April 2017

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Page A2 APRI L 2017 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A
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Calendar of Events ......................................................................................
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Deaths ........................................................................................................
Educational News.......................................................................................
Suppliers News.............................................................................................
COLUMNS:
A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.........
Designing Woman by MaryAnne Scheuble ................................................
Embalming by Matt Black ...........................................................................
HearseHub by Mike Jamar ..........................................................................
Keys to Service by Todd Van Beck .............................................................
Legal Speak by Atty Harvey I Lapin............................................................
Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean .........................................................................
Mark My Words by Mark Pennington..........................................................
Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman.......................
Museum Corner..........................................................................................
Observations by Steven Palmer .................................................................
OSHA Compliance by Gary Finch ..............................................................
Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks.........................
Random Musings by Nancy Weil..................................................................
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HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN?
The photographs below have been provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Please help locate these children by posting in your lobby, office, on your bulletin board, etc.
MEYLIN MENDEZ ERAZO
Circumstances: Both photos shown are
of Meylin. She was last seen on April 10,
2016. Meylin may still be in the local
area or she may travel to New York City,
New York.
Missing Since: 4/10/2016
Missing From: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Birth: 2/17/2002
Age Now: 15 Yrs
Sex: Female
Race: White/Hispanic
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 130 lbs
TIFFANY GILFILLEN
Circumstances: Tiffany was last
seen on May 10, 2016. She may
go by the name Tia.
Missing Since: 5/10/2016
Missing From: Lakewood, WA
Date of Birth: 4/20/1999
Age Now: 17 Yrs
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’2”
Weight: 161 lbs
KIANNA GALVIN
Circumstances: Both photos shown are
of Kianna. She may still be in the local
area. Kianna is Biracial. She is Black and
White. Kianna’s nose and navel are pierced.
She has a tattoo of a heart and cross on her
left wrist.
Missing Since: 5/6/2016
Missing From: South Elgin, IL
Date of Birth: 7/16/1998
Age Now: 18 Yrs
Sex: Female
Race: Biracial
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 145 lbs
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FEATURING
HERE
Correction
On page 4A of the March 2017 issue, the headline of the article “Pittsburgh’s His-
toric Cemeteries Name New Vice President” contained an error. Daniel J. Olesin-
ski has been appointed vice president of operations for Allegheny Cemetery, The
Homewood Cemetery, Smithfield East End Cemetery and The Rapp Funeral
Home, all of Pittsburgh, PA.
Keith
Walker
to be
Recognized for Community Service
Keith Walker
WASHINGTON,DC—The National Council
for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice
of America’s community mental health and
addictions treatment organizations. To-
gether with 2,800 member organizations,
it serves more than 10 million adults and
children living with men-
tal illnesses and addic-
tions. The organization is
committed to ensuring all
Americans have access to
comprehensive, high-qual-
ity care that affords every
opportunity for recovery
and full participation in
community life. The orga-
nization has announced its
2017 Awards of Excellence
Honorees – who will be cel-
ebrated at a ceremony dur-
ing this month’s National
conference being held in
Seattle, WA.
Keith Walker, third generation funer-
al director at Walker Funeral Homes, is
one of two 2017 honorees for Excellence
in Addiction Treatment. With 4 locations
in the Toledo, OH area, the Walker fam-
ily prides itself on being a part of the com-
munity, encouraging the staff to contrib-
ute their time and energy to local civic
groups and charities.
Walker was nominated by the Zepf
Center and is being honored for his inno-
vative partnership with the local media,
government and mental health agencies
to call attention to the opioid epidemic
in Northwest Ohio. The partnership has
developed radio, television, billboard and
print advertising which began in 2015
will continue for 2017. Mr. Walker also
worked with Thrive Media to produce
a comprehensive website
Additionally, in 2017
Walker plans on working
with junior high school
students to develop mes-
saging to reach out to oth-
er students and the pub-
lic. Jennifer Moses, CEO
of the Zepf Center states,
“Mr. Walker feels that his
funeral homes have a re-
sponsibility to assist with
education and a visual,
top-of-mind message to
the community that there
are agencies in the community who want
to help them – all it takes is a phone call
or a visit to .”
The National Council advocates for poli-
cies that ensure people who have mental
health and substance use problems can
access comprehensive healthcare servic-
es. They offer state-of-the-science edu-
cation and practice improvement con-
sulting and resources to ensure mental
health and addiction services are ef-
ficient and effective. Learn more at