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The Cemetery & Mortuary
Association of California
2003 Fall Conference - San Jose
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CMAC 2003 Fall Conference was held in the heart of the Silicon
Valley San Jose. Known for arts
and culture as well as a rapidly growing center for
technology, San Jose is now the
eleventh largest city in the U.S. |
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The
golf committee selected Coyote
Creek Golf Club as the location for CMAC’s JACK WEST MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Designed
by Jack Nicklaus, the Coyote Creek Tournament Course
has been sculpted from the lower slopes of the
Diablo Range, offering our golfers constantly
changing views.
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To
begin our conference, Joseph
Stinson, Nationally Certified Grief Counselor, discussed the changing image of cemeteries.
Then
Dennis Madison, Environmental Engineer for Forest
Lawn revealed the top five components for OSHA
safety compliance.
We
listened to Stanley Saitowitz, Design Principal of
Natoma Architects, Inc., San Francisco, as he presented the New England Holocaust Memorial, a
competition-winning memorial in Boston. Attorney
Brian Kindsvater reviewed arbitration as a way to
resolve sales contract problems and employment
agreement issues.
We
also explored the innovations in irrigation
technology that can simplify our work while
conserving our resources, and we concluded our
presentations with a visionary look at the promises
of technology in the future.
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We
all enjoyed the Thursday evening cocktail reception
and dinner. After dinner we were treated to
the the sounds of the Jackie Payne - Steve Edmonson Band in
concert and we danced...and danced, and danced!
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Steve
Feliciano
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Forethought
Cemetery Services
Forethought
Life Insurance Company began business in
1986 to provide portable and competitive
funeral planning products in order to meet a
growing customer demand. Recently, we’ve
come to realize the need for the same high
level of service and support to the cemetery
business. We’ve spent the last few years
building the systems and capabilities to
serve cemeteries as trustee, administrator,
investment manager, and sales and marketing
consultant. Now, it all comes together
through ForethoughTM Cemetery Services. |
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Dane
Williams
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RJM
DESIGN GROUP, INC.
RJM
Design Group, Inc. is a full service
planning and landscape architecture firm
located in San Juan Capistrano and
Sacramento. We provide cemetery master
plans, development and renovation designs,
interment garden designs, irrigation plans,
cost estimates, landscape planting plans,
fountains, columbarium designs and entry
monumentation. We have been providing
cemetery design services for the past nine
years throughout California. By providing
designs for proper density, product variety
and beautiful garden settings, we can
increase the yield and attractiveness of
your property. |
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Ed
Ossello
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Techni
Graphic Systems, Inc.
Techni
Graphic Systems (TGS) helps cemeteries
operate more efficiently by providing
industry-leading software and extensive
value-added services. PlotFinder is a
comprehensive cemetery management
application that combines the power of a GIS
map interface with user-friendly windows and
tool bars. PlotFinder is everything needed
to efficiently manage your cemetery. Our
ability to offer a scanning, data entry, and
data conversion services enables us to
provide you with a complete turn-key
solution. Go to www.plotfindergis.com for
more information.
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Andy
Bryant, Chair
Skylawn/Chapel of the Chimes
Hayward
Giselle
Corder
Santa
Rosa
Steve
Doukas
Greek Orthodox Memorial Park
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Colma
Judith
Edmonson
Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
Home of Peace Cemetery
Colma
Jeff
Lindeman
Mountain View
Cemetery Association
Oakland
Mike
Shaw
Skylawn Memorial Park
San
Mateo
Hal
Wilkes
Christy Vault Company
Colma |
Golf
Pros
Steve
Dembicer
Cold Springs Granite
Folsom
Mel
Lewis
Cordeiro Vault Company
Vallejo
Ex
Officio Members
Scott
Atherton,
2003 CMAC President
Turlock Memorial Park
Turlock
Sandra
Virago, CAE
Executive V.P.
Interment Association
of California
Sacramento |
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