Celebrating Life at the Legacy Chapel at Arlington Memorial Park, with David Hass, Service Corp. International (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 817)
In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray discusses the innovative new Legacy Chapel at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs with David Haas, Senior Managing Director of the Eastern Region for Service Corporation International. They delve into the details of the new mausoleum cremation urn complex, highlighting its unique features and development process. The conversation also covers broader trends in the funeral and cemetery industry, including the shift towards more uplifting celebrations of life and the increasing preference for cremation over traditional burials. Additionally, the importance of pre-planning and the benefits it provides both to individuals and their families are discussed. David shares insights into the operations of Service Corporation International and their commitment to maintaining high standards and personalized services across their network of funeral homes and cemeteries.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced by the North Fulton affiliate of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Arlington Memorial Park
Situated on 122 wooded acres of rolling hills along Mount Vernon Highway in north Atlanta’s Sandy Springs community, Arlington Memorial Park has provided exceptional cemetery services since 1922. Featuring mature trees, two lakes and an array of options for interring loved ones, the park welcomes and celebrates the lives of families from all faiths, backgrounds and cultures as a non-denominational cemetery operated by Dignity Memorial®, part of Service Corporation International.
Legacy Chapel at Arlington Memorial Park
The newest mausoleum at the cemetery and a one-of-a-kind offering in the United States when it opened in August 2024, Legacy Chapel at Arlington Memorial Park gives Atlanta-area families an elegant new place for memorialization. With pristine porcelain floors, stately granite walls and wraparound porches, the nearly 60,000-square-foot mausoleum houses granite-front niches outside and glass-front niches and crypts inside. It also includes 2,500 feet of indoor/outdoor space and a full catering kitchen, so families can honor their loved ones with personalized life celebrations and memorial receptions.
The venue is intimate enough for small gatherings and expansive enough for large groups. Three large chandeliers complement the natural lighting that floods the mausoleum during the day. Wi-fi and seven flat-screen monitors give families a multimedia experience with streaming music and tribute videos.
Service Corporation International
Service Corporation International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of death care products and services. As of September 30, 2016, SCI operates 1,531 funeral service locations and 471 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand, which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. For more information about Service Corporation International, please go here. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please click here.
Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Introduction and Welcome to North Fulton Business Radio
01:29 Guest Introduction: David Haas
02:55 Service Corp. International Overview
06:40 Legacy Chapel at Arlington Memorial Park
13:21 Trends in Funeral Services
16:28 Pre-Planning and Options
17:59 Conclusion and Contact Information
Renasant Bank supports North Fulton Business Radio
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $17 billion in assets and more than 180 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices throughout the region. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 800 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
