©2022 Directors Digest | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Directors Digest is published four times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Montana Funeral Directors Association and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Montana Funeral Directors Association its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Directors Digest is a collective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of the Montana Funeral Directors Association. While the Montana Funeral Directors Association encourages a first-print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at 855.747.4003. Table of Contents 12 10 16 04 President’s Message: T.J. Stevenson 06 Executive Director Report: James Brown 07 2022-2023 MFDA Calendar of Events 08 2022-2023 MFDA Board of Directors 09 Montana Board of Funeral Service Update 10 MFDA State Association Representative 12 Bell Family’s 85 Years Encompasses Four Generations 16 Data Shows COVID-19 Impact on Funeral Service is Significant 19 Scholarship Recipients 20 Funeral Directors: Recording Usual Occupation and Industry on Death Certificates 22 Biden-Harris Administration Bolsters Monkeypox Response; HHS Secretary Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency 24 Grieving vs. Mourning 26 Understanding America’s Labor Shortage 28 2022 NFDA International Convention & Expo Registration Form 31 2022 MFDA Associate Members Pub. 1 Issue 3, 2022 3
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