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Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
A 19-year-old man died in front of his brother in a hit-and-run crash after the pair tried to cross a freeway in Houston, Texas on foot, police have confirmed.
The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.
George Rufus Brown (May 12, 1898 – January 22, 1983) was a prominent Houston entrepreneur. With his brother Herman, Brown led Brown & Root Inc. to become one of the largest construction companies in the world and helped to foster the political career of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Whitney Houston tragically died of an accidental drowning in 2012, but her three brothers — John, Gary and Michael — have kept her memory alive.. The music icon, who was born on Aug. 9, 1963 ...
Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was an American woman sentenced to death for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. [2] She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984 in North Carolina, and the first in Texas since Chipita Rodriguez in 1863. [3]
Upon returning home, Goodman worked for the family business in a variety of different positions, starting as its president of international sales. He ultimately served as president and chairman. [4] The company grew to become the largest privately held air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturer in the United States.
Marker in Downtown Houston commemorating the foundation of Houston by the Allen Brothers – An excerpt from the Telegraph & Texas Register dated August 30, 1836, is visible. John Kirby Allen (1810 – August 15, 1838) was a co-founder of the city of Houston and a former member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives.