FSABC President, Justin Schultz
Preparing a body for the grave would be enough to send shivers down most people’s spines.
Not so for funeral director and embalmer Justin Schultz.
“I don’t have any level of discomfort with it,” says Schultz, 35. “It all relates back to providing service to a family that’s lost a loved one.”
Schultz, who works at Valley View Funeral Home in Surrey, dismisses the notion that embalmers are comfortable only around dead people. In fact, he spends the bulk of his time guiding families through the difficult period that follows a death.
“I think we get a unique insight into people’s lives,” he said. “We get to help them add a sense of peace to a pretty disorganized and otherwise stressful time.”
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