JOHN A. CHEW

JOHN A. CHEW of Hollywood, FL died July 22, 2016 at the age of 84. Dr. Chew was a Funeral Service Education Specialist, Consultant, Tutor, Thanatogeneticist, and a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. He was a retired former Associate Professor and Director of Funeral Service Education at Miami Dade Community College as well as the Institute for Funeral Service Education and Anatomy at Lynn University from 1967 to 1997. Most recently, he was Director of Education at Embalmers Supply Company, Recinto De Ciecias, Medicic, UPR, ESCO/OMEGA, and the Academy of Restoration and Embalming. He had been a longtime columnist about Embalming and Medical issues for the Funeral Home and Cemetery News.