Service Corporation International Honors Those Who Serve
May 26 2016 - 4:05PM
This Memorial Day, Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI),
North America’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services,
and its brand, Dignity Memorial, proudly recognize the courage and
selflessness of those who serve our country through its Homeless
Veterans Burial Program and Public Servants Program. Since 2000,
Dignity Memorial has provided more than 3,000 no-cost burial and
funeral services for homeless veterans and first responders.
The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Program serves eligible
homeless and indigent veterans, providing a full burial ceremony
with military honors in a VA cemetery or a Dignity Memorial network
cemetery in 32 states across the country. On March 30, 2016,
the company participated in the nation’s largest full military
honors service for 42 unclaimed veterans in Phoenix, AZ.
The Dignity Memorial Public Servants Program was created to
provide honorable tributes, at no cost, for career and volunteer
law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency services
personnel who fall in the line of duty. The program helps families
deal with the emotional and financial burdens associated with the
sudden loss of a loved one. In addition to providing burial
services, the program also offers extended grief counseling
services to family members.
Additionally, Dignity Memorial cemeteries and funeral homes
around the country are celebrating Memorial Day by hosting events
to honor both current members of the military and fallen soldiers.
These patriotic programs focus on military sacrifice and
commemoration of our fallen military heroes.
Highlights of Dignity Memorial tributes planned across the
country this Memorial Day include:
- Memorial Oaks Funeral Home in Houston will hold a tribute
ceremony featuring a live orchestra and gospel quartet, a
horse-drawn cortege and flyover of vintage aircraft.
- In Chicago, Rosehill Cemetery, along with AMVETS Post #243,
will host the 51st Annual Memorial Day Parade and Tribute.
- Dignity Memorial providers in Phoenix have planned a city-wide
Memorial Day event with tributes, such as an appearance by the
Honor Guard from American Legion Post 1 and an honorary flyover at
the eight Dignity Memorial cemeteries located throughout the
city.
“It’s our great honor to provide these veterans and first
responders with respectful, dignified funerals and burials
befitting of their service,” said Michael R. Webb, President and
Chief Operating Officer at SCI. “Memorial Day is a time of
remembrance for those who died in service of our country and these
programs are our way of honoring their memory, and thanking them
and their families for their sacrifice.”
For more information about SCI’s Homeless Veterans Burial
Program and Public Servants Program,
visit www.dignitymemorial.com.
About Service Corporation International
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI),
headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading
provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016,
we operated 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. 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: Marianne Gooch, 713-525-5235
Managing Director, Corporate Communications
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