The D'Esopo Funeral Chapels in Wethersfield and East Hartford, Connecticut were founded in 1905 by Joseph D'Esopo. They remain family owned and operated to this day. Both locations have been Nationally Recognized for Excellence by being awarded the National Funeral Director's Pursuit of Excellence Emeritus Award. This distinction indicates that our funeral homes meet the highest standards set forth by their profession in providing compassionate service, community and library resources, excelling in technical skills and professional development, and exceeding in community bereavement resources.

Congratulations
To Karen Carney on her very prestigious achievement of Fellow in Thanatology. This represents an advanced certification for professionals in the death, dying, and bereavement field. Those who achieve this status have met specified knowledge requirements measured through a standardized testing process and who demonstrate advanced levels of competency in teaching, research and/or clinical practice through a professional portfolio. The criteria for this distinction was developed by a task force of experts from ADEC along with associated organizations. Eligibility criteria include:

    *  Master's/doctorate degree
    *   Five years of experience in the field of thanatology
    *   Two letters from a colleague familiar with the candidate’s work
    *   Verification of education and experience
    *   The foundation level Certification (CT) in ADEC*
    *   A minimum of 12 units on the professional portfolio with complete
         documentation

We are fortunate to have Karen among our ranks to help serve our families and community.