Life and Times

In this episode, Todd relives the friendship and mentorship of a competing funeral director, Alfred B. Marsh while in New England – from Todd’s assistance being rejected by the church ladies to Mr. Marsh passing on one family’s appreciation to Todd for his restorative artistry.

In this episode, Todd tells the story of how getting rejected from one mortuary college led him to the New England Institute of Mortuary Science which introduced him to one of the most important people in his life. Plus, hear about his dad’s initial thoughts on receiving notification that Todd made the Dean’s List.

In this episode, Todd explains the commonplace of ambulance services operated by funeral homes. He debunks the myth of the “conflict of interest” skepticism held by the “funeral illiterate” plus as usual Todd shares some specific stories of this time of his career.

In this episode, Todd remembers the dire outlook that his school counsellor had for his career, going to the state capitol as the winner of the school science fair about embalming and to the shock of his parents, landing a job at Heafey and Heafey in Omaha.

In this episode, Todd explains his motive for joining the glee club and explains the funeral home shuffle.