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My letter to the FTC

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

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Davis Funeral Chapel, Texas Forever Funerals
6428 Brentwood Stair
Fort Worth, Texas 76112
817-319-1522
October 11, 2007
Craig Tregillus
Funeral Rule Coordinator
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Tregillus,
I would like to file a formal complaint against SCI and other large corporate funeral chains conducting interstate [...]

TISSUE DONATION

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

The idea of tissue donation is a great thing. It can help so many folks that need help, but it seems greed is the bottom line for the industry. As soon as someone passes away in a hospital the family is contacted by a repesentave of a harvesting company. This happens so fast you might [...]

Watchdog Sleeps

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Spring 2006
The Federal Trade Commission Goes Easy on the Funeral Industry
The article below is a PDF
http://www.funerals.org/alert/watchdogsleeps.pdf
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CONSUMER ALERT

Friday, August 25th, 2006

The latest Funeral Industry Consumer Alerts are listed on this watchdog site. Please note that clicking the link below will cause a new window to open.

http://www.funerals.org/alert/index.htm
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SCI’S PRE-NEED GREED

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

MUST READ
An Except from the SCI Sales Counselor’s Reference Guide: NOT INTENDED TO BE SEEN BY THE PUBLIC!
SCI is the largest owner/operator of funeral homes in the United States. Judge for yourself whether their main corporate focus is on funerals, or your money.
The link below will open in a new window:
http://www.funerals.org/alert/sciprene.htm
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