Loss Away From Home
By Aaron Beinhauer

The Funeral Director of Beinhauer Family Services is Aaron Beinhauer. For more information visit www.woodrufffamilyservices.net.

From Here to There
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the real thing worth? The Grand Canyon, the Eiffel Tower, or Mammoth Cave are all places that we would like to see. Unless we travel to get there, we usually never get the opportunity to see the real thing.

Traveling has come a long way over the last 50 years and is getting faster every year, allowing us to get around the world in less than 24 hours. Another aspect of the quickening pace of travel is the new portability of personal things. This in turn has for example allowed children to move away from the house they were born in, and parents the ability to weather the winters in a much warmer climate.

How many of you currently live where you grew up or own property in another state? A similar question I get asked a lot seems to be: what happens if I die when I’m traveling? That question can have a multitude of answers surrounding the conditions of the death and involving issues of where, what, and when, just to name a few. Were you on a cruise and the boat docked and you never showed up? Did you have a heart attack climbing a fire tower in Cook’s Forest? Who are you with and where are they now? Were you with your unit and a roadside bomb exploded?

Traveling is something that just about everyone does and dying is something we will all do eventually. Even after you die, you can still travel, as it happens every day, around the world. The steps taken usually include a funeral director from the state where the death has occurred, no matter where you are. From there, the family usually makes necessary arrangements that include preparation and transportation of the deceased back home where services and committal will take place.

Any person acting or licensed as a funeral director in regards to state or country laws should be able to guide you through the process that is necessary to get your loved one back home.

No one ever expects anything tragic or accidental to happen while we travel, but it does happen. In the event that things might happen, rest assured that we can get you back to your final resting place. Enjoy your trip and see as much as you can. Our time on this earth is brief indeed.

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