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Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.
Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. [1] [2] It encompasses 419.2 acres (169.6 ha) only about half of which is developed. The cemetery had more than 111,000 interments as of 2021. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Located at 18220 State Highway 249, Houston, Texas 77070, [20] Houston Methodist West Hospital opened in December 2010. [21] Located at 18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77094, [22] Houston Methodist West serves Katy, Texas and the West Houston area. Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital (formerly Houston Methodist St. John Hospital [23]) is ...
Toby Goodman, 72, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1991–2007), heart attack. [472] Bernie Hansen, 76, American politician, member of the Chicago City Council (1983–2002). [473] Michel Husson, 72, French statistician and economist. [474] Bruce Kirby, 92, Canadian Olympic sailor (1956, 1964, 1968) and yacht ...
An erroneous obituary was published by the Oxford University Gazette on October 2, 2008, and withdrawn in a subsequent issue. [228] The confusion was caused by the recent death of his father, Professor John Horden. Whitney Houston, American singer, was falsely reported dead of a drug overdose on a radio report on September 12, 2001. [229]
1647 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1647th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 647th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1640s decade. As of the start of 1647, the ...