Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Directors will now offer more grief support outlets Wm. Sullivan & Son's grief support group in Utica "Walk with me" has been a very comforting place for families to attend and discuss their grief over the years. We are happy to announce we have started another group in the Royal Oak area called "Safe Harbor". This will now give the families we serve in Royal Oak a place to go for grief support. For further information on both of our groups please click below. http://__ROGUETARGET__/   Click here to view Utica's Service of Remembrance from December the 6th, this event is held annualy to remember those that we have lost in the previous year. http://www.funeralcast.com/viewing-page.php?id=270   Wm. SULLIVAN & SON FUNERAL HOME RECEIVES THE 2011 PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD  William Sullivan & Son was recognized by the National Funeral Directors Association with the annual Pursuit of Excellence Award, for the nineth year in a row! To achieve the annual award, NFDA member funeral homes must "demonstrate proficiency in key areas of the funeral service profession by fulfilling a set number of criteria in six categories of achievement. They include complying with state and federal regulations, providing ongoing education and professional development opportunities for staff, offering outstanding programs and resources to bereaved families, maintaining an active level of involvement within the community, participating and actively serving in the funeral service profession and promoting funeral home services through a variety of marketing, advertising and public relations programs. In 2006 we were chosen from the Pursuit of Excellence recipients to receive NFDA's "Best of the Best Award," one of only five businesses nation wide to receive this high honor.          Congratulations Ray Lope The 2011 "Lil" Adams Award Recipient The Award was created in 2009 in honor of the former long serving Executive Director, Lil Adams.The award is given annually to "a deserving Chamber supporter who exemplifies the characteristics Lil embodied: Humbleness, a Caring Spirit, Exemplary Long Term Service to the Chamber, Our Communities and Our Fellow Man."  Ray is co-owner and a Funeral Director with Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Directors. "Interest growing in Green Funerals" an article which appeared in several local papers We are always happy to have the opportunity to serve families in many different ways. Whatever a family wants for a loved one is what we will try to do..... We have recently become members of the Green Burial Council to give options to the families we serve. Below is a link to an article which describes a little bit of what we can do in regards to "green funerals".  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/12/07/business/doc4cfee223c67b8661751946.txt