Bulletin, 2004 June

By Linda Darby Sempsrott

Do you realize who your largest competitoractually is? No, it’s not the guy/gal downthe county that has newer trucks than you,or perhaps fancier tents or more responsibleemployees. Quite honestly, he/she shouldbe your mentor. Wouldn’t you agree thosefolks make you try harder? Your largestcompetitor is the media. They consistentlychip away at your consumers very subtly,and often times with incorrect information.

It is our responsibility as leaders of ourindustry to tell our story––the true, correctstory.

That is why the NCBVA marketingcommittee has worked diligently to create athree-minute DVD/video to help you dothat very thing. This tool is available formultiple uses. Get it in front of as manypeople and places as you can. Education is

T he Wailea Marriott on the island of Maui, Hawaii has been selected as the location for the NCBVA Annual Convention and Business Expo, 2005! Mark your calendar for this once in a lifetime opportunity to

network with your NCBVA colleagues in this tropical paradise. Here you willexperience the finest tradition of Hawaiian hospitality. From the moment youarrive, sweeping views of the blue Pacific and lush gardens lure you into the beauty of this spectacular oceanfront setting.

The resort offers a crescent-shaped beach 50yards away; five pools, including a children’swater-fun complex; spas and an infinity pooloverlooking the ocean; and a 1.5-mile oceanfront strolling/jogging path that skirtsrocky, turtle-friendly coves. The Shops atWailea, an upscale shopping mall, is adjacent to the resort, and three championship golfcourses are just minutes away by complimentary shuttle.

NCBVAjoins the nation

in mourning the passing ofPresident Ronald W. Reagan

1911–2004

Marriott in MauiSite for 2005 Meeting

February 21-24, 2005

Convention Rates:$195 Garden View$210 Ocean View

NCBVA VideoHelps PromoteConcrete Vaults

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2 NCBVA BULLETIN June 2004

June 2004 NCBVA BULLETIN 3

National Concrete Burial Vault Association, Inc.900 Fox Valley Drive, Suite 204Longwood, Florida 32779-2552

http://www.ncbva.org(800) 538-1423 Fax: (407) 774-6751

PresidentJ.C. Clifton

Quality Burial Vault Co.Houston, TX

President-Elect Graham MacLeod

Detroit Wilbert Vault Co.Detroit, MI

Secretary/TreasurerDarren Baxter

Baxter Burial Vault ServiceCincinnati, OH

Immediate Past PresidentDan Hicks

Hicks IndustriesMiami, FL

DirectorsMartin Begun

Eagle Burial Vault AssociationDetroit, MI

Warren ChandlerMaster Grave Service, Inc.

Bogart, GA

Michael CrummittCrummitt and Son Vault Co.

Martins Ferry, OH

Linda Darby SempsrottTrigard Vaults / Greenwood Plastics

Danville, IL

Stephen HatfieldHicks Industries, Inc.

Mulberry, FL

Hubert McQuestionLakeshore Burial Vault Co.

Brookfield, WI

Todd SwihartSaginaw Wilbert Vault Corp.

Saginaw, MI

Steve VincentJ.P. Vincent & Son, Inc.

Galena, IL

Scott WattsWatts Vault & Monument Co.

Des Moines, IA

Curt ZamecWilbert Funeral Services, Inc.

Forest Park, IL

Executive DirectorThomas A. Monahan, CAE

Certified Association ManagementCompany

Longwood, FL

Legal CounselJ. Scott Calkins, Esq

Babylon Vault Company, long-standingmember of NCBVA, recently had an unusual opportunity to participate in a bit of history.

Three volunteers offered their servicesand one of Graham Babylon’s crane trucksto help guide a statue of RobertStrawbridge, the founder of Methodism inthe United States, to its final resting place.

Babylon workers Bill Miller, RandyMyers and Steve Koontz all volunteered tolend a hand in putting the statue on itspedestal near New Windsor, MD. They firstwrapped straps around the statue so that itcould be hooked onto a crane truck. Koontz

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operated the crane that guided the statueonto the pin protruding from the pedestal.

“That pin is enough to hold it in placefor good,” said Koontz according to a reportfrom the Baltimore Sun. “It is like a monument on a gravestone.”

Graham Babylon, owner of the NewWindsor-based Babylon Vault Co. is a veteran member of NCBVA.

Alongside the Babylon workers, threemen from the Strawbridge ShrineAssociation, while dressed in 1760-periodstyle clothing assisted in positioning the statue.

Once in place, a prayer was given in thestyle of Strawbridge expressing gratitude to all for their help in erecting the statue.

Plans for the statue first began in 1914,however, a lack of money delayed its production. The 1.5-ton granite statuestands eight feet tall and depicts the preacher with a Bible in his left hand, righthand raised over his head and his mouth open in preaching.

The Strawbridge Shrine, whichincludes the statue, a log meeting housemonument with cross and the RobertStrawbridge house, will be open for tours.

The NCBVA Marketing Committeehas been encouraging all concrete vaultmanufacturing companies to participate incommunity events such as this as a way ofindirectly creating a public awareness ofconcrete burial vault companies. It’s good marketing.

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In the Pacific Northwest where cremationsoutnumber traditional burials, funeral homedirectors are getting an increasing numberof requests from family members to witnessthe cremation procedure. More and more,they are asking to watch the container thatholds the body disappear into the retort andeven to press the incinerator’s start button.

A new funeral home near Portland, ORhas a specially designed viewing roomoverlooking the crematory. And so manyfamilies at a Seattle funeral home request to view the procedure that it now chargesfor the service.

Industry officials attribute the rise inrequests to be part of the ritual to a familiarity with Asian customs, as well asthe crematory scandal in Georgia.

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the key to success. Often people offerobjections merely as a means to becomingbetter educated. We can cry and complainabout the fear of losing our market share toother options, but if we don’t try to doanything about, we have no one to blame but ourselves.

This video is consumer oriented. Youcan use it at local seminars, state or countyfairs. Talk to your funeral homes. See if perhaps they would like to use it at anyseminars their pre-need people may be giving. You can offer to attend the seminarto answer any questions they may have.Maybe you are doing something I haven’tmentioned. Be creative––just get the information out there!

The brochures the committee created last year can behanded out as a follow up to theDVD/video. It is always good to have something to give them to take home. It creates food for thought.

NCBVA will be selling these to themembership. Quantity ordered will dependon the price, so please take advantage ofthis opportunity that is being provided foryou––you may find it will reap rewardsdown the road.

For a preview of the video, go to theWeb site, http://www.ncbva.org and clickon “Reasons to Consider a Concrete, LinedBurial Vault.” (You will need a Media player to view the video).


Companies have been collecting information on individuals andusing it for one-to-one marketing since 1993. Now companies areusing the same concept to find out what makes their employeestick, and once the companies know, they use that knowledge todevelop customized, and sometimes amazing, rewards.

Some companies sit down at their review times with theemployee and ask sets of questions about her hobbies and interests,and also her family members’ interests and hobbies. It’s beingcalled one-to-one management, and the gurus are saying that it’s agood idea, since we are requiring the employees themselves to treatthe customer with such care.

The premise of one-to-one management is that the company attempts to respond to the stated desires of the employee, rather thanthe perceived desire of theentire work force. This helps the company design perks that the employees truly want. This can, in fact, save the company money because it can stop providingthe benefits that are not wanted by the employee and only pay for the ones that the employee really wants.This kind of one-on-one management doesn’t have to be just about rewards. Some companies are using it to help them understand their employees more fully so that managers can helpwhen the employee might get out of balance. For instance, if a company has an employee who loses confidence in the level of parenting they provide when work is stressful, the company mightrespond by giving the employee a day off with passes to a family oriented activity, such as a zoo or theme park.–adapted from www.inc.com

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Chinese exporters are now serving American consumers from cradleto grave, posing a threat to U.S. casket makers with low-priced caskets.

While they still represent a small portion of the U.S. market,these lower-priced units are viewed as a serious threat by the do-mestic industry, according to an article by Reuters. China-made steel caskets, priced 30 to 50 percent below a similar quality U.S.-made product, have been trickling in since 2001 via a South Caro-lina-based automotive repair parts importer.

The Casket and Funeral Supply Association estimates Chineseimports at 2 to 3 percent of the 1.85 million caskets sold in 2003, and says that share could increase this year.

But there are some hitches. Importing from a factory thousandsof miles away means funeral homes would have to buy in bulk andinvest in warehouses while U.S. casket makers can guarantee next-day delivery. It also means more standard coffins instead of cust-om-built ones many funeral homes now offer. “They can certainlyimitate our caskets, but they cannot innovate,” Joe Weigel, a spokes-man for Indiana-based Batesville Casket Co., said in the article.

The U.S. market for caskets has been declining in recent years aspeople live longer. Sales are also down because of the rising popularity of cremation. Along with rising lumber and steel prices,U.S. casket makers can ill-afford a fresh wave of competition.

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By J. Scott Calkins, Esq. NCBVA Counsel

There are a number of hot-button issuescurrently facing the death care industry thathave been widely reported on by the media,especially the death industry trade press. Itis important for NCBVA members to keepup with these issues. What are the current“hot-button” issues? They include the following:� Consumer protection;� The Michigan funeral directors andcemeteries fighting over the right ofcemeteries to own and run funeral homes;� The reintroduction of a proposed federal law by Florida RepresentativeMark Foley, to regulate the death careindustry;� The U.S. Tax Court’s determinationthat payments received by aMassachusetts funeral director under itspre-need funeral contracts were includable in gross income when it provided the merchandise and services;� Florida’s new law that creates a newDivision of Funeral, Cemetery andConsumer Services under a single department, virtually consolidating theoversight of cemetery, funeral, crematory,pre-need and monument regulation underone board expanded and dedicated to thedeath care business alone.

There are a couple of additional issuesworth mentioning.

The Transportation Security Ad-ministration recently updated its guidelinesfor airline passengers attempting to carrycremated remains on board. TSA says you

To those many members who signed a rather large (22" x 16")and most appreciated “Get Well” message for me at the annualmeeting in Las Vegas, I want to personally and sincerely thankeach of you. From what I was told subsequent to the meeting, Imissed a great conference where everyone had a great time.

What a pleasant and emotional feeling I experienced whenI took the “card” out of the long mailing tube and unrolled it.

My wife, Rosemarie, noticed my personal feelings regarding the card and surprisedme by framing it and hanging it on the wall next to my desk in our Florida condo.During my recovery, I will do my best to keep the Officers, Board members and management apprised of my recovery and be available for consultation and Bulletin articles.

To those responsible for creating the card and to those signing it, again please accept my sincerest thanks. Having had the opportunity and pleasure of providinglegal counseling to the industry and most especially to scores of members for some 50 years, I want to echo Tony Bennett’s famous lyrics re San Francisco by saying, “My heart belongs to NCBVA.” –– Scott Calkins, Esq.

are allowed to carry on a crematory container but it must pass through the x-ray machine. If the container is made of amaterial that prevents the screener fromclearly being able to see what is inside, thecontainer will not be allowed through thesecurity checkpoint (see additional article on page 14).

IRS revises convention deductionsWith the NCBVA 2005 Annual Conventionslated for February 21-24 in Hawaii, thefollowing announcement from the IRSmakes it clear that members will be able todeduct appropriate expenses for attendingthe annual meeting. In the past, the IRS took a firm position ondeducting expenses related to conventions.According to Sec. 274(h) of the internal

revenue code, only conventions in the“North American area” are eligible fordeductible expenses. Previously, this meantonly areas in the United States, but the IRSrecently expanded North American arealocations to include all 50 states and theDistrict of Columbia, US possessions andterritories, Canada, Mexico and beneficiarycountries and countries defined in theCaribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983.

Any NCBVA members who are involvedin litigation or state matters that may be ofinterest to other members throughout theU.S. can send such information to ourExecutive Director, Tom Monahan. He andI can determine if printing such informationwill assist the membership and keep everyone informed.

Keep Monitoring These Industry Hot Issues

Counsel Calkins on the Mend

An alternative to cremation, in which thedead are reduced to powder by freeze-drying, is to be available in Britain within two years.

The ecologically friendly method,which has been invented in Sweden,involves bodies being frozen very quicklythen dipped in liquid nitrogen to cool them to minus 196C.

A simple vibration is then used to shatter the extremely brittle body into powder. This is then placed first in a vacuum chamber, which removes the water,

then in a metal separator, which removes toxic metal fillings and surgical parts.

The dry, odorless organic remains canthen be placed in a small degradable boxmade of corn starch and buried in a shallowgrave. Unlike cremation, the process gives off no damaging fumes.The inventors of the technique hope that itwill help solve the problems of Britain’sovercrowded graveyards and pollution from crematoria.

Some 600,000 people die in Britainevery year and cemeteries and graveyards

have reached bursting point. In 10 to 15years many will have to close to new burials, unless graves are reused or turned into “double-decker” sites.Cremation - the choice of 70 per cent ofBritons - creates pollution. The incinerationof bodies with mercury-based tooth fillingshas been blamed for creating mercury poisoning, which can attack the nervous system and cause brain damage.Source: Telegraph Group Limited 2004

Freeze-Drying Being Studied in Britain as Alternative to Cremation


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Even the deceased must now deal with the continuously increasing airline security precautions in effect post 9/11.

The Transportation Security Administration has issued a rulingthat requires airline passengers who plan to carry aboard the cremated remains of loved ones to purchase urns made out of x-rayfriendly materials such as wood, plastic or non-lead lined ceramic.

Any urn or container that will not allow a clear x-ray view ofthe contents must be shipped via a private shipping company. TheTSA will not, out of respect for the deceased, open the urn under any circumstance, even if the passenger requests it.

Mary Hickey andBob Wheeler, ownersof Renaissance UrnCo., learned of theneed for x-ray-friendly urns fromtheir numerous visitsto funeral homesalong the Californiacoastline as they werelaunching their business. As morepeople retire fartheraway from their longtime homes,

their cremated remains need to be transported back home with family members.

The couple started selling their x-ray transparent fabric urn covers locally by the end of 2002. The ruling from the TSA hit the cremation industry at around the same time that Renaissanceexpanded their inventory with handmade paper-box urn covers,which are also x-ray transparent. Renaissance saw their revenuerise dramatically from $100,000 in its first full year of business to predicted revenue of $300,000 to $400,000 this year.

The sale of Renaissance’s silk-covered urns has increased from250 a month to 330 per week. Renaissance’s more inexpensive urns made out of heavy, handmade paper, which are also safe for travel, are selling around 4,000 a month.

According to the TSA Web site, while they cannot state for certain what crematory containers will successfully pass through an x-ray machine, they highly recommend temporary or permanentcontainers made of lighter weight materials. The TSA will continueto work with funeral home associations to provide additional guidance in the future.

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“America Celebrates the Greatest Generation” is a 100-daytribute to the heroism of theWorld War II generation. FromMemorial Day through LaborDay, more than 140 WWII-themed exhibitions, perfor-mances, walking tours, restau-rant experiences and hotel pack-ages pay tribute to the men andwomen who served in WorldWar II and on the home front.Music, art, dance, theatre, film and literature will all play a part inthe summer-long salute. America Celebrates the Greatest Generationexpands the tribute beyond the official events and invites visitorsfrom around the world to come to the nation’s capital during thesummer to visit the new memorial and take advantage of themedprogramming. Each of the 140 WWII-themed events is listed bydate as well as by category on the Web site, www.washington.org/americacelebrates.

The dedication of the World War II Memorial was the culmina-tion of an 11-year effort that started when the memorial was autho-rized by Congress on May 26, 1993 to honor the 16 million peoplewho served in the armed forces of the U.S. during WWII, the morethan 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the wareffort on the home front. Construction began September 4, 2001.

The memorial was built with donations and pledges. In 2000,the National Funeral Directors Association launched a campaignwhich raised nearly $3 million for the project, the second-highestnon-corporate donor and fifth among the top 10 contributors to the entire campaign.

The Memorial features two 43-foot arches, flanking the sides ofthe oval memorial plaza. The arches house laurel wreaths com-memorating the victory of the WWII generation. Fifty-six granitepillars celebrate the unity of the nation during WWII. Waterfallsthat appear to flow from the reflecting pool flank a central ceremo-nial area. Inscriptions within this area honor those who gave their lives. For more information see www.wwiimemorial.com.

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Cooper Wilbert Vault Co.Middletown, DE

Cordeiro Vault Co., Inc.Vallejo, CA

Costello VaultsSmith Falls, Ontario, Canada

Creter Vault Corp.Flemington, NJ

Crummitt & Son Vault Corp.Martins Ferry, OH

D.G. Robertson, Inc.Williston, VT

Dardanelle Vault & Monument Dardanelle, AR

Delaware Valley Vault Co.,Philadelphia, PA

DePue Wilbert VaultSavannah, GA

Deihl Vault & Precast Co.Orangeville, PA

Detroit Wilbert Vault Corp.Detroit, MI

Doody Burial Vaults, Inc.Winchendon, MA

Doric Concrete Vaults Inc.Garden City, KS

Doric Concrete Vaults, Inc.Great Bend, KS

Doric Concrete Vaults Inc.Osage City, KS

Doric Huntingburg Vault Co.Huntingburg, IN

Doric of Kansas VaultIola, KS

Doric of Nashville, Inc.Nashville, TN

Doric of Northeast ArkansasJonesboro, AR

Doric of South TexasElsa, TX

Doric Concrete VaultsLimon, CO

Doric Concrete Vaults, Inc.Newton, KS

Doric Manufacturing Co.Boaz, AL

Doric Mississippi, Inc.Vicksburg, MS

Doric-South, Inc.Demopolis, AL

Doric Vault of Eastern NY, Inc.Hudson, NY

Doric Vault of Western NY, Inc.Depew, NY

Doric Vault Co.Griffin, GA

Dura VaultNorth Bend, OH

Eagle Burial Vault Co. of LARuston, LA

Eagle Burial VaultsPerry, GA

Esterly Burial Vault Co.West Reading, PA

Evans Eagle Vaults, Inc.Leola, PA

Everlasting Vault Co.Randallstown, MD

Florida Wilbert, Inc.Jacksonville, FL

Forsyth Bros.Fithian, IL

Forsyth Bros. Concrete Prod.Terre Haute, IN

Gettysburg Burial Vault Co.Gettysburg, PA

Grable Vault Co.Logansport, IN

Graffius Burial Vault Co.Sinking Springs, PA

Granite State DoricNewport, NH

Gray Bros., Inc.Kansas City, KS

Hairfield Vault Co.Hickory, NC

Hardy Doric, Inc.Chelmsford, MA

Harn Vault ServiceMassillon, OH

Harris PrecastLaporte, IN

Heilman – Wirtz, Inc.Cedar Hill, TX

Hicks Industries, Inc.Miami, FL

Hicks Industries, Inc.Mulberry, FL

Hydraulic Dolly, Inc.Altoona, PA

J.P. Vincent & Son, Inc.Galena, IL

Jacson, Inc.Henderson, TX

Jefferson Concrete Corp.Watertown, NY

Josten Wilbert Vault Co.Sioux Falls, SD

Lakeshore Burial Vault Co.Brookfield, WI

Lavaca Vault Co.Lavaca, AK

Louisell-Davis Vault ServiceChattanooga, TN

Ludlow Burial Vault Co.Ludlow, MA

Lycoming Burial Vault Co. Inc.Montoursville, PA

Marion Vault WorksMarion, IN

Markham Burial Vault ServicesRichmond, VA

Markham-Carter Vault ServiceSmithfield, VA

Master Grave ServiceAthens, GA

Memphis Burial Vault Co.Memphis, TN

Mercer Vault CompanyFredericksburg, VA

Milan Burial Vault, Inc.Milan, MI

Minnick Services Corp.Fort Wayne, IN

Moore Wilbert Vault Co.Evans, GA

Murray Vault Co.Austin, AR

Neher Burial Vault Co.Springfield, OH

Nor-Don Vault Co. Inc.Strafford, MO

North Central Mich. Vault Srvc.Cadillac, MI

Norwalk Vault Co.Johnstown, PA

Odon Vault Company, Inc.Odon, IN

Omaha Wilbert Vault, Inc.Omaha, NE

Ostwalt Vault Co.Concord, NC

Palm Vault Co.Ada, OK

Panhandle VaultsWellington, TX

Pennyslvania Concrete Vault Co.Greensburg, PA

Perfection VaultWoodson, IL

Phenix VaultPhenix City, AL

Pioneer Vault, Inc.Doylestown, PA

Poplar Bluff Doric Vaults, Inc.Poplar Bluff, MO

Precast Concrete Products, Inc.Blissfield, MI

Precision Precast Inc.Pittsfield, MA

Quality Burial Vault Co.Houston, TX

Rex Vault ServiceNewton, IL

Rocky Mountain Monument/VaultSandy, UT

Saginaw Wilbert Vault Corp.Saginaw, MI

Sam Green Vault Co.Lynchburg, VA

Saline Vault Co.Sweet Springs, MO

NCBVA proudly recognizes the following companieswhich have a current standing in the

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Santeiu Vaults Inc.Livonia, MI

Shenandoah Valley Vaults, Inc.Dayton, VA

Shore Vault & Precast Co.Exmore, VA

Simerly Concrete Products, Inc.Bristol, TN

Simerly Vaults, Inc.Knoxville, TN

Southern Ohio Vault Co.Portsmouth, OH

Southern Vault ServiceBlakely, GA

Spoerr Precast ConcreteSandusky, OH

Sunnycrest, Inc.Auburn, NY

Suhor IndustriesCedar Hill, TX

Superior Burial Vaults, Inc.Salt Lake City, UT

Superior Vault Co.Bryantown, MD

Superior Vault Co. Charlestown, IN

Superior Vault Company LTDMississauga, Ontario, Canada

Swan’s Concrete ProductsWestbrook, ME

Tennessee Vault & Grave, Inc.Dechard, TN

Tucker Vault Co.Farmington, MO

Turner Vault CompanyToledo, OH

Vanden Boomen Burial Vaults Inc.Appleton, WI

Vanden Boomen Burial Vaults Inc.Wausau, WI

Vault ServiceGriffin, GA

Vincent and SonsGalena, IL

Washington Wilbert Vault Works Inc.Laurel, MD

Warga Concrete Products Inc.Fort Wayne, IN

Watts Vault & Monument Co.Montezuma, IA

Wayne Burial Vault Co., Inc.Indianapolis, IN

Welte Vault Co.Danbury, IA

West Plains Vault & Mfg. Co.Pomona, MO

Whitman Vault Co.Whitman, MA

Wicomico Vault Co., Inc.Salisbury, MD

Wieser PrecastStewartville, MN

Wilbert Burial Vault Co.Atlanta, GA

Wilbert Burial Vault (The James Co.)Waycross, GA

Williams Vault CompanyEmporia, VA

Willmar Precast Co.Willmar, MN

Zeiser Wilbert Vault Co.Elmira, NY

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Industry News and NotesDoric NamesNew Marketing DirectorBruce Lindley has been named Director ofMarketing for Doric Products, Inc., wherehe will oversee all aspects of Doric’s marketing program. Lindley has spent alifetime in the funeral business, havinggrown up in the family funeral home,Lindley Funeral Homes Inc. in Chillicothe,Missouri. He has been a licensed funeraldirector and embalmer since 1978. In addition to working in his family business,Bruce has managed a firm for the formerLoewen Group and has sales and marketingexperience in the staffing and home electronics manufacturing industries. Hebegan his duties at Doric Products in May.

Trigard SponsorsNFDA BroadcastTrigard Vaults has teamed up with theNational Funeral Directors Association tosponsor NFDA’s first broadcast televisionprogram in conjunction with the association’s 2004 NFDA Convention & Expo, Oct. 17-20 in Nashville, TN.

The NFDA Eye on Convention broadcastwill highlight events, seminars andexhibitors at the Convention & Expo. Theprogram will also feature current topics ofimportance to funeral service professionals.Attendees will be able to tune in 24/7 toNFDA Eye on Convention on closed-circuittelevision in their hotel rooms at theGaylord Opryland Resort & ConventionCenter. The show will also be broadcast ontelevision monitors positioned throughoutthe convention and exhibit hall.

Two InductedInto Wilbert Bronze CircleWilbert Inc. has inducted two new membersinto the Wilbert Bronze Circle for Lifetimeachievement in promoting Wilbert’s products and services and contributing tothe funeral industry’s memorializationefforts. This year’s inductees are Steven M.Bush of St. Louis Wilbert Vault, St. Louis,MO; Quincy Wilbert Vault Co., Quincy, IL;and New BadenWilbert Vault, New Baden,IL; and Martin Stuart, Century WilbertVaults, Scarborough, Ontario. They werenamed along with leading sales winners at the National Sales Seminar.

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