By Thomas A. Parmalee Michael Burns, the dean of faculty and students at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, knew there were unidentified human bones sitting in storage. He just never realized how many. When it was discovered that 24 skulls and over 800 bones were sitting in the institution's…
Read MoreBy Thomas A. Parmalee Scores of people turned out to Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 8, 2023, to celebrate the class of 2023 at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science’s 167th commencement exercise. FuneralVision.com had a front-row seat as I was invited to deliver the commencement address…
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By Thomas A. Parmalee When Barry Lease, 59, graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1985, he never dreamed that he would one day lead the Pennsylvania institution as president and CEO. But as he announced in a video,  that’s exactly what he’s achieved, taking over from one…
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