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March - April 2004
Table of Contents

Features
12 ICFA Responds to CBS News CBS 'news' offered consumers little useful information, by Robert M. Fells, Esq.
16 Management/Personnel Who must be paid overtime? by Michael S. Pepperman, Esq., and Jacob M. Sitman, Esq., first of two parts
18 Full Price: Developing a fair financial model, by Kevin Bean
26 Succession Planning Who will follow you? by Ron Walchack
28 Preneed Trusts How to develop an attractive preneed trust agreement by William Stalter
34 Planning and Design Cemetery architecture and planning for profit and identity, by William R. Toson
43 Exhibitor Profiles Learn about some of the more than 130 exhibitors who will be at this year's sold-out ICFA Exposition in Nashville, March 10-13
57 Locating Graves A non-invasive approach to locating unmarked graves, by Elizabeth R. Wilson-Agin
59 Now They Know Cemetery's potter's field marked off
61 Locating Graves Burial mapping: Using subsurface imaging, by Scott Smith
76 Books
  • "Letters from a Friend: A Sibling's Guide for Coping and Grief," by Erika R. Barber
  • "What is Cancer Anyway? Explaining Cancer to Children of All Ages," by Karen Carney
  • "The ABC's of Grief: A Handbook for Survivors," by Christine A. Adams
  • "Death and Bereavement Around the World, Volume 2: Death and Bereavement in the Americas," edited by John D. Morgan and Pittu Laungani
  • "Your Living Legacy," by Susan Fielder Mears
78 Novel Research Writer worked with Woodlawn Cemetery crew for a week
80 Serving Families The Rebekah principle, by John Bolton
83 'Dear Abby' Says: Your survivors will thank you for planning your own funeral
Columns
6 President's Letter Passion by Carol Caunter
9 Washington Report by Robert M. Fells, Esq.Courts to funeral service: Don't litigate, legislate
63 Embalmer's Corner Arteriosclerosis, by Todd Van Beck
14 Letter Baby boomers who now embrace the latest fads may in the end find more comfort in tradition
23 From the Grounds Up Tips from Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum's "Smitty & Fife": Tractors and backhoes and mowers, oh my! by Tom Smith and Tom Pfeifer
71 ICFA News ICFA names 'Keeping It Personal' Award winners
65 What the ICFA can do for you
66 Products available from the ICFA, including the first three installments to the ICFA DVD library
68 2004 ICFA University program
70 ICFA Cemetery Operations & Maintenance Conference
70 Fall Management Conference date change
Departments

88 Calendar
86 Classifieds
94 Index to Advertisers
73 Industry Update
84 New Members
85 People
86 Supply Line

Online
ICFA News Page News gets old fast; read it while it's fresh. The ICFA staff collects industry and related news stories from all over the world so that you can find it quickly, in one place. Missed something? It's still there, in the archives.

Association Pipeline Our calendar listings are the most extensive you'll find anywhere. Cemetery, funeral and memorialization meetings all over the world are listed here, with links to state, regional, national and international associations.

Internet Expo Check out the largest online exposition of products for the death care industry. This free virtual tradeshow allows you to search for the cemetery and funeral products and services you need. Links and contact information are included.

Model Guidelines Four of the ICFA Government and Legal Affairs Committee's 28 model guidelines for state laws and regulations are available online, including Prepaid Contracts and Prepaid Contract Trust Funds.

Web Extras ICFM magazine online includes a link to additional and expanded features and information to help you better serve your families.
   
 

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