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(04/15/14 3:11am)
Toward the end of an embalming, Ron conveys his attention to detail by cleaning and cutting the nails of the deceased, doing his best to bring them back to their living state. "We treat every person that comes in here as if it was our own mother," Ron said of the quality of care at Chandler.
(04/15/14 2:46am)
G.L. Chandler has reserved and engraved a tombstone at Chambersville cemetery for his own funeral. He hopes to include the words, "I'll be quiet now."
(04/15/14 2:43am)
"I hate cancer worse than I do the devil," Steve Baker said of his late wife's disease, surrounded by their closest family and friends. G.L., who Barb referred to as her second husband, grew close to Steve over the years, not only providing funeral services in this time of need, but his unfailing friendship as well - seemingly a norm for the directors at this Ellettsville funeral home. "Steve is one of the luckiest people I know being married to someone like her," G.L. said of Barb's widower.
(04/15/14 2:43am)
G.L. and Ron stand back from their jobs and allow themselves to become two men simply attending their close friend's funeral. The 70-year-old has buried more than 500 people under the ground on which he stands, G.L. estimates - the same ground upon which his own gravestone awaits - a gravestone boldly reading "Chandler" and nothing more.
(04/15/14 2:43am)
G.L. and Ron remove some of the trinkets that accompanied Barb in her casket during her visitation and funeral. Many families place notes and toys with their loved ones, such as the Cinderella and Prince Charming dolls that laid with Barb, some which are removed before burial, and some which will be entombed with the deceased forever.
(04/15/14 2:42am)
In his funeral home, G.L. promotes an atmosphere in which suits and ties are hardly worn. "It makes people think you believe you're better than them," G.L. said. This laid back, welcoming theme stretches across the walls of the funeral home as well; a relaxed tone is set from the trains flanking the directors at their desks - a childhood obsession lost in time.
(04/15/14 2:42am)
Death is not a foreign concept to G.L., even outside of his funeral home. His father, a veteran, and his mother, his best friend, have both passed away. G.L. still has a photo of his embalmed mother in his Goofy-themed iPhone, something that he looks back on from time to time.
(04/15/14 2:42am)
In his funeral home, G.L. promotes an atmosphere in which suits and ties are not worn on a day-to-day basis. "It makes people think you believe you're better than them," G.L. said. This laid back, welcoming theme stretches across the walls of the funeral home as well; a relaxed tone is set from the trains flanking the directors at their desks - a childhood obsession lost in time.
(04/15/14 2:42am)
Toward the end of an embalming, Ron conveys his attention to detail by cleaning and cutting the nails of the deceased, doing his best to bring them back to their living state. "We treat every person that comes in here as if it was our own mother," Ron said of the quality of care at Chandler.
(04/15/14 2:42am)
Ron Wayt positions a body on the embalming table with the legs raised in order to promote blood flow as it drains from the body and is replaced with an orange embalming fluid mixture. The limbs must be positioned strategically before rigor mortis sets in, a process marked by chemical changes in the muscles, hardening the body in its present position.
(04/15/14 2:41am)
Tools are set out that will be utilized while embalming a body, preparing the deceased for funeral proceedings. All tools are sterilized between embalmings.
(10/25/13 2:10am)
Max Davis pauses before performing a warm-up dive off a platform at the IU Outdoor Pool. Before executing his dives, Max will sometimes balk, a practice which includes starting your dive, stopping yourself to think about your trick, and then going for it again. Though balking will lower scores during competition, Max finds it helpful and calming to do so during practice.
(10/25/13 1:48am)
Max Davis stands on the edge of a spring board, listening to Volunteer IISD Coach Chris Heaton's critiques with a determination and passion beyond the years of many 10-year-olds. Max longs to live outside of the shadow of the collegiate athlete he has for a brother, but for now, concentrates on working his hardest to get past the nerves and hardships that come along with being a young diver.
(10/25/13 1:48am)
Greta Meya watches as Max Davis makes his approach to the spring board's edge after watching Demars' skilled execution. As one of the two males on IISD, Max is constantly surrounded by girls, but does not mind their company at all. "He's a stud muffin," Heaton said through laughter. "A total stud."
(10/25/13 1:43am)
Max Davis pauses before performing a warm-up dive off a platform at the IU Outdoor Pool. Before executing his dives, Max will sometimes balk, a practice which includes starting your dive, stopping yourself to think about your trick, and then going for it again. Though balking will lower scores during competition, Max finds it helpful and calming to do so during practice.
(10/25/13 1:42am)
Emeline Davis sits close as Heaton works with her son Max on his diving form outside of the water. As Terre Haute residents, Emeline and Max travel an hour and a half to Bloomington three times a week, forcing the young athlete to do much his schoolwork in the car and sacrifice time that would normally be spent with friends for the sport.
(10/25/13 1:42am)
The Indiana International School of Diving, otherwise known as IISD, practice on a Thursday evening at the IU Outdoor Pool. During IISD practices, which are held three times a week, members participate in the dry portion of practice with trampolines and suspension cords to strengthen their diving techniques before continuing on to the pool for the duration of the evening. IISD includes adolescent divers ages 10-17, all aspiring to continue on to diving at the high school and college level.
(04/03/13 2:40am)
Ten Be More awards were presented during the community celebration honoring all of the nominees on Tuesday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
(03/27/13 2:51am)
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority member Maddie Beja shows off her sorority's philanthropy Big Man On Campus during the philanthropy outfit round of Delta Chi's annual philanthropy Miss Greek IU Tuesday evening at the IU Auditorium. Beja and the other contestants also participated in private interviews prior to the pageant and an evening gown round.
(03/27/13 2:05am)
Theta Phi Alpha sorority member Chelsea Chaffee shows off her sorority's philanthropy, Twister Phi Alpha, during Delta Chi's annual philanthropy Miss Greek IU. Chaffee was named Miss Greek IU 2013 Tuesday evening in the IU Auditorium.