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The Dawn of a New Day: NFDMA holds
90
th
Annual Convention
100 BWFS celebrates 21 Years at the
NFDMA Convention
NFDMA, Inc. acknowledges the great contributions of
our thought-provoking educational presenters:
Wilbert
Funeral Service
,
Shun Newbern
(presented by Epsilon
Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity),
Carole Jones Banks
,
E.
Scott Jackson
,
Christopher Chestnut
(sponsored by
the Chestnut Firm),
Dr. Bertice Berry
along with
Er-
nest Congo
and
Roland J. Coston-Criswell
(sponsored
by
Matthews International
Funeral Home Products),
Menai Edwards
,
Kevin Kelley, Esq
. and
Nuru With-
erspoon, Esq
. (presented by Kelley|Witherspoon At-
torneys),
Troy J. Turner
(sponsored by
Batesville Cas-
ket Company
),
Lacy Robinson
(sponsored by
Aurora
Casket Company
),
Fay Fleming
,
Captain Brad White
,
Robert C. Moore, IV
, CFSP,
Ashley Montroy
,
Charles
Allen
,
Gail Rubin
and
Matthew Smith
.
The 2014 Robert H. Miller Professional of the Year
Award was presented to
Chester Cary, II
, CFSP on Tues-
day, August 5. Mr. Cary, of
Lott’s Mortuary
in Dallas, is
a life member of the National Funeral Directors & Mor-
ticians Association, Inc. and State Secretary for the
Inde-
pendent Funeral Directors Association of Texas, Inc
. The cele-
bratory evening was commemorated by 800 members and
friends of the association with entertainment by national
recording artists, Vickie Winans and Kellee Johnson.
An over the top exposition hall was presented on Tues-
day, August 5 andWednesday, August 6. The expo opened
with the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony and greet-
ings from the NFDMA Executive Committee. Attendees
enjoyed a two-day showcase of our industry’s best prod-
ucts and services. Special thanks to the many exhibitors
and sponsors, especially the 23 new exhibitors. The sen-
timent was that the expo was second to none and a com-
plete success. Exhibitors raved about the excitement and
attendance in the exhibit hall. The vendors said that the
NFDMA show was the best because the people acknowl-
If you don’t have a copy of
The Death Care Industry:
African American Cemeter-
ies and Funeral Homes,
your
library is not complete.
Copies of the book have
been donated to mortuary
school libraries around the
nation by the 100BWFS,
Inc.
The 100BWFS partnered
with the
Academy of Pro-
fessional Funeral Service
Practice
to recognize its
members and colleagues
attending NFDMA for
their hard work and com-
mitment to lifelong learn-
ing in the profession. The
academy has set a stan-
dard of excellence and the
100BWFS recognizes the
time and work it takes to
attain a CFSP designation.
Working with the sales ex-
ecutives of Batesville they
acknowledged the Acade-
my President
Bill Joyner
,
CFSP, representative
Da-
vid Akins
, CFSP and all
the CFSP Members who
were in attendance and re-
ceived their Award of Ex-
cellence Recognition. The
100BWFS wish to also
congratulate the Acade-
my’s new board members
including their very own
member
Cheryl Ander-
noon in the Hilton Ana-
tole Convention Hall
you missed a treat. There
were pink scarves, pink
ties, pink pins, pink vi-
sors, pink “ChrisBiggins-
Strong” bracelets, pink rib-
bon shaped cake and pink
ribbon cookies and lots of
edged, stopped by, greeted
and thanked us.
The 78th Annual Nation-
al Convention and Expo-
sition will be held in St.
Louis, MO at the Renais-
sance St. Louis Grand &
America’s Center, August
1-6, 2015. The associa-
tion will convene with this
thought in mind, “Striving
for Excellence with A New
Beginning!”
pink goodies available. A
touching Alivestream.com
of cancer stories warmed
your soul. The ladies start-
ed in the History Museum
booth and then moved to
Batesville booth where ev-
eryone was “Pinked Out”
all in the name of can-
cer awareness. The ladies
floated through the exhib-
it hall passing out good-
ies for a well-loved cause
because cancer affects ev-
eryone. Batesville’s
Lloyd
Flederman
was a perfect
host for this favorite con-
vention hall event. Follow-
ing the party, the African
American History Mu-
seum was the site of Live
with Golden Gate “Ask
the Undertaker Show.”
The celebrity heroes of fu-
neral service from Golden
Gate Funeral Home:
John
Jr
.,
Carolyn
(who is also
a Texas Woman Honor-
ee of 100BWFS),
Kevin
,
Michael
and the
Righ-
teous Rev
were on hand
to talk about Restorative
Art. It was a fantastic ses-
sion. At the conclusion of
the show, The Porter Law
Firm of Florida raffled off
a classic 1962 Hearse Rep-
lica, which held its own
casket and set of church
trucks. The prize ended
up in the hands of
Mary
Frances White
of North
Carolina thanks to her
granddaughter.
Thank you to
NiCol
Echols
, member of the
100BWFS and Executive at
the
Kelley|Witherspoon
Attorneys
who served as
the 2014 Dallas Event Co-
ordinator. She made ev-
erything happen and she
produced a fabulous Texas
Funeral Home and Histo-
ry Booklet that was given
out to all who attended the
VIP Bus Tour.