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Service Corporation International Announces $40 Million Investment in Texas - GlobeNewswire
Monday, January 16, 2017SCI/Dignity Memorial property to feature both a cemetery and funeral home in El Paso. Current plans for Evergreen Cemetery, located on Alameda Avenue, include a renovation of the existing office property. Houston – Pat H. Foley, Forest Park Lawndale, American Heritage, Chapel of Eternal Peace, Forest Park Westheimer and Pasadena Funeral Home have recently or will undergo renovations to their facilities. In addition, parking facilities at Katy Funeral Home have been expanded.Rio Grande Valley – Extensive development planned for the Rio Grande Valley includes the construction of three new funeral homes and expansion of one existing location. The development of a 10,700-square-foot funeral home for Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen is currently underway and will include two chapels, a grand lobby, three arrangement rooms and business offices. Construction of a new funeral home and paved roads at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco has just been completed while construction of a new funeral home and offices at Roselawn Memorial Park in Harlingen will be completed in 2016. Funeraria Del Angel’s Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission will be expanded to include a new 3,000-square-foot chapel and offices while Restlawn Memorial Park near Weslaco and Mont Meta Memorial Park near Cameron will feature newly paved roads.Austin – A facility renovation is scheduled for Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Austin.These investment projects are part of SCI’s continuing commitment to provide communities with up-to-date, well-maintained facilities at its locations in Texas and around the country.About Service Corporation InternationalService Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016, SCI operates 1,522 funeral service locations and 468 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.Media Contact: Jay ...
Monday, January 09, 2017Giant City State Park where Earl was considered the resident CCC historian.Earl is survived by three children: daughter, Jean and Peter Wories of Carbondale, daughter, Sue Dickey and Tom Pollard, of Alameda, CA, and son, Lee and Dana Dickey of Redding, CA; grandchildren, Kevin (Rosemary) McCamish and Megan Harmon all of Carterville, Casey (Nico) Anselmi of Fidenza, Italy, Rebecca Renfroe of Clarkesville, TN, Adam Wories of Carbondale, and Rachelle (Brandon) Ridgeway of DuQuoin; eleven great-grandchildren, Kaleb McCamish and fiance Rachel Tate of Ft. Collins, CO, Colby and Corbin Harmon, Paige and John Stephen McCamish, Mikenzie Minnick, all of Carterville, Wiley and Annalee Renfroe of Clarkesville, TN, Ryleigh and Ty Ridgeway of DuQuoin, and Amelia Anselmi of Fidenza, Italy; two brothers, Ernest (Rozella) Dickey of DuQuoin and Wesley (Pat) Dickey of Waltonville; sister, Lillie (William) Loman of Blue Springs, MO and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, eight siblings, and two infant daughters.
Monday, December 12, 2016AND, Calif. (KCRA) —A popular sound engineer, a young attorney and a woman described as a visionary were among the people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department has released the names of all 36 victims. They ranged in age from 17 to 61.AdvertisementFederal officials were investigating the fire's cause.Here's a closer look at who the victims were:ATTORNEY WITH A DESIRE TO HELPNick Walrath, 31, was recently hired as an attorney with the San Francisco law firm Durie Tangri.He texted his girlfriend, Alexis Abrams-Bourke, from inside the burning structure, saying there was a fire and that he loved her.She spoke between sobs as she described him as a wonderful person who was open and vulnerable and goofy and generous."I feel like my future has been ripped from me," she said.The two moved together from New York City several years ago after Walrath got a job as a clerk for the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He spent a year working as a judicial law clerk for the federal district court in San Francisco. District Judge Jon Tigar said in a statement that Walrath was an "exceptional" law clerk in his...
Monday, December 12, 2016Sunday said the work had been somber.“It was quiet, it was heartbreaking,” she said, choking back emotion during a news conference.Other things we know:• Who are the victims?The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office released the names of seven victims on Sunday.They were:— Cash Askew, 22, of Oakland— David Cline, 24, of Oakland— Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, of Coronado— Sara Hoda, 30, of Walnut Creek— Travis Hough, 35, of Oakland— Donna Kellogg, 32, of Oakland— Brandon Chase Wittenauer, 32, of HaywardThe name of an eighth victim, a 17-year-old, was withheld.Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged the agony of the wait for family members, but said identification of additional bodies would take time. He said more than half of the warehouse had to still be searched.“We have contacted every family member,” Sergeant Kelly said. “We have sat down with them. We have cried with them. We have spent hours and hours with them.”The toll already makes the fire among Oakland’s deadliest. The Oakland Hills fire of 1991 killed 25 people and destroyed 3,000 houses.• What was the warehouse used for?The fire tore through a two-story structure called the Ghost Ship, in the Fruitvale neighborhood, which was used as a live-in and work space for a loose tribe of striving artists.Images of the interior captured before Friday showed it cluttered with art, antiques and musical instruments beneath exposed wooden rafters.The building had a permit to operate as a warehouse, but not a residence or party site. It had been under investigation for code violations.A criminal investigation was opened on Sunday.• How did the fire unfold? On Friday, dozens of people congregated for an event with electronic music.Firefighters arrived just before midnight to a roaring fire and thick smoke p...
Service Corporation International Announces $40 Million Investment in Texas - GlobeNewswire
Monday, December 05, 2016SCI/Dignity Memorial property to feature both a cemetery and funeral home in El Paso. Current plans for Evergreen Cemetery, located on Alameda Avenue, include a renovation of the existing office property. Houston – Pat H. Foley, Forest Park Lawndale, American Heritage, Chapel of Eternal Peace, Forest Park Westheimer and Pasadena Funeral Home have recently or will undergo renovations to their facilities. In addition, parking facilities at Katy Funeral Home have been expanded.Rio Grande Valley – Extensive development planned for the Rio Grande Valley includes the construction of three new funeral homes and expansion of one existing location. The development of a 10,700-square-foot funeral home for Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen is currently underway and will include two chapels, a grand lobby, three arrangement rooms and business offices. Construction of a new funeral home and paved roads at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco has just been completed while construction of a new funeral home and offices at Roselawn Memorial Park in Harlingen will be completed in 2016. Funeraria Del Angel’s Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission will be expanded to include a new 3,000-square-foot chapel and offices while Restlawn Memorial Park near Weslaco and Mont Meta Memorial Park near Cameron will feature newly paved roads.Austin – A facility renovation is scheduled for Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Austin.These investment projects are part of SCI’s continuing commitment to provide communities with up-to-date, well-maintained facilities at its locations in Texas and around the country.About Service Corporation InternationalService Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016, SCI operates 1,522 funeral service locations and 468 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.Media Contact: Jay ...
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Service Corporation International Announces $40 Million Investment in Texas - GlobeNewswire
Monday, January 16, 2017SCI/Dignity Memorial property to feature both a cemetery and funeral home in El Paso. Current plans for Evergreen Cemetery, located on Alameda Avenue, include a renovation of the existing office property. Houston – Pat H. Foley, Forest Park Lawndale, American Heritage, Chapel of Eternal Peace, Forest Park Westheimer and Pasadena Funeral Home have recently or will undergo renovations to their facilities. In addition, parking facilities at Katy Funeral Home have been expanded.Rio Grande Valley – Extensive development planned for the Rio Grande Valley includes the construction of three new funeral homes and expansion of one existing location. The development of a 10,700-square-foot funeral home for Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen is currently underway and will include two chapels, a grand lobby, three arrangement rooms and business offices. Construction of a new funeral home and paved roads at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco has just been completed while construction of a new funeral home and offices at Roselawn Memorial Park in Harlingen will be completed in 2016. Funeraria Del Angel’s Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission will be expanded to include a new 3,000-square-foot chapel and offices while Restlawn Memorial Park near Weslaco and Mont Meta Memorial Park near Cameron will feature newly paved roads.Austin – A facility renovation is scheduled for Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Austin.These investment projects are part of SCI’s continuing commitment to provide communities with up-to-date, well-maintained facilities at its locations in Texas and around the country.About Service Corporation InternationalService Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016, SCI operates 1,522 funeral service locations and 468 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.Media Contact: Jay ...
Monday, January 09, 2017Giant City State Park where Earl was considered the resident CCC historian.Earl is survived by three children: daughter, Jean and Peter Wories of Carbondale, daughter, Sue Dickey and Tom Pollard, of Alameda, CA, and son, Lee and Dana Dickey of Redding, CA; grandchildren, Kevin (Rosemary) McCamish and Megan Harmon all of Carterville, Casey (Nico) Anselmi of Fidenza, Italy, Rebecca Renfroe of Clarkesville, TN, Adam Wories of Carbondale, and Rachelle (Brandon) Ridgeway of DuQuoin; eleven great-grandchildren, Kaleb McCamish and fiance Rachel Tate of Ft. Collins, CO, Colby and Corbin Harmon, Paige and John Stephen McCamish, Mikenzie Minnick, all of Carterville, Wiley and Annalee Renfroe of Clarkesville, TN, Ryleigh and Ty Ridgeway of DuQuoin, and Amelia Anselmi of Fidenza, Italy; two brothers, Ernest (Rozella) Dickey of DuQuoin and Wesley (Pat) Dickey of Waltonville; sister, Lillie (William) Loman of Blue Springs, MO and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, eight siblings, and two infant daughters.
Monday, December 12, 2016AND, Calif. (KCRA) —A popular sound engineer, a young attorney and a woman described as a visionary were among the people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department has released the names of all 36 victims. They ranged in age from 17 to 61.AdvertisementFederal officials were investigating the fire's cause.Here's a closer look at who the victims were:ATTORNEY WITH A DESIRE TO HELPNick Walrath, 31, was recently hired as an attorney with the San Francisco law firm Durie Tangri.He texted his girlfriend, Alexis Abrams-Bourke, from inside the burning structure, saying there was a fire and that he loved her.She spoke between sobs as she described him as a wonderful person who was open and vulnerable and goofy and generous."I feel like my future has been ripped from me," she said.The two moved together from New York City several years ago after Walrath got a job as a clerk for the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He spent a year working as a judicial law clerk for the federal district court in San Francisco. District Judge Jon Tigar said in a statement that Walrath was an "exceptional" law clerk in his...
Monday, December 12, 2016Sunday said the work had been somber.“It was quiet, it was heartbreaking,” she said, choking back emotion during a news conference.Other things we know:• Who are the victims?The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office released the names of seven victims on Sunday.They were:— Cash Askew, 22, of Oakland— David Cline, 24, of Oakland— Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, of Coronado— Sara Hoda, 30, of Walnut Creek— Travis Hough, 35, of Oakland— Donna Kellogg, 32, of Oakland— Brandon Chase Wittenauer, 32, of HaywardThe name of an eighth victim, a 17-year-old, was withheld.Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged the agony of the wait for family members, but said identification of additional bodies would take time. He said more than half of the warehouse had to still be searched.“We have contacted every family member,” Sergeant Kelly said. “We have sat down with them. We have cried with them. We have spent hours and hours with them.”The toll already makes the fire among Oakland’s deadliest. The Oakland Hills fire of 1991 killed 25 people and destroyed 3,000 houses.• What was the warehouse used for?The fire tore through a two-story structure called the Ghost Ship, in the Fruitvale neighborhood, which was used as a live-in and work space for a loose tribe of striving artists.Images of the interior captured before Friday showed it cluttered with art, antiques and musical instruments beneath exposed wooden rafters.The building had a permit to operate as a warehouse, but not a residence or party site. It had been under investigation for code violations.A criminal investigation was opened on Sunday.• How did the fire unfold? On Friday, dozens of people congregated for an event with electronic music.Firefighters arrived just before midnight to a roaring fire and thick smoke p...
Service Corporation International Announces $40 Million Investment in Texas - GlobeNewswire
Monday, December 05, 2016SCI/Dignity Memorial property to feature both a cemetery and funeral home in El Paso. Current plans for Evergreen Cemetery, located on Alameda Avenue, include a renovation of the existing office property. Houston – Pat H. Foley, Forest Park Lawndale, American Heritage, Chapel of Eternal Peace, Forest Park Westheimer and Pasadena Funeral Home have recently or will undergo renovations to their facilities. In addition, parking facilities at Katy Funeral Home have been expanded.Rio Grande Valley – Extensive development planned for the Rio Grande Valley includes the construction of three new funeral homes and expansion of one existing location. The development of a 10,700-square-foot funeral home for Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen is currently underway and will include two chapels, a grand lobby, three arrangement rooms and business offices. Construction of a new funeral home and paved roads at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco has just been completed while construction of a new funeral home and offices at Roselawn Memorial Park in Harlingen will be completed in 2016. Funeraria Del Angel’s Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission will be expanded to include a new 3,000-square-foot chapel and offices while Restlawn Memorial Park near Weslaco and Mont Meta Memorial Park near Cameron will feature newly paved roads.Austin – A facility renovation is scheduled for Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Austin.These investment projects are part of SCI’s continuing commitment to provide communities with up-to-date, well-maintained facilities at its locations in Texas and around the country.About Service Corporation InternationalService Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016, SCI operates 1,522 funeral service locations and 468 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.Media Contact: Jay ...