My Funeral Home Director Friend

Let me introduce you to my funeral home director friend, Emmitt Richardson, Jr…

Emmitt is one of the funeral directors at the Richardson Funeral Home in Kenner, Louisiana. He’s actually a third generation funeral home director. His grandfather started the business with only having a third grade education, and his parents currently own the business…

Emmitt grew up in Kenner. He attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans and played second base for the baseball team and cornerback for the football team. He then attended Florida A&M University and earned a degree in finance. After graduation, he returned home to start working in the family business…

Emmitt and I have several things in common…

He loves Louisiana history and politics. He knows all about Louisiana’s fascinating politicians, including Huey Long, Edwin Edwards, and Ray Nagin. He thinks Mitch Landrieu is currently preparing to make a run for governor…

Emmitt loves golf. His dad got him hooked on it. He enjoys playing at Ormond, the course that I grew up playing. Last year, Emmitt played in the Ed Reed fundraiser there, and he wants me to play with him at the next tournament…

Emmitt loves to travel and is headed to Brazil next summer with three of his buddies to see the World Cup…

Emmitt says that the best funerals are at the Hickory Knoll congregation. He says the families are always very nice to work with, and he says we have the most “melodic” services despite not utilizing instruments…

I know what you're thinking... Eric, why in the world are you telling us all of this about Emmitt?

Here's the point: The only reason why I know Emmitt so well is because it seems that I see him all of the time, and it's always at a funeral!...

In other words, the reality about life is that there's always someone who is about to die. I certainly don't say that to scare or frighten anyone but to remind us, including myself, that death can occur at any time and that it may away sooner than we think! 

“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” – James 4:13-15

To learn more about becoming a Christian, click here: http://www.hkcofc.com/path-to-salvation.html.

My life purpose is to connect others to Jesus and His church by providing a Christian example and by reaching out on spiritual, relational, academic, and community levels. – Eric

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