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词条 Bob Boetticher
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  1. Early life

  2. Military Service

  3. Career

  4. List of Notable Clients

  5. Personal life

  6. References

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| birth_name = Robert Michael Boetticher
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|08|23}}
| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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{{*}}AVP to the Founder & Chairman Emeritus of Service Corporation International
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}}Robert Michael Boetticher Sr. (born August 23, 1946) is an American funeral director, best known for the planning and implementation of memorial services for celebrities and notable individuals. He was the lead funeral director and embalmer for the state funerals of George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and has coordinated and directed some of the most visible funerals in recent history for a variety of well-known politicians, cabinet members, business leaders, entertainers and clergy.[3][4]

With a career spanning nearly five decades,[12][13] Boetticher has become a renowned figure in the death care industry.[14][15][12][13][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] He is currently the AVP to the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Service Corporation International and President and CEO of LHT Consulting Group.[4] He is also a nationally known speaker and lecturer,[23][24] movie and television consultant[25] and contributing writer for industry publications.

Early life

Boetticher was born in Santa Monica, California to Henry Edward Boetticher (1924 – 2004), an entrepreneur, and Patricia Jean Boetticher (1923 - 2011), a homemaker and community volunteer. Boetticher and his older brother, William Edward (1944 - ), were raised in Brentwood,[26] a suburb of Los Angeles.

Boetticher knew from an early age that he wanted to pursue a career in funeral service. He graduated from Army and Navy Academy[26] in Carlsbad, California in 1965, then later enrolled at the California College of Mortuary Science to become a licensed embalmer and funeral director.

Military Service

During the Vietnam War, Boetticher was drafted by the U.S. Army and was forced to leave his studies at the mortuary college as well as positions with a local funeral home Armstrong Family Mortuary and Goodhew Ambulance Company. He was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana for Basic Training and then made the decision to enlist for an additional year to attend the U.S. Army’s Grave Registration School at Fort Lee in Prince George County, Virginia.

After completion of Grave Reservation School in 1966, Boetticher received orders to be assigned to an Infantry Regiment and then transferred to a Medic Mobilized Unit in Augsburg, Germany. Being a funeral director and apprentice embalmer, he was then reassigned to the Army Mortuary System Europe in Frankfurt, Germany,[26] where he served as a supply sergeant and embalmer. Boetticher was honorably discharged in 1970 as a Sergeant First Class, but remained in Frankfurt, working for the U.S. Army PX system.

Career

Upon his return to the United States in 1970, Boetticher wanted to explore a career in the film industry working alongside his uncle, Budd Boetticher (1916-2001), a well-known movie director. But in need of steady employment for his growing family, he turned back to his lifelong ambitions in funeral service. He accepted a job at Gates Kingsley & Gates Mortuary[26] in Santa Monica, California. The firm was acquired by SCI shortly thereafter, marking Boetticher’s first position with the funeral service giant. He then graduated from the California College of Mortuary Science in 1971.

In 1974, Boetticher and his wife,[26] Jarka, purchased a funeral home and flower shop[26] in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he was elected Teton County Coroner[26][27][28][29][30][31] for Teton County, Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park. He went on to later purchase three other funeral homes throughout Wyoming and also held offices and received awards in local, national and state organizations.

In 1983, he rejoined SCI and relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, where he served in a variety of field funeral and cemetery operations and also served on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Kansas Community College – Mortuary Science. He relocated to SCI headquarters in Houston, Texas in 1991, heading several departments and was temporarily reassigned to London, England in 1994 to assist with the company’s merchandising efforts with newly acquired funeral homes. Boetticher’s work has also contributed to technological innovations in death care. As concerns began to mount surrounding the safety of funeral professionals involved in embalming procedures, Boetticher worked as Project Manager for the research and development of a new embalming fluid,[32] Infinity 2000, a phenol- and formaldehyde-free fluid that required no special safety precautions and was non-irritating to the embalmer’s eyes and skin.[32] Infinity 2000 also, unlike formaldehyde, allows organs to retain their natural color, which is of use in teaching at medical schools.[32]

Since 1993, Boetticher has been Vice-Chairman/CEO and on May 22, 2018 was elected Chairman of the Board of the National Museum of Funeral History,[17][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] a 35,000 sq. ft. facility located in Houston which houses the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts. He has also served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Regents for the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service for 19 years. In 2014, Boetticher became President of The Heritage Club, a charitable group that funds and supports educational endeavors in the funeral service industry.[42]

Boetticher is a familiar speaker at industry conferences and events, with past appearances at the Wilbert, Inc. annual meeting in Santa Fe, NM in 1996; the Tri State Funeral Directors Convention in Kansas City, MO in 2005; the New York Funeral Directors Convention in Saratoga, NY in 2011; the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association Mid-Winter Conference & Expo in Columbia, SC in 2012; the Rochester Funeral Directors Meeting in Rochester, NY in 2013; the Southern Funeral Service Expo in Macon, GA, the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Convention in Tulsa, OK, and the Erie-Niagara Funeral Directors association in Amherst, NY in 2015. In 2016, Boetticher spoke at the Idaho Funeral Service Association Convention in McCall, ID; appeared twice in engagements at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in Cincinnati, OH, including delivery of the commencement address; and was also a featured speaker at the Southeastern Family Office Forum in Atlanta, GA, presenting on the topic, "Preparing for the Inevitable: The role of the family office when there is a death.” In 2017, Boetticher spoke to the Funeral Directors of Kentucky in Louisville, KY and Alabama Funeral Directors in Mobile, Alabama. In January, 2019 he spoke to the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Cincinniti, OH on State Funerals in February.

Boetticher has also had consulting assignments for museums, production companies, radio programs and feature films,[43] including The Gangs of New York and A Woman of Independent Means.[44][45] His television credits include work on Six Feet Under, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel.

List of Notable Clients

  • Ronald Reagan[4]
  • Gerald Ford[4]
  • George H. W. Bush[4]
  • Lady Bird Johnson[4]
  • Betty Ford[4]
  • Nancy Reagan[4]
  • Alexander M. Haig Jr.[4]
  • Ted Kennedy[4]
  • Lloyd Bentsen[4]
  • Ted Stevens[4]
  • Gillespie V. Montgomery[4]
  • Charlie Wilson[4]
  • James Stockdale[4]
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver[4]
  • Tim Russert[4]
  • Helen Walton[4]
  • D. James Kennedy[4]
  • Merv Griffin[4]
  • Anna Nicole Smith[4]
  • Farah Fawcett[4]
  • Frank Buckles[4]
  • Charles Colson[4]
  • Moses Malone[4]
  • Tom Clancy[4]
  • José Fernández[4]
  • Cliff Barrows[4]
  • Doug Coe[4]
  • Billy Graham[4]
  • John S. McCain III[4]
  • Richard DeVos[4]
  • Helen DeVos[4]
  • Mortuary license, State of Texas
  • Mortuary license, State of California
  • Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

Personal life

Boetticher is married to Jaroslava Rydlova Boetticher, a Czech-born physical therapist, whom he met in Germany during his service with the U.S. Army. They have three children, Robert M. Boetticher Jr.[26][46] (1970), Keven H. Boetticher (1975) and John P. Boetticher (1978).

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Shirley|first1=Craig|title=Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan|date=2015|publisher=Thomas Nelson|isbn=159555534X}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Remains to be seen|agency=The Courier|date=June 6, 2007}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|title='Funeral Director of the Famous' to speak at Kent State University|url=http://www.tolandherzig.com/newsletter/famous_endings/newsletter_list.cgi?action=single&p=2009.09.p1.jpg&filename=2009.09.feature1.html&title=&titlefile=2009.09.featuretitle1.html|website=Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 {{cite web|title=Notable Farewell Tributes of Bob Boetticher|url=http://www.lhtgroup-us.com|website=LHT Consulting Group|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Roach|first1=Mary|title=Putting a Good Face on the Final Adieu|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/13/opinion/oe-roach13|accessdate=June 15, 2014|agency=LA Times|date=June 13, 2004}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Guthrie|first1=Julian|title=For Reagan mortician, the 'honor of a lifetime'|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/For-Reagan-mortician-the-honor-of-a-lifetime-2750626.php|accessdate=June 20, 2014|agency=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 9, 2004}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Defort|first1=Edward|title=Everyone’s Watching: The funeral of President Reagan|accessdate=June 1, 2014|agency=American Funeral Director Magazine|issue=October, 2004}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Loving|first1=Susan|title=A Historical Farewell: Serving the Reagan family and their country|accessdate=May 15, 2014|agency=International Cemetery & Funeral Management Magazine|issue=August–September, 2004}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Exhibit|publisher=American Funeral Director Magazine|date=October 1995}}
10. ^{{cite web|title="Auto Smart" Interview with Randy Reinhart|publisher=WYTS (1230 AM)|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}
11. ^{{cite news|last1=Parmalee|first1=Thomas|title=Honoring Tradition Celebrating the life of President Ford|publisher=American Funeral Director|date=March 2007}}
12. ^1 {{cite news|title=Preserving a dying art|agency=Toronto Star|date=February 17, 2007}}
13. ^1 {{cite news|title=A Crab-shaped coffin? Funeral Museum showcases unusual sendoffs|agency=New York Times|date=January 24, 2004}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=What You Can Learn from Nancy Reagan’s Funeral|url=https://www.familyoffice.com/insights/what-you-can-learn-nancy-reagans-funeral|website=Family Office Exchange}}
15. ^{{cite news|last1=Cronin|first1=Steve|title=Fun with the Famous|publisher=American Funeral Director|date=January 2016}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=2011 FCCFA Annual Convention and Trade Show|url=http://www.thefccfa.com|website=FCCFA|accessdate=10 November 2014}}
17. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Witt|first1=Howard|title=Don't whistle past this one|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-07-16/news/0607160328_1_national-museum-caskets-funeral-industry|accessdate=June 24, 2014|agency=Chicago Tribune|date=July 16, 2006}}
18. ^{{cite news|title=Buried Treasure: Ghanian fantasy coffins celebrate life in show at Funeral Service Museum|agency=Houston Chronicle|date=June 15, 1995}}
19. ^{{cite news|title=Lincoln funeral train lives again at local museum|agency=1960 Sun|date=February 14, 1996}}
20. ^{{cite news|title=Kansas City Firm Contribute Services After Local Disaster|agency=Inside SCI|issue=Volume 15, #2|date=June 1, 1989}}
21. ^{{cite news|title=District Manager of the Year Robert Boetticher, Sr|issue=Volume 15, #3|publisher=Inside SCI|date=October 1, 1989}}
22. ^{{cite news|title=Funeral Cars|url=http://www.myfoxhouston.com/clip/11593974/funeral-cars|accessdate=17 June 2015|agency=Fox 26 Houston|date=June 13, 2015}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=Boetticher speaks on 'State Funerals of the 21st Century'|url=http://www.iccfa.com/salonc-d|website=ICCFA|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Boetticher speaks at Gerald Ford Presidential Museum|url=http://www.geraldrfordfoundation.org/wp-content/newsletters/summer08.pdf|website=Gerald R. Ford Foundation|accessdate=June 1, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016214545/http://www.geraldrfordfoundation.org/wp-content/newsletters/summer08.pdf|archivedate=October 16, 2014|df=}}
25. ^{{cite news|title=Preserving the Past: American Funeral Service Museum Houses Industry’s Heritage in Houston|accessdate=May 15, 2014|agency=The Director Magazine|issue=April, 1995}}
26. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|title=When the work of the police is completed, his job is just beginning|agency=Jackson Hole News|date=November 16, 1977}}
27. ^{{cite news|title=Bones, Clothing Near Pack Found To Be That of Animal|agency=Idaho State Journal|date=October 15, 1976}}
28. ^{{cite news|title=Plane Crash Kills Four Prominent Local Men|agency=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=September 10, 1980}}
29. ^{{cite news|title=Yank Climber Dies in Alps|agency=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=July 27, 1978}}
30. ^{{cite news|title=Boy Scouts Discover Body on Wyoming Camping Trip|agency=Times-News of Twin Falls|date=January 4, 1981}}
31. ^{{cite news|title=Inquest Near In Fall Death|agency=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=June 23, 1977}}
32. ^1 2 {{cite book|last1=Kellar|first1=William Henry|title=Service Corporation International: The Creation of the Modern Death Care Industry|date=1999|publisher=Dockery House/Heritage Publishing, Inc}}
33. ^{{cite news|last1=Howard-Fusco|first1=Lisa|title=A Look Back at the Marsellus Casket Company, The Rolls Royce of Casket Companies|agency=American Funeral Director Magazine|issue=Vol 138, No. 4|publisher=American Funeral Director Magazine|date=April 1, 2015}}
34. ^{{cite web|last1=Peyton|first1=Lindsay|title=Funeral museum scares up some Halloween fun|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Funeral-museum-scares-up-some-Halloween-fun-5853038.php|website=www.chron.com|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|accessdate=30 October 2014}}
35. ^{{cite news|title=Pope Show: Exhibition re-creates papal funeral|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/nation_world/article_537087e7-c430-5894-bec0-527cd66c880c.html?mode=image&photo=0|agency=Winston-Salem Journal}}
36. ^{{cite news|last1=Cook|first1=Sandra|title=Funeral Museum Showcases the Importance of What we do|accessdate=10 November 2014|agency=ICCFA Magazine|issue=October, 2014}}
37. ^{{cite news|last1=Teague|first1=Luke|title=A Funeral Director’s Perspective|agency=Southern Calls Magazine|date=June 1, 2015}}
38. ^{{cite web|title="The Making of a Saint"|url=http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=de019be7-af19-41b4-a7e5-7728010784ed|website=KHOU Channel 11|accessdate=1 June 2016}}
39. ^{{cite web|title="The Making of a Saint"|url=http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=ee84aa19-2070-44d5-8613-0fcf5dd1f098|accessdate=1 June 2016}}
40. ^{{cite web|title="The Making of a Saint"|url=http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=f2056922-6463-489e-a986-8b927abada7c|accessdate=1 June 2016}}
41. ^{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Allan|title=Saluting A Saint-Marker: Funeral museum celebrates life, death and miracles of Pope John Paul II|agency=Houston Chronicle|date=July 24, 2016}}
42. ^{{cite news|title=The Heritage Club Newsletter|url=http://nfda.org/newsletter/cat_view/467-heritage-club-newsletters.html?limit=20&limitstart=0&order=date&dir=ASC|accessdate=22 December 2014|agency=The Heritage Club|date=December 1, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222182915/http://nfda.org/newsletter/cat_view/467-heritage-club-newsletters.html?limit=20&limitstart=0&order=date&dir=ASC|archivedate=22 December 2014|df=}}
43. ^{{cite news|title=Museum helps take fear out of funerals|agency=The Leader|date=June 27, 1996}}
44. ^{{cite news|title=Historical vehicles, artifacts are a big part of American Funeral Service Museum|agency=Spring/Tomball News|date=September 20, 1995}}
45. ^{{cite news|title=A unique piece of Vatican History|agency=Houston Chronicle|date=November 22, 2008}}
46. ^{{cite news|title=Keeping up with the CANA President: Q&A with Bob Boetticher, Jr.|accessdate=20 November 2014|issue=November, 2014|publisher=American Funeral Director Magazine}}
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