Busy Summer For Reflections

The Reflections Tour has been very busy this summer, with several of the MRA staff pitching in on successful stops around Michigan and beyond. As the schedule for the fall starts filling out, it is great to look back on all the miles traveled and visitors educated in the last year of touring. We have been fortunate that several of our summer stops have been close to MRA's home base in southeast Michigan, giving us a chance to feel like we are really participating in giving something back to our local community, and as always, paying tribute to the funeral professionals who play a sometimes unsung role in the functioning of our communities.

Shortly after the Ohio Convention in May, Reflections had a very special Memorial Day show at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.

Always a beautiful location, in this case the education of the exhibit was enhanced by the emotion of the ceremony, which took place on the lawn of the War Memorial leading down to Lake St. Clair.

After the ceremony, many of the veterans and many other guests toured the exhibit, and expressed how they were happy to see such an important subject on view.

After the War Memorial, the two days after Memorial Day were spent at the Guardian Angel Cemetery in Rochester, MI. As people came to pay respects to relatives in the cemetery, they were also able to tour the exhibit, and learn more about the history and culture of mourning.