Ask the Funeral-Planning Expert!

Death is an uncomfortable subject, but the events that surround it - most notably, funerals - still require diligent planning. Fortunately, there are experts like Gail Rubin who can help with this difficult process. Gail Rubin is the author of The Family Plot Blog and the “Matchings, Hatchings and Dispatchings” column in The Albuquerque Tribune, which concerns life-cycle events. She is also the author of the forthcoming book A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning For Those Who Don't Plan to Die. In addition to being a writer, she is a "PR pro" and an event planner who has created many memorable life-cycle events. Moreover, she has attended, planned, and spoken at many funerals and memorial services. Finally, she is a breast cancer survivor and a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). Gail Rubin is, in short, a funeral-planning expert with extensive knowledge of life-cycle events, and she's here to answer YOUR questions!