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The Memorialist:
Border and Design Options for Small Memorials
Author: Burton Fletcher
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We realize that our clients on limited budgets still desire to express their originality, using small bevel and flat markers, as they memorialize their loved ones. Small porcelain photographs and Life History Plaques SM are two options.
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The Memorialist:
Memorializing Infants
Author: Burton Fletcher
179
The loss of a child or infant must be one of the worst tragedies for a family. In my own family, my grandmother, Ethel Mobley Fletcher lost her son, Franklin. I was informed that she blamed my father for his younger brother's death, and he was doubly traumatized by the loss of his baby brother.
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The Memorialist:
Having Your Final Say After Death
Author: Burton Fletcher
178
My brother-in-law, Larry, is a big man and great in every way. He is a wonderful father, husband, and community citizen. I like him a lot. Larry is a Mason, and an active member of the Masonic Lodge's burial team. He takes his duties as a master memorialist seriously, often practicing the ritual that he is frequently called upon to provide.
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The Memorialist:
Creating Positive Sentimental Memories
Author: Burton Fletcher
177
Daily, we are creating memories that will serve to either unite or divide our family that will be stored and invested, to be recalled later with either sadness or happiness.
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The Memorialist:
The Wisdom of St. Francis de Assisi
Author: Burton Fletcher
176
The words of St. Francis of Assisi (1811 or 1812, d. Oct. 3, 1226) the founder of the Franciscan Order, perhaps the most beloved Catholic saint of all, are often quoted. The following wisdom of St. Francis may bring comfort to my readers.
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The Memorialist:
Poems About Death Give Us Comfort As We Work Through Our Grief
Author: Burton Fletcher
175
There are many famous poems about death, a few of my favorites I share below. "I Did Not Die" is a poem that I have often read in cemeteries on grave ledgers. I hope these poems may comfort your family.
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The Memorialist:
During Times Of Family Conflict,
Seek Peace Though Prayer
Author: Burton Fletcher
174
There are times within the best of families where family conflict is likely to occur. The memorialization process, heavily affected by the multiple stages of grief, is one of those occasions. I hope the reminders of the following prayers may serve as guidance toward peace, during times of grief and intense emotion:
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The Memorialist:
Failure To Plan Before Death Results In Relocation Of Husband's Body After Death
Author: Burton Fletcher
173
We received a call from a woman in another state who indicated that she had buried her husband in haste, and in the process, she had great dissatisfaction with the funeral home.
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The Memorialist:
Asian Monument Styles Open Our Eyes To Unique Possibilities in Memorial Design
Author: Burton Fletcher
172
In 1992, I was part of a Sister City delegation to Kashiwa, Japan. Our Japanese hosts were typically wonderful in every respect. If you have not toured Japan, I recommend the experience.
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The Memorialist:
Feng Shui For Memorials
Author: Burton Fletcher
171
Feng Shui is "the Chinese system that studies people's relationship to the environment in which they live, especially their dwelling or workspace, in order to achieve maximum harmony with the spiritual forces believed to influence all places." Source: Encarta Dictionary: English (North America).
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The Memorialist:
McNeel's Burnes' Exedrae
Author: Burton Fletcher
169
Question: I enjoy walking through cemeteries. In old cemeteries, I see the most unusual benches that appear to be memorials. Can you tell me more about these memorials?
Answer: Thanks for writing. You are referring to the exedrae. McNeel displayed this beautiful memorial on page 204 of its classic treatise, "The Greatest Name in Stonecraft."
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The Memorialist:
McNeel's Glenn Sarcophagus Works Exceptionally Well For Large Family Plots
Author: Burton Fletcher
168
The Memorial Doctor is at it again, to show you another sarcophagus. To refresh your recollection, a sarcophagus is a large focal point sized monument that would work well in a large grouping of plots for a family. It may also be used to serve as the main monument with small tablet markers used to mark the graves of particular family members.
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The Memorialist:
Introducing My Great-Nephew, Larry Drake Kinter
Author: Burton Fletcher
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I would like to introduce my great-nephew, Larry Drake Kinter, born September 2, 2005, the first son of my niece, Lillian Jordan Kinter, and her husband, David Kinter; grandson of James "Larry" and Emma Jean Fletcher Jordan, great-grandson of maternal great-grand parents Callie Hunter Fletcher Dowdy and James "Ray" Dowdy.
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The Memorialist:
An Angel Memorial Beautifully Symbolizes Intense Grief
Author: Burton Fletcher
166
The attached photo shows a beautiful memorial carved from marble in the shape of an angel.
We have many angel designs in a wide variety of shapes, colors, sizes and-prices! If an angel design can comfort your family during a time of mourning, then we are ready to come to your aid.
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The Memorialist:
Best Practices For Memorial Installation
Author: Burton Fletcher
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There is a secret within the monument industry that needs to be dealt with head on! Some of my competitors are so focused on being the low-cost leaders that they are forgetting about the quality of foundations they construct within the cemetery. In the computer world, we say, "garbage in, garbage out." In architecture and construction, we might say, "a house is only as strong as its foundation." |
The Memorialist:
Tinting the Foundation to More Closely Match the Color of the Memorial
Author: Burton Fletcher
163
One option that we offer our clients is the alternative to tint the concrete foundation to more closely complement, dare I say "harmonize," the foundation color with that of the granite we use to build the memorial. The attached photo shows a freshly poured concrete foundation that we tinted black. After a proper time for curing, we will install a beautiful black granite memorial to memorialize our client's son. |
The Memorialist:
Memorials Designed As Tree Trunks
Author: Burton Fletcher
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If you have visited an old cemetery, you have probably observed one or more monuments designed as a tree trunk. The designs of the Woodmen of the World fraternal organization and insurance company, founded in 1890, are common. See http://www.woodmen.com for the history of Woodmen of the World. |
The Memorialist:
Our Creativity And Modern Technology Can Turn Your Dreams Into Reality
Author: Burton Fletcher
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"Can you do.?" is the type of question we are frequently asked by our patrons. I tell our clients that if they can imagine a design, we can probably build it.
Thoughts of dreams, visions, and mind's eye come to the forefront of my mind. If you have a vision for a particular memorial design, our creativity can assist you to refine and develop your dream into reality.
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