![]() ![]() Unity Funeral Chapel - NYC Clifford V.Kathy has been a lifelong resident of Plymouth and grew up in the funeral business. After graduating from Plymouth Carver High in 1974, she earned her Funeral Director’s license at the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. She was selected by the Governor of Massachusetts to serve on the State Division of Professional Licensure under the board of Funeral Directing and Embalming for several years which included a position as Chairman.Īfter her father’s retirement in 1985, Kathy took over his business. Kathy also served on CURA Visiting Nurses, Cranberry Hospice, and Plymouth Public Library as a board member. She was the first woman President for the Plymouth Kiwanis. In addition, she also was deployed to St. Charles Parish and New Orleans as a Mortuary Officer for DMORT (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team) following the events of Hurricane Katrina. Kathy is the proud mother of twins and grandmother of two. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, family and her dog Morticia. Paul has been a Plymouth native his entire life. He graduated from Plymouth-Carver Regional High School Class of 1971. He attended Massasoit Community College and received a degree in Business Administration. ![]() Paul had an interest in the Funeral Industry and decided to attend the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. He received his funeral directing license in 1975. Paul apprenticed with a local funeral home from 1974-1976. His career took another turn where he became a Sergeant for the Massachusetts Department of Correction. Paul has been retired for the past few years and has rejoined the funeral industry here at Cartmell-Davis. She has a passion for history, specifically Modern Jewish history and the establishment of Medinat Yisrael.He is a Communicant of St Joseph Church in Kingston as well as a Eucharist Minster. Tamar Lowe lives in Teaneck with her husband and four children. If anything, the tragedy of October 7 and beyond reaffirmed the commitment of the Israelis to each other, to protecting the land of Israel, and “להיות עם חופשי בארצנו ארץ ציון וירושלים”, to be a free nation in our land, the land of Tzion and Jerusalem. Despite the difficulties of war, being displaced from their homes, or even losing loved ones, they all displayed unbelievable and unshakeable emunah and bitachon. During our stay, we heard from men and women who are currently displaced from their homes on a kibbutz that borders both Egypt and Gaza, from parents who lost children during this war, from soldiers fighting for our land/nation, and from family members of held hostages. If I had to sum up the most important lesson I learned from the mission, it is this: While the atrocities of October 7 and the ensuing war have shaken the people of Israel to their core, they have not lost faith. Even at the funeral of a soldier, we as a nation are reaffirming that we never lose hope. ![]() Though the funeral clearly displayed the personal pain of a family, it also included the national pain of losing “one of our sons.” As we sang Hatikvah, I was struck by four words I have sung a million times, without thought. The funeral was both heart-wrenching and inspiring, but what struck me most was the funeral ended with the singing of the Hatikvah, the Israeli National Anthem. The first day of the mission, I had the honor of attending the funeral of Maoz Morell, a soldier who died al Kiddush Hashem, protecting Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael. The mission, led by Rabbis Feldman, Fridman, Rothwachs, Strauchler and Feldman, and Rebbetzins Krohn and Goldberg, was three days long and packed from morning to night with inspiring speakers, chesed opportunities, and traveling around the country to bear witness to atrocities of October 7. ![]() This past week, I had the immense privilege of traveling to Israel on the Bergen County Unity Mission. ![]()
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