OGR INSTALLS NEW BOARD AND OFFICERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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Contact: Jessica A. Smith,
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(512) 334-5504 
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For Immediate Release

OGR INSTALLS NEW BOARD AND OFFICERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 27, 2017 –The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR), the world’s leading professional association dedicated to making independent funeral homes exceptional, installed its 2017-2018 Board of Directors during the OGR 2017 Annual Conference and Supplier Showcase in New Orleans, LA on April 21.

Charles A. Castiglia, Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home in Hamburg, NY was installed as President. Peter “Skip” Urban, Urban Funeral Home, Ambler, PA was installed as Immediate Past President. The 2017-2018 Board also includes Adam Miles Martin, Martin Funeral, Cremation, & Tribute Services in Mt. Morris, MI as President-Elect and Tom Hemmerle of Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, Madisonville, KY as Secretary-Treasurer. Returning to the Board are Evan Strong of Evan J. Strong Funeral Services in Calgary, AB, Richard O’Hara, McAvoy O’Hara Company-Evergreen Mortuary, San Francisco, CA, and John Vincent Scalia of John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals in Staten Island, NY. Mary Steele, Arnett & Steele Funeral Home in Pineville, KY was sworn in as a first-time board member to a two-year term.

About OGR
Founded in 1928, OGR is affiliated with independent funeral homes throughout North America and overseas that share common goals of exemplary service, uncompromising care and compassion to families in their time of need. For more information, visit www.ogr.org.

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