January 2022

Page A30 JANUARY 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Phone: 877-770-TIES (8437) Fax: 276-466-3474 E-mail: customerservice@tiesforyou.com www.tiesforyou.com STYLISH MATCHING TIES FOR PROFESSIONALS Any Size Group or Organization Free Supplies. FREE Operator Training Video. Settlements can now be used to purchase cremation supplies from our affiliate company, New England Cremation Supply. Customer Loyalty Rewards Program Family Owned and Operated since 1995 Cremation Metal Recycling 800-664-8365 cremation metal recycling - responsible recycling charitable foundation cmr@metrocast.net www.cremationmetalrecycling.com Memoires des choix des Jacque (Memories of Jack’s Recipes) Original Recipes from Dottie and Jack Frediani Shared by Kate Frediani-Gorman Cremation Products Inc. 800-837-0701 www.CremationProductsInc.com Eat Dessert First! This is the best chocolate cake ever, and just in time for Valentine’s Day! TEXAS STYLE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE Cake: ½ cup buttermilk 1 tsp baking soda 2 cups flour 2 cups granulated sugar 4 ounces German’s sweet chocolate 3 Tbsp cocoa 1½ cups (3 sticks) butter 1 cup water 2 eggs Preheat oven to 400º. Combine buttermilk and baking soda and set aside. Sift together flour and granulated sugar. In a saucepan, melt together chocolate, cocoa, butter and water; bring to a boil. Remove fromheat and add eggs, then the flour and sugar mixture, and lastly the buttermilk and soda mixture. Let batter stand for 5 minutes while you grease and flour an oblong cake pan. Bake at 400º for 20 minutes. Topping: ½ cup (1 stick) butter 3 Tbs milk 2 ounces German’s sweet chocolate 2 tsp cocoa 1 pound powdered sugar While cake is baking, in the same saucepan, melt together butter, milk, chocolate and cocoa. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and beat until creamy. Pour over the hot cake and enjoy! Good Eating! SHRIMP AND BLACK BEAN SALAD 1 pound shrimp, cooked and shelled 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained ½ cup celery, thinly sliced 1 small green pepper, cut in strips 2/3 cup mild picante sauce 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro 2 Tbsp oil 2 Tbsp honey 1 tsp lime peel, 2 tsp juice Lettuce leaves Cherry tomato halves Combine shrimp, beans, green pepper, celery and onion in large bowl. Combine remaining ingredients except tomatoes and lettuce; mix well. Pour over shrimp mixture; toss lightly to coat. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours, tossing now and then. Spoon onto lettuce-lined plates; garnish with tomatoes. Serve with additional picante sauce. NEWS Association distinguished members of the profession to our Board of Trustees, and we are eager to have their support in ad- vancing our many initiatives.” Robert “Bob” Boetticher Sr is a funeral director with over 55 years of experience in crafting amazing high-pro- file memorial services. He has planned and implemented services for Past United States Presidents, senators and other notable public figures. Boetticher currently serves as president and CEO of LHT Consulting Group, LLC, and as assistant vice president to the founder and chair- man emeritus at Service Corporation International. On Sunday, November 7th, the ICCFA Educational Foundation bestowed the 2020 Lasting Impact Award upon Boetticher in recognition of his 56 years of diverse and unparalleled educational leadership that has signifi- cantly contributed to furthering the professional develop- ment of the funeral, cemetery, and cremation profession. The reception that honored Boetticher was held in con- junction with the 27th Annual National Museum of Fu- New Members Elected to the ICCFA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees Jim Price with Robert Boetticher and his wife, Jarka Boetticher (L to R) ICCFA Executive Director Nadira Baddeliyanage; Jim Price; Robert Boetticher Sr.; ICCFA President Gary Freytag, CCFE STERLING,VA— The Board of Trustees for the Inter- national Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Associa- tion’s (ICCFA) Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE, and Robert Boetticher Sr at their Board of Trustees meeting on September 9, 2021. “Both Boetticher and Kidwiler have proven track re- cords in promoting the importance of continuing edu- cation for the deathcare profession,” said ICCFA Edu- cational Foundation president Jim Price. “The ICCFA Educational Foundation is honored to added two such neral History Charity Golf Classic at the National Mu- seum of Funeral History in Houston, TX. Due to the pandemic and the cancelling of the 2021 ICCFA Annu- al Convention, the Educational Foundation postponed presenting the award until they were able to gather and honor Boetticher in person. Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE, is the current chancellor of the ICCFA University and an ICCFA past president. In his role as chancellor, he has focused on expanding and refining the education that students receive each year at ICCFA University. He has been an active member of the ICCFA for more than 20 years. Kidwiler has worked in many facets of the deathcare profession and currently serves as president of Blackstone Memorial. The ICCFA Educational Foundation, founded in 2005, seeks to make education accessible to the future leaders of the deathcare profession. It does this by awarding schol- arships to the educational programs of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, as well as ad- vancing initiatives designed to promote the profession and support the individuals who answer the call of service. Founded in 1887, the International Cemetery, Crema- tion and Funeral Association is the only international trade association representing all segments of the ceme- tery, cremation, funeral and memorialization profession. The association is comprised of more than 10,000 mem- bers in the cemetery, funeral home and crematory indus- tries, as well as supplier and related businesses worldwide. We Welcome News of the Industry! info@NomisPublications.com FAx 1-800-321-9040 PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 CALL 1-800-321-7479 Send us informat ion on your School , F i rm, or Assoc i at ion today ! FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Scan QR for our website 1-888-792-9315 • mymortuarycooler.com Mortuary Coolers starting at $4,499