, we'll stop and pay tribute to the makeshift memorials we find. At the elementary school is a marker dedicated to a school employee who died suddenly. A tree has been planted in his memory. Simple. Sometimes planting a tree in your loved one's memory can give the family a place to return to honor the loved one. Tree plantings can be marked with a tree dedication stone personalized with artwork and the departed's name and dates At the high school nearby … [Read more...] about Neighborhood Garden Memorials
Where do White Squirrels Go When They Die?
To Wisconsin of course! From Roadside America: In Sam Sanfillippo's funeral home basement in Wisconsin, we've noticed a large number of albino squirrels among perky dead animal dioramas. They ride motorcycles and jeeps, shoot hoops, party in bars. There are more here than in all the wildlife museums and taxidermy collections we have visited. Sam tells us about acquaintances he had made through a fraternal organization in the town of Marionville, Missouri, a well-established Mecca of albino … [Read more...] about Where do White Squirrels Go When They Die?
Back Yard Memorial Gardens
Many of our clients are keeping the cremated remains of their loved ones close....in the home or on the property. Today, we're sharing some examples of loving tributes created by real people. My grandmother, Etta introduced me to the healing and restorative powers of memorial gardens when she lost her husband and son. At the time, Etta lived in a rural area and had the space to create her memorial garden. She chose a military theme to honor her husband and son's service in the Navy. Not … [Read more...] about Back Yard Memorial Gardens