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About Suzanne Zazulak Pedro
Expertise
Main discourse in all aspects of social, corporate, international diplomacy and children's etiquette and protocol. Suzanne is certified in corporate and children's etiquette, as well as, certification in professional coaching for executive, leadership and personal achievement.

Experience
As a Behavior Shaping Specialist and Certified Protocol and Etiquette Consultant, Suzanne has pioneered the art of social finesse with valid psychological tenets to provide her clients with an unique approach to instruction in etiquette --Avant Garde Etiquette. Research data shows that 15% of employment and corporate success is due to intelligence or training,while the other 85% is dealing with people successfully. Conversley,the essence of dealing with people succssfully is through exceptional communication skills. Therefore, being adapt at non-verbal communication while practising the art of etiquette is rapid power-tool in establishing rapport and inducing compliance for success. Target Success Seminars include: The Psychology of the First Impression, Oculesics: Keep YOur Eyes on the Prize, Isopraxism: Mirroring for Love and Profit, Spatial Anchoring: The Psychology of Body Placement Disarming Your Opponent by his Handshake What Your Dining Manners Reveal about Your Partner's Personality

Organizations
ISPEP International Society of Protocol and Etiquette Professionals IAPC International Association Professional Consultants IAC International Association of Coaches NWU National Writer's Union ABA American Bar Association Associate Member

Publications
"Executive Etiquette Power" co-authored and pusblished by Power Dynamics Publising to be release September 2009. Montly Etiquette Columnist for several publications, as well as ezineexperauthor.com with downloads for on-line journals. Also, Suzanne has a series of children's international travel etiquette books slated for completion 2010.

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Certified Corporate and Children's Etiquette and Protocol Certified Professional Coach (CPC) Certified Paralegal Graduate Studies in Forensics, law

Awards and Honors
Appointed as Chief Officer of Protocol for her town. Cambridge Who's Who Among Business Professionals, Experts & Entrepeneurs Lifetime Member USA Honor Society Selected in 2004, as Queen Omega XVIII for Mardi Gras.

Past/Present Clients
Since individual/corporate programs are designed for areas of deficiencies, their confidence is upheld in the stictest sense of confidentiality. She has formed a non-profit organization, BeePoised, Inc., to reach-out and teach the children and adults who are not at an advantage to learn life social skills such as dining manners and job interviewing techniques.

 
   

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Social Etiquette and Good Manners - gravestone etiquette


Expert: Suzanne Zazulak Pedro - 7/9/2009

Question
Is it proper to have a second wife buried and included on the gravestone of her husband when the first wife was estranged from the family that has purchased the plot & gravestone. The first wife proceeded the husband in death & was cremated & ashes were scattered.

Answer
Dear Juliete:

Thank you for your inquiry in gravestone etiquette.  Your question not only raises social implications, but legal.  If you do not mind, I need more clarification, such as:  Did the husband purchase the plot with the 1st wife?  Is it a community property state(wife 1 and husband)? What were the intentions of the first wife?  Did she(1st wife) wish to be buried with her husband?  And finally, I think most importantly did the first wife will the plotto the husband?  In other words, how did he acquire this plot?

If the intentions of the wife were for the husband to be buried with her, then he has a percentage or a right to allow who is buried there.  

However, since the first wife's remains has been scattered, does her name appear on the tombstone?  

If her name does appear on the tombstone even though he has a right, it might seem , "seem" a bit odd.  What would he place on the tombstone, wife one, leaving behind husband so and so, then wife two, leaving behind same husband so and so?  It might to others seem tasteless, however, if the second wife has no other place available to her and it is a question of financial resources, who are we to judge where she is laid to rest? Secondly, are the first wife family members resisting?

If you wish to have a follow-up with the additional information, I will be glad to respond.  I hope this has some clarification in this seemingly legal and social issue.

Respectfully,

Suzanne

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