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While working as a Medical Examiner for LA County he performed autopsies and was the first embalmer in the county. “I would embalm unclaimed bodies and prepare decomposing bodies for long-term storage,” Anthony says. He also worked for the sheriff’s department. “Funeral directors can wear many hats,” he adds. Another hat Anthony wore was that of technician, working for ten years with some very famous doctors, including Dr. Goldman, Dr. Pedro Ortiz-Colom, and Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the famous coroner for Marilyn Monroe. “I would see what they do and learn from them,” says Anthony. Anthony worked for numerous west coast funeral homes as an embalmer, including Harrison & Ross Mortuary and House of Winston Mortuary of south Los Angeles, as well as Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary, the largest memorial park in North America which encompasses 25,000 acres. He operated his own trade embalming service working with many of the local funeral homes. Anthony has been involved with DMORT (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team) for 17 years. Los Angeles County encouraged Anthony’s involvement. “DMORT offers a great opportunity for anyone in the medical field,” he says, adding that many of the team members include doctors, nurses, dentists, medical investigators, and pathologists. As a mortuary specialist his job was to identify bodies that had not been claimed. He would handle fingerprinting and photographing and once the body was identified, the next of kin could be notified. “I have a lot of respect for this work. Members go around the world, travel, and go with the team.” He spoke of makeshift morgues, the devastation of Katrina, how his co-workers were affected by working at the 9/11 site. “I missed it by a phone call,” he says of the New York terrorist disaster. “I was working with so many people with different medical backgrounds. Everyone stepped in to help,” says Anthony. He is part of DMORT 4, which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina and California, Anthony estimates that he has embalmed 25,000 cases since 1987. “I’ve worked with different ethnicities and ministered to them all. Like with most funeral directors, I sense this was a calling. It’s a ministry. It has to be in your heart,” says Anthony. Anthony’s exciting career has now entered the next phase, bringing him from Los Angeles to North Carolina. He wanted to open his own funeral home and began looking at a building that had most recently been a storage facility. He learned through research that the building housed the first black movie theater and during segregation times, the only theater that African Americans could attend. At one time the building was restored and was home to a church. He purchased the building and following renovations, opened the Brown Kannapolis Cremation and Funeral Service, which serves families of different backgrounds. People still approach Anthony about the building’s history. “People come in and say, ‘I remember when this was a movie theater with a popcorn machine up front.’” The community cherishes the building and its history, and they celebrate it. Nearby Carver High School has an alumni association that still visits the building as part of their history. When upgrading the building, Anthony changed the doors, gave it a new paint job, and made some other changes to improve the aging building. But he didn’t change everything. “You can still see the curtains from the old movie theater.” The beautiful building sits on about a quarter acre of land and just needed some TLC, according to Anthony. There’s a chapel that seats 85 people, two bathrooms, two offices, and an apartment upstairs where Anthony lives, which enables him to be available 24/7, 365 days a year. The funeral home serves six of the 100 counties in North Carolina. “Keep serving until you can no longer serve,” he says, adding it’s important to serve with professionalism, dignity, and a kind heart. Continued from Front Page Brown Kannapolis Historic forming 2,000 funerals a year. He handled phone calls, picked up families, and loved helping in the community. In 1983, Anthony graduated from high school and March offered to send him to the local community college, but he declined. Instead, he chose to attend Idaho State University where he continued to be involved in track and cross country. From there, Anthony transferred to California. Upon arriving in California, Anthony worked at the LA County Coroner’s Office and with Pierce Brothers Mortuaries, the largest funeral home in the Columns Aftercare by Linda Findlay. .......................................................................... A8 Bright Ideas for Funeral Directors by Mark Bowser. ........................... A18 Embalming 101 by Wally Hooker................................................................. A16 HearseHub by Mike Jamar.............................................................................. B6 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman...................... A32 Museum Corner. ............................................................................................ A34 Observations by Steven Palmer.................................................................. A12 Powerhouse Marketing With Welton by Welton Hong.............................. A6 Random Musings by Nancy Weil. ................................................................... A4 Rest In Peace Mr President by Todd Van Beck.......................................... A22 Working With Widowers by Fred Colby. ................................................... A20 Monthly Features Classified Ads. .............................................................................................. B13 Shipping Directory........................................................................................ B10 Calendar of Events........................................................................................ B2 Educational News.......................................................................................... A31 Association News. ......................................................................................... A33 Death Notices. ............................................................................................... 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