07/01/2010

President’s Message

By: Terry Reardon, OFDA President

"Every man owes some of his time to the up-building of the profession to which he belongs" Theodore Roosevelt." This quote is a dedication in the inside cover of the OFDA publication celebrating the first 100 years of our association. I first read this quote as a young, inexperienced mortuary student in Cincinnati. Since that day this wise statement has served as an inspiration to me, and for the past twenty five years I have tried to heed and live its message.

It is truly an honor for me to serve our profession and our association as its president.

What a great way to start the year with such an awesome convention! I would like to thank the OFDA staff, Diana O'Neal and the convention committee for a great job, once again making our convention outstanding. Also thank you to our exhibitors whose support to all of us makes us better practitioners and our convention possible.

And finally a huge thank you to you, the members of our association, who day by day help families through such difficult times, by serving our communities as a beacon of light, a source of refuge, a friend to lean on lighting the way to order and recovery. These are the things that make our profession so honorable and so rewarding.

Yes, it is indeed a privilege to dedicate a portion of my time to serve the profession to which we belong, and I thank you for the opportunity.

God bless you this summer

Terry Reardon