Funeral Director Uses Locks of Hair to Create Heirloom LifeGem Diamond for Family.LifeGem Memorials to exhibit for the first time in Philadelphia, October 16-18 PHILADELPHIA -- LifeGem Memorials, the world's first purveyor (World-Wide Web) Purveyor - A World-Wide Web server for Windows NT and Windows 95 (when available). http://process.com/. E-mail: <info@process.com>. of diamond memorials, announced today at the 125th National Funeral Directors Association Convention & Expo (Booth # 1065) the availability of a LifeGem Created Diamond made of the carbon in a lock of hair. This latest advancement enables families who choose burial to still enjoy the comfort of a LifeGem Created Diamond. Bobby Thurman of Nelson Funeral Service funeral service n → misa de cuerpo presente funeral service n → service m funèbre funeral service funeral n in Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs is a town located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, USA. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350.[1] It is one of the two county seats of Carroll County, Arkansas. liked the idea so much he ordered a LifeGem to be made from combined hair samples of himself, his wife Christy, and their children Olivia and Ava. This diamond marks the first familial LifeGem Created Diamond. "My family will cherish this diamond for generations, and I expect other families will want to do the same," said Thurman. "The Nelson Funeral Service is the first funeral home in the region to offer LifeGem to both its burial and cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups. clients. We have a lot of history in this community, and I am proud to offer this unique memorial to my customers." The new process starts with the funeral home securing and packaging a five gram lock of hair, enough to create several diamonds for the family, and sending it to LifeGem via registered mail. After capturing the carbon, it goes to a high pressure, high temperature diamond press to create a rough diamond crystal. It is then cut, faceted and polished. LifeGem Created Diamonds have the same brilliance, fire and luster as natural diamonds and are certified by the world's foremost gemologists trained by the Gemological Institute of America The Gemological Institute of America, or GIA, is a non-profit institute dedicated to research and education in the field of gemology. The GIA is also well known for its gem identification and grading services, and developed the famous "four Cs" (Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat (GIA Noun 1. GIA - a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres" ). The LifeGem is produced in yellow, blue and red. About LifeGem Memorials LifeGem Memorials developed the world's first certified, high quality colored diamond created from the carbon of a loved one in 2002, to help family and friends memorialize me·mo·ri·al·ize tr.v. me·mo·ri·al·ized, me·mo·ri·al·iz·ing, me·mo·ri·al·iz·es 1. To provide a memorial for; commemorate. 2. To present a memorial to; petition. the life of the deceased. Headquartered in Des Plaines, Ill., the company creates the LifeGem in varying sizes and colors through a worldwide network of certified partners. For additional information and to find local funeral partners, please visit www.LifeGem.com or call 1-866-LIFEGEM. Editor's note: B-roll video, product photography, and a photo specific to the Thurman family are available upon request. |
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