| Working in a medium size mortuary in a
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| | him my apprentice understudy. I soon
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| medium sized city in the Deep South has
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| | found out that Leroy had never been on
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| not been without its moments. The outside
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| | the inside of the funeral business. I
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| world may think of the funeral business
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| | decided my main job was to see that Leroy
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| as always somber and maybe even a little
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| | did more watching than doing. I had been
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| bizarre but characters like Leroy Pepper
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| | in this business for 5 years at the time
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| provided some occasional comic relief.
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| | and I did not want something Leroy did to
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| Poor Leroy did not last long in the death
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| | ruin my stellar reputation. I had handled
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| business but he will be remembered around
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| | over 200 cases at the time Leroy came on
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| here.Leroy's father, Herbert "Red"
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| | board and was in line for a management
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| Pepper, was our flower truck driver and
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| | position at one of the branch funeral
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| general handy man for around 22 years
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| | homes. I could manage a case from the
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| when he asked our owner to employ his son
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| | first call to the final disposition with
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| as an apprentice. Red wanted in the worse
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| | our resources at hand. Now for the next
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| way for his son to have some kind of
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| | three months I had to think of something
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| career so Red thought the funeral
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| | for Leroy to do. Mr. Coons is not paying
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| business would be right for Leroy. Leroy
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| | this guy to stand around; I have to make
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| may have has some knowledge as to what
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| | sure Mr. Coons gets his money's worth
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| his dad did for us but that was about it.
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| | from someone who really does not know
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| I had met Leroy on occasion and felt that
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| | this business.We decided to start Leroy
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| maybe he had a minus IQ. All kidding
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| | on Monday at opening hours. With no
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| aside I did not think Leroy should be on
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| | services scheduled on this Monday I could
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| the inside in the funeral business but
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| | work with Leroy and see what I could
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| the hiring decision was not mine to make.
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| | teach him. Leroy was informed to enter
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| Mr. Coons, the owner, hired Leroy out of
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| | the chapel from the rear employee
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| loyalty to Red. Mr. Coons was a no
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| | entrance. Leroy does arrive on time but
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| nonsense man but he thought Leroy should
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| | he parks his car in front of the chapel
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| have a chance.Leroy getting a chance to
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| | and walks in the main entrance. To make
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| enter this business was fine with me
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| | matters worse Leroy is wearing a madras
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| except that I get stuck with this guy.
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| | sports jacket and is missing a front
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| Leroy had three months before he was to
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| | tooth. Seems that Leroy's false tooth
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| enter the mortuary science program at a
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| | retainer was misplaced. ......Chapter 2
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| local junior college so Mr. Coons made
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| | coming soon on ...You may reach Mr.
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