Posted on 07/11/2006 4:11:40 PM PDT by Millee
U.S. funeral directors are changing the gothic image of funeral homes to reflect the more positive image of death held by most baby boomers.
San Antonio's Mission Park Funeral Chapels & Cemeteries chief Robert Tips told the San Antonio Express-News that as baby boomers become their primary customers, the U.S. funeral industry has shifted to a "celebrating life" mode.
The boomer generation is all about convenience and service with a smile, he said.
Tips said Mission Park is building five new funeral homes in San Antonio that will include facilities for weddings and banquets as well as concessions for funerals.
"The days of morbidly gloomy funeral homes are rapidly coming to a close," Tips said
Yeah, but you had to know the secret handshake to get one.
You are toooo funneeee....gives a whole new meaning to the jingle:
"Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce,
special orders don't upset us,
all we ask is that you let us serve it your wayyyy..."
Hey, you're young and swingin',
No time to think about tomorrow.
But there ain't no use to deny it.
One day you're gonna buy it,
Maybe tomorrow!
Ferryman, Ferryman
He's the man with a plot, a man with a plan.
Ferryman, Ferryman
He's the mortician man who loves you...
A lot!
Ever see "The Loved One" with Sir John Gielgud and Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer...?
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