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Dateline: Albuquerque, NM

Thursday, June 23, 2016

The view from the podium at the 2016 AFDA awards dinner.

Carrel Ann Wyatt Spears, Alabama FDA President 2016-17

The Alabama Funeral Directors Association held the 130th annual meeting of their members June 19 to 22, 2016 at the beautiful Grand Hotel Resort at Point Clear, AL. It’s amazing to think this organization has gathered every year since 1886.

This year, they proudly elected their first woman funeral director president: Carrell Ann Wyatt Spears from Wyatt Funeral Home in Opp, Alabama. Congratulations to Carrell Ann!

Doug Williams, immediate past president, Alabama FDA

Immediate past president Doug Williams, owner-manager of Cullman Heritage Funeral Home in Cullman, asked me to come present two Continuing Education Unit classes to the membership at this convention. The presentations were “Grief and Mourning in the Movies” and “Jewish Funeral Traditions on Film.” Yes, there are Jews in Alabama – about 9,000.

I also put together a collection of funny film clips for after-dinner entertainment that included scenes from the famous “Chuckles Bites The Dust” episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976), the Star Trek funeral from the film Undertaking Betty, and a collection called Hearses Through History. And, yes, it’s legal, because I have a license to show movies in public as part of my talks.

You’ve gotta love these hearse clips. Here’s that collection:

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                                                                    <span id="Lblboilertext"><p>Gail Rubin, CT, is author and host of the award-winning book and television series, <strong><em>A</em></strong><em> </em><strong><em>Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die</em></strong>. Her newest book is <a  href="http://agoodgoodbye.com/news/news-releases/announcing-hail-and-farewell-cremation-services-book/" ><strong><em>Hail and Farewell: Cremation Ceremonies, Templates and Tips</em></strong></a>. Next up: <em><strong>Kicking the Bucket List: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die</strong></em> (October, 2016, Rio Grande Books, <a  href="http://www.NMSantos.com" >www.NMSantos.com</a>).</p>

<p>Rubin is a Certified Thanatologist (that's a death educator) and a <a  href="http://agoodgoodbye.com/speaking-and-consulting/gail-rubin-speaker/" >popular speaker</a> who uses <a  href="http://agoodgoodbye.com/speaking-and-consulting/film-presentations/"  target="_blank">humor and films</a> to get the end-of-life and funeral planning conversation started. She "knocked 'em dead" with <a  href="https://youtu.be/r9qR4ZiGX2Y" >her TEDx talk, A Good Goodbye</a>. She provides continuing education credit classes for attorneys, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, financial planners, funeral directors and other professionals. She's a <a  href="http://agoodgoodbye.com/celebrant-services/"  target="_blank">Certified Funeral Celebrant</a> and funeral planning consultant who has been interviewed in national and local <a  href="http://agoodgoodbye.com/news/"  target="_blank">print, broadcast and online media</a>.</p>

<p>Known as The Doyenne of Death®, she also hosts <strong>A Good Goodbye</strong> Internet radio show and produces <a  href="http://agoodgoodbye.com/radio-tv/mortality-minute/" >Mortality Minute radio spots</a>.</p>

<p>Rubin is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, Toastmasters International and the National Speakers Association New Mexico Chapter. Her speaking profiles are available at <a  href="http://www.bookaspeaker.net/searchDetail.asp?lastName=Rubin&Submit=Search&entryID=1036" >BookASpeaker.net</a> and <a  href="http://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/speaker/profile/25308/Gail-Rubin?dont_show_headers=true" >eSpeakers.com</a>.</p>

<p>Gail Rubin has been interviewed about funeral planning issues in national and local broadcast, print and online media. Outlets include <em>The Huffington Post, Money Magazine, Kiplinger</em>, CBS Radio News, WGN-TV,  and local affiliates for NPR, PBS, FOX, ABC-TV, CBS-TV and NBC-TV.</p>

<p>Sign up for a free planning form and occasional informative newsletter at her website, <a  href="http://www.AGoodGoodbye.com" >AGoodGoodbye.com</a>.</p>

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