Monthly Archives: March 2013
Why We Honor Our Fallen
by Jack Gaffigan, Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation On more than one occasion I have been asked, why police funerals are so large and are so disruptive to traffic. The immediate and simple answer is “we are family.” In addition, the concept of a funeral, …
Helping the Surviving Spouse Survive
By Jack Gaffigan and Sandie Doptis, Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation Having your spouse continue on after your death is something most people never want to think about. If by some chance, the thought enters your mind, it is just a fleeting thought before it is replaced by …
Make Plans to Plan for Your Family, Part One
By Jack Gaffigan and Sandie Doptis, Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation In our house, we have a file cabinet. The checking account statements and checks are in one drawer, the mortgage information is in another, and the year-end tax information is in a third drawer. Last year’s refinance …
Make Plans to Plan for Your Family, Part Two
Jack Gaffigan and Sandie Doptis, Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation In part one of this article, we looked at how important it is for everyone to have their family information in order. We produced a “Family Assistance Planning Guide” to be a single source document for a …
Casualty Assistance Guide, 2013
Casualty Assistance Guide 2013 To view the 2013 Casualty Assistance Guide please click on the link above.