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<p class="titlesmall"> We continue to gather additional information, facts,
and circumstances surrounding what has become a “colossal conspiracy”
on behalf of several funeral directors in and about Central Massachusetts.
The malicious and vicious allegations and accusations by members of the
funeral profession in their attempt at character assassination to their
personal, professional, and financial benefit have caused the State Board
of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to take action that is inappropriate, unjust, and prejudicial without having
the facts in hand and without benefit of the Show Cause Hearing that was
proposed on June 29, 2004.</p>
<p>It has become abundantly clear as to why the hearing has not been held.
Conclusions have been drawn by the investigator, State Board of Registration
of Funeral Directors and Embalmers based upon prejudicial and blatant lies
perpetuated by its former Chairman, John J. Kazlauskas and Mrs. Katherine
Mangsen, wife of Kurt Mangsen, president, Nordgren Memorial Chapel in Worcester.
It is indeed unfortunate we will be unable to question Mr. Kazlauskas as
to his motives for not only inciting the members of the State Board of Registration
of Funeral Directors and Embalmers and other attendees at the December 9,
2003 State Board Meeting, but making outright lies the focus of his comments.
Mr. Kazlauskas died recently after several months battling pancreatic cancer.
It has been suggested to me that the State Board was unwilling to answer
my many requests for information (requests well documented) and did everything
in their power to see to it that the audio tape of the proceedings of the
December 9, 2003 State Board Meeting did not get into our hands before Mr.
Kazlauskas passed away. Mr. Kazlauskas need not answer further to us, for
the record speaks volumes and I believe Mr. Kazlauskas has and is atoning
for his comments and actions to a HIGHER BEING at this very time.</p>
<p>I have presented in previous updates correspondence forwarded to Ms. Beth
Lindstrom, with authority over the Division of Professional Licensure; correspondence
to Attorney General Thomas Reilly, with copies of all correspondence to
Governor Mitt Romney. We realize no one at the State level wishes to touch
this “hot potato” or attempt to justify their actions and inactions
or “be held accountable” for that which they are being paid
to investigate with impartiality and fairness.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the old adage is very true, “A lie goes half way around
the world, before the truth be told.” In this case, the lies have
gone even further and continue to be repeated and embellished daily. Let
me assure you, “the truth will prevail long and far, and others will
not be subject to character assassins” – for they will soon
be put on notice that ‘character assassins WILL BE identified, rooted
out, and held accountable.’</p>
<p>The following correspondence was forwarded to Mr. Gregory Sullivan, Inspector
General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on May 20, 2005. A follow up call
to Mr. Sullivan was made on Wednesday, June 1, 2005. Within moments, Mr.
Jack McCarthy from the Inspector General’s Office returned my call.
(Our brief discussion and any further actions taken will be presented in
the next UPDATE).</p>
<p> <strong>The next update scheduled for June 16, 2005 will feature The weekly
funeral industry publication “The Funeral Monitor” with questions
posed to its publisher, its editor, and specific instances of the inaccurate
reporting of known facts by the Funeral Monitor and its sources. DON’T
MISS THIS ONE!</strong></p>
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<p>May 20, 2005</p>
<p>Gregory W. Sullivan<br>
Inspector General<br>
Commonwealth of Massachusetts<br>
One Ashburton Place, Room 1311<br>
Boston, MA 02108</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Sullivan:</p>
<p>I write to you not to allege but to prove the existence of a colossal conspiracy
by and between the former Chairman, State Board of Registration of Funeral
Directors and Embalmers; the investigator for the Board, Mr. John Bresnahan;
and all members of the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors
and Embalmers. The aforementioned individuals have conspired with funeral
directors in Central Massachusetts in an attempt to assassinate my character,
as these same funeral directors have and continue to benefit personally,
professionally, and financially from their actions at my expense and to
the detriment of families who have lost loved ones.</p>
<p>What I have just stated is a VERY BOLD STATEMENT, but FACTUAL in its every
word. I am prepared to not only justify, but to prove, the validity of what
I have attested hereto.</p>
<p>My name is Philip G. Haddad, Jr., and I have been a registered funeral
director since 1967. During this time there has NEVER been a complaint filed
against me by any family I have served with any Board or Regulatory Authority.
During this time, there has NEVER been a complaint filed against me by any
family member who has prearranged their funeral arrangements with me. During
this time, there has NEVER been one penny that has not been accounted for,
and in addition, I have always remitted to families funds in excess of the
cost of the funeral at the time of passing – although legally, the
additional funds may be retained by the funeral home.</p>
<p>I have NEVER filed a complaint with the State Board of Registration of
Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts – NEVER!</p>
<p>The only complaints EVER filed against me over the years have been by FUNERAL
DIRECTORS – jealous of me personally and professionally and the clientele
I serve – primarily the Eastern Orthodox Community of Central Massachusetts.</p>
<p><strong>Now to the FACTS and purpose of contacting you and the Office
of the Inspector General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Gregory W. Sullivan<br>
May 20, 2005<br>
Page 2.</strong></p>
<p> As of November 19, 2003 I was a funeral director, and an owner of 3%
of Class A voting stock and an owner of 10% of the non-voting stock, at
Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.
On this very day (November 19, 2003) at approximately 10:00AM, Mr. John
Bresnahan, investigator, State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors
and Embalmers performed a surprise inspection at Nordgren Memorial Chapel.
I was not present during the inspection. In reviewing a file for the funeral
of Mrs. Bahaviolos (funeral was pre-funded and had been completed), Mr.
Bresnahan found the form “Cost of Goods & Services” missing
from the file. Mr. Johnson, a colleague and funeral director at Nordgren
Memorial Chapel, called me and put Mr. Bresnahan on the phone. When Mr.
Bresnahan indicated the form was missing, I was shocked and said, “The
form with adjustments was there when I gave it to the secretary/bookkeeper.”
(NOTE: in more than 23 years of active participation in the funeral profession
there has never been a time when the COST of GOODS & SERVICE Form
was not in the file at the conclusion of the Funeral Service. It would
be impossible to bill families or resolve balances without it). At that
time I indicated to Mr. Bresnahan I might have a marked up copy in a file
box in my car. He indicated that if I did find it, would I please fax
it to his office in Boston. I did find a wrinkled working copy; it was
faxed to Nordgren’s within 10 minutes of my conversation with Mr.
Bresnahan; and given to Mr. Bresnahan.</p>
<p>Six hours later, delivered to me by a local constable, was a termination
of employment letter from Kurt Mangsen, President & CEO, at Nordgren
Memorial Chapel. As stated earlier in this correspondence, I was an owner
of the funeral home at this time and still am.</p>
<p>A week or so later, I received correspondence to appear at a meeting of
the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers on December
9, 2003 in Boston. I had plans to be in New York City with meetings and
presentations already scheduled. With some difficulty, I was able to reschedule
the meetings and presentations to accommodate the State Board’s request.</p>
<p>At the December 9, 2003 meeting of the Board I was received by what I can
only call “a hostile reception / environment.” Quite frankly,
I was accustomed to receiving a much more professional response from the
Board. (Little did I know that moments before I was invited into the conference
room, the then Chairman, John J. Kazlauskas, had made disparaging, accusatory,
and defaming remarks about me to all members of the Board and others in
attendance – statements that are all lies). Before leaving the meeting,
I asked if the meeting was being taped? The answer being, “Yes it
was.” I asked for a copy of the tape and was assured I could and would
have it upon request. It took more than a year to obtain the tape, and its
content will speak volumes to the conspiracy that was about to</p>
<p><strong>Gregory W. Sullivan<br>
May 20, 2005<br>
Page 3.</strong></p>
<p>unfold. Suffice it to state, Mr. Kazlauskas, when he realized the meeting
was being taped, asked and then demanded his remarks be erased and attempted
to take the statements back. This tape and information therein is in my
possession and <strong>“screaming to be heard.”</strong></p>
<p>Mr. Kazlauskas was advised to recuse himself from the meeting and Ms. Kathy
Cartmell- Sirrico assumed the responsibilities of the Chairman for the meeting.
Upon my departure and prior to inviting representatives and counsel for
Nordgren Memorial Chapel into the conference room for the same meeting and
subject matter, Mr. Kazlauskas re-assumed his position as Chairman of the
Board – advising the Nordgren Memorial Chapel contingent in matters
that minutes before he personally and prejudicially influenced the proceedings
that were about to take place.</p>
<p>What transpires from here on out is total cooperation between the State
Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, by Mr. Bresnahan
and Mr. Kazlauskas, and Mrs. Katherine Mangsen, wife of Kurt Mangsen (President,
Nordgren Memorial Chapel). Complaint EM-04-124 was filed with the State
Board by Mrs. Katherine Mangsen on December 18, 2003, and Complaint EM-04-126
was filed with the State Board by Mrs. Katherine Mangsen on December 24,
2003 (Christmas Eve, would you believe). <strong>Please note: </strong>the
two complaints (and subsequently a third complaint – EM-04-184,
which was not accepted by me) were submitted by the wife of the President
of Nordgren Memorial Chapel (Mrs. Mangsen not having ever been licensed
or educated in funeral service), and not by Kurt Mangsen, President of
Nordgren Memorial Chapel (a registered and licensed funeral director for
many years).</p>
<p>At this point, I shall not get into specifics as to the restrictive timeframes
within which I had to respond to the complaints and other correspondence
from the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers,
and the lack of professionalism by the State Board of Registration of Funeral
Directors and Embalmers in not responding to my requests for information
and clarification. I have EVERY document to substantiate my statements and
am prepared to share it with you during your investigation.</p>
<p>I have indicated in correspondence to the State Board of Registration
of Funeral Directors and Embalmers that it was apparent to me and should
be apparent to them that Mrs. Mangsen was on a <strong>“witch hunt”</strong>
attempting to use the so-called <strong>“shot gun”</strong>
approach in an attempt to assassinate me and my character. At that stage,
I was unaware that the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors
and Embalmers in the persons of Mr. Kazlauskas (its Chair) and Mr. Bresnahan
(its investigator) were part and parcel to the conspiracy. Correspondence
to this effect now in our possession will clarify these points.</p>
<p><strong>Gregory W. Sullivan<br>
May 20, 2005<br>
Page 4.</strong></p>
<p>On June 29, 2004, I was served with an Order to Show Cause. I responded
within the 21 days of receipt of the Order and eleven (11) months have
past and no hearing. I have requested to have the hearing held in Worcester
as the 12 witnesses we shall cross-examine primarily reside in the Worcester
area and the 20+ witnesses we shall call to testify to the facts are either
elderly, in poor health, or incapable of driving to Boston, hassling the
traffic, and finding a place to park. The hand written response to our
official request for the hearing to be held in Worcester was denied by
Ms. Anne E. Colleton, Administrative Hearings Counsel.</p>
<p>As the case in point crumples piece by piece as the facts ONLY now begin
to be heard (they have been available from the outset as you will see when
you review my responses to the complaints), Mrs. Mangsen and counsel to
Nordgren Memorial Chapel, Mr. Scott Sinrich, chose to communicate with an
industry publication, entitled – THE FUNERAL MONITOR. With their backs
to the wall and their integrity crumbling at the same time, the information
shared with and soon thereafter published by the Funeral Monitor by Mrs.
Mangsen and Mr. Sinrich is not only libelous, slanderous, and defamatory;
but the actions of desperate people whose attempts at character assassination
are coming back squarely at them. Fortunately or unfortunately, the State
Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers is right in the
middle of this colossal conspiracy.</p>
<p>Mr. Sullivan, I have been held hostage for the past 18 months by the
State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers; unable
to practice in my chosen profession. The horror stories of families that
have lost loved ones and forced to find other accommodations are screaming
to be heard and WILL. <strong>In America, one is presumed innocent –
until proven guilty, but apparently – NOT IN MASSACHUSETTS!</strong></p>
<p>I contacted Governor Romney, Lt. Governor Healey, and Ms. Beth Lindstrom
– but apparently they are too busy to respond to a life-long resident
and tax payer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.</p>
<p>I contacted Attorney General Reilly and his staff was genuinely supportive
and indicated the Governor’s Office (and Ms. Lindstrom) was the appropriate
venue for the information presented.</p>
<p>I now come to you in your capacity as Inspector General, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, before going to the local and national media. It is not my
intent to hurt or embarrass anyone, nor is it my desire to have been subjected
to the actions and lack thereof by the State Board of Registration of Funeral
Directors and Embalmers. Justice MUST, and let me assure you WILL be served.
Your reaction and response to this correspondence will determine the next
course of action I will choose.</p>
<p><strong>Gregory W. Sullivan<br>
May 20, 2005<br>
Page 5.</strong></p>
<p>In the meantime, I have created the web site –<strong> “Justice
At What Price”</strong> and will continue to provide information
and updates as I <strong>“bear witness to the truth.”</strong>
www.justiceatwhatprice.com</p>
<p>In summary, it is not my intent to bring local and national media attention
into this matter, and to date I have refused invitations to speak and share
information with the media. I AM committed to justice being served and those
involved to be held accountable for their actions. Assuming the hearing
goes forward, I shall invite the local and national news media to be present.
I consider character assassins to be amongst the most vicious persons on
the face of this earth, and they must be identified, rooted out, and held
accountable – and Mr. Sullivan – THEY WILL BE.</p>
<p>I look forward to your timely response to this correspondence.</p>
<p>Respectfully,</p>
<p>Philip G. Haddad, Jr.<br>
9 Kenwood Avenue<br>
Worcester, MA 01605-1321</p>
<p>(508) 852-0094 (residence)<br>
(508) 836-2600 (days)</p>
<p>c.c.</p>
<p>Mitt Romney, Governor<br>
Thomas Reilly, Attorney General<br>
Michael P. Angelini, Esq. Bowditch & Dewey LLP<br>
Daniel P. Flynn, Esq. Bowditch & Dewey LLP</p>
<p>/cfh</p>
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