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Family Owned Funeral Home - My experience. |
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Friday, 26 September 2008 |
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My personal experience dealing with death/dying. Started when I was 12 years old. While, spending my summers in West Helena Ark. My first summer job as a teen was working for my families funeral home. Calhoun and Sons Funeral Home. My aunt and Uncle have been running their family owned and operated funeral home for over 35 years. I remember watching my uncle deal with grieving families with such compassion. Even as a kid working in a funeral home my family made sure I understood the importance of empathy and sympathy. And to never take advantage of a grieving heart. I can also recall the endless numbers of families who had failed to properly prepare financially for the death of a love one. Because they families had no money and no burial insurance. My uncle would often times perform funerals for free. Recently, my father in-law passed away from cancer. He had no insurance and no pre-planned arrangements.The stress and turmoil the family went through to give him a good burial took a toll on us and caused animosity and strife within the family. My experiences have taught me to empathize with people, sympathize with people, never take advantage of peoples misfortune, be grateful for ever day. And have a burial plan in place.
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