Article 5C37X 'Humans need the ritual of saying goodbye': the Covid life of a small-town funeral director

'Humans need the ritual of saying goodbye': the Covid life of a small-town funeral director

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Sara Sneath
from US news | The Guardian on (#5C37X)

George Charlet has witnessed a disaster up and close and personal - and has learned to prepare for the worst

Being a funeral home director in Zachary, Louisiana, means sometimes your neighbor calls when they see cars in the parking lot, to ask: Who died?"

Zachary, a suburb of Baton Rouge, has a population of about 18,000.

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