October 2017 Veteran Update
OCTOBER 2017 VETERANS UPDATE Forest Meadows Funeral Homes is honored to introduce a new program exclusively for veterans. Effective immediately the family of every veteran who elects to be cremated will be presented with a patriotic certificate. This…
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December Veteran Update
This past month was a very busy time for our area veterans and their families. Around the beginning of the month the K-9 Memorial Committee hosted a “Bark in the Park” event at the Veterans Memorial Park. Over 26…
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November Veteran Update
November is always a very busy month for our veteran community. Members of the Korean War Veterans Association will be participating in this year’s University of Florida Homecoming Parade with a large patriotic float. Also in the parade is…
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Jim McCawley Award
The Alachua County Veterans Memorial Committee held it’s Annual Veterans Award Banquet on January 31st. This was the groups 10th Award Banquet and a record crowd of close to 350 citizens attended the ceremony held at the Paramount Hotel in…
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Catholic Funeral Rites
By Amy Sue Miller-Beckner “In Life we Seek God, In Death we find God, In Eternity we Possess God” St. Francis de Sales Catholic Funeral Rites “At the funeral liturgy, the community gathers with the family and friends…
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Pandora’s Box
By Rebecca May It was a surprise and shock when I finally came to the realization that I truly wanted to go to school to learn how to be a Funeral Director. I have been a licensed massage therapist for over 15 years and still…
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A Tribute to My Dad, Jon Thomas
Who was Jon Thomas? Well, quite literally, he was a Clown. A funeral is a great place to learn some interesting facts about your friends and loved ones. At my father’s funeral, there were vignettes of his life displayed throughout…
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