Tony Caracoza and Yooch Chong: Funeral Pre-Planning Advisors – Episode 503
My last Ted in Your Head podcast was titled “What Happens After We Die?”In this episode I have a conversation with two gentlemen whose job is to help you deal with what happens after you or your loved ones die.
Tony Caracoza is a Funeral Pre-Planning Advisor for Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Forest Lawn has 6 locations and had been operating for over 100 years.
Yooch Chong is a Pre-Planner Advisor for Rose Hills Memorial Park.
Rose Hills is the largest cemetery in North America.
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In this episode Yooch and Tony talk about the importance of pre-planning and the practicality of handling arrangements before loss and grief.
Some of the points that Tony and Yooch make:
- Planning ahead helps reduce stress during an already very emotional and grief-stricken time for your loved ones. Because you’re able to think much more clearly, important decisions are given more time for proper consideration during a pre-need appointment.
- Making arrangements after the passing of a loved one will often cost more and people often spend more money than if they had planned before.
- Without a pre-need plan, your family will be burdened with over a hundred decisions to make within the first 48 hours of a death at a time when they’re already grief-stricken.
- Planning ahead also allows you to share your final wishes, helping protect your family from additional stress.
It’s a conversation nobody wants to have, but Tony and Yooch help us understand the importance of having it.
Contact info:
Yooch Chong, Pre-Planning Service Advisor
Rose Hills Memorial Park
(562) 236-3625
Tony Caracoza
Planning Advisor
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks
(323) 252-9664
