A friend of mine committed suicide soon after returning from Iraq and I attended the service at Ferrara Colonial Mortuary. I helped my friend's family with the arrangements and was really impressed with the director there. The director Joe was really compassionate and arranged things so that it was affordable. We opted for a cremation but Joe arranged a chapel service in their facility with full military honors. They had the 21 gun salute and taps right there at the chapel on the premises. The Marines folded the flag and presented it to my friends mom and I wept like a baby. He collected the emty shell casings and presented it to my friend's dad. He hugged Joe and I could see that that affected Joe as well. Eveything went like clockwork. It was a beautiful service. Unfortunately I have attended a lot of services. This is the one I will remember. The respect, care, professionalism and kindness far surpassed any of the other services I have attended. I seem to have been in every funeral home in town. This one is the best by far. Semper fidelis brother.\r
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Pros: Care and compassion
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