International Women's Day 2023
Today is a day that we celebrate women on an international platform.
It is a day to honour the strides that have been made in equality, to honour the contributions of women in the workplace, in education, and in the home. The funeral profession, historically male-dominant, now sees and welcomes women in a variety of roles in providing professional, compassionate care for bereaved families.
Park Memorial is proud to not only be a woman-led business, we are also proud to have some of our profession’s most exemplary women serving on our team. From funeral directors to funeral attendants, embalmers, administration, customer service, accounting, and everything in between, our families are served by a team of incredible women (and equally incredible men) whose mission each day is to use their skills and passion to make our families’ worst days just a little bit lighter.
Since its beginnings, Park Memorial has been a business influenced by women: our founders were a husband-and-wife team, Tod & Lucy Smolyk, and Lucy was as crucial to our humble beginnings as was Tod – she was the funeral home’s largest initial investor. The tradition continues today with Tod & Lucy’s granddaughter, Kirstie Smolyk leading our team and organization in serving our community – and she is flanked by her mother, Midge, and her sister Lindy who play supportive roles.
Our thanks goes out to all of the women on our team who further our service and profession, and all of the women globally who are doing the same. We salute all of the women who seek to lead and make space for the next generation of funeral professionals and do so with the greatest of grace, care, and integrity.
Happy International Women’s Day 2023
