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    <h3 class="title"><a name="#top"></a>From the &quot;Darkness&quot; Comes The 
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      &amp; The Light Is Now Shining Brightly!<br>
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    <h4 class="titlesmall">UPDATE: May 5, 2006<br>
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    <p>As you know by now if you are one of the very many interested parties throughout 
      the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and throughout the country that monitor 
      this web site on a very regular basis; every word, every statement, and 
      every comment made herein is backed up by the truth and even more importantly 
      &#8211; &#8220;can be proven&#8221;!</p>
    <p><strong>&#8220;Character Assassins&#8221;</strong>, regardless of how successful 
      they are or may appear to be, will NOT escape their personal and professional 
      responsibility to be held accountable for their statements and actions. 
      This statement is made as a result of testimony that has been taken in recent 
      Administrative Hearings before the Division of Professional Licensure that 
      substantiates the findings of the 2+ year investigation I initiated into 
      statements made and actions taken by the principals at Nordgren Memorial 
      Chapel and members of the State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors 
      &amp; Embalmers and its staff.</p>
    <p>I keep promising to present <strong>Part 5 in the 12 Part Series</strong> 
      of our investigation, but elements of the investigation keep surfacing on 
      a daily basis that are more deserving of my attention and yours, which force 
      me to alter my plans. In order to get more on track and to keep you truly 
      informed, I shall present updates on a weekly basis commencing with this 
      update and continuing until every aspect of our investigation is adequately 
      presented, every bit of the testimony from the Administrative Hearings is 
      presented verbatim, and you are aware of the name and role played by each 
      of those involved either directly or indirectly in the proceedings of the 
      past 2 &frac12; years.</p>
    <p>So anxious, or &#8220;threatened&#8221; if you will, to coin the terminology 
      of Attorney Jessica Godfrey, Counsel to Nordgren Memorial Chapel and an 
      attorney with the Law Firm &#8211; &#8220;Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe, 
      &amp; Sinrich, P.C. of Worcester, to learn every aspect of our investigation 
      into the origins of the many complaints filed by her client, Nordgren Memorial 
      Chapel in the person of Mrs. Katherine Mangsen; that Attorney Godfrey forwarded 
      the following letter to Atty. Daniel P. Flynn, Esq., of the Law Firm, Bowditch 
      &amp; Dewey, LLP &#8211; a Worcester Law Firm that formerly represented 
      me in my defense of the complaints before the State Board of Registration 
      of Funeral Directors &amp; Embalmers. </p>
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      <p> * April 24, 2006 Letter from Attorney Jessica Godfrey of Phillips, Silver, 
        Talman, Aframe, &amp; Sinrich, P.C. of Worcester <a href="../04/documents/April-24-2006.pdf">[April-24-2006.pdf]</a></p>
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    <p> What I find most interesting (and I&#8217;m sure you will as well) is 
      Attorney Godfrey has been present for each of the four (4) days of the Administrative 
      Hearings during which the prosecution has called its witnesses &#8211; which 
      have included Gail Wiles, Ronald Johnson, Katherine Mangsen, and Kurt Mangsen 
      &#8211; all from the funeral home Ms. Godfrey represents. Atty. Godfrey 
      has identified herself at each of the four (4) hearings as representing 
      Nordgren Memorial Chapel and her presence is to gather information for the 
      on-going civil litigation. <strong>(I can only say to Atty. Godfrey, &#8220;don&#8217;t 
      miss my testimony on 14 June 2006&#8221;)</strong>.</p>
    <p>I have referenced in previous updates the fact that many have become <strong>&#8220;dirty&#8221;</strong> 
      in the process of the past 2 &frac12; years &#8211; some intentionally and 
      others unintentionally. Some have become dirty of their own volition &#8211; 
      others by &#8220;happenstance&#8221;. Until this past week, I would have 
      said to characterize David Pickering, owner &amp; Funeral Director, Rand 
      Harper Pickering Westborough Funeral Home as being even the least bit dirty 
      would be an unfair, unjust, and a grossly inaccurate description of a gentleman 
      I have considered the <strong>&#8220;consummate professional funeral director&#8221;</strong> 
      &#8211; a gentleman, I even hold in very high regard to this very day. The 
      actions and lack thereof by Mr. Pickering leave me a bit perplexed, and 
      as I present the facts herein &#8211; do know that I have discussed them 
      in detail with Mr. Pickering several days ago. </p>
    <p>In May 2004, I was contacted by the Bayrouty Family of Westborough asking 
      if I would assist them at the time of the anticipated passing of Louise 
      Bayrouty. Since I was not associated with any funeral home at that time, 
      I indicated I would be there for them regardless of what funeral home they 
      selected. The family selected Rand Harper Pickering Westborough Funeral 
      Home, and David Pickering and I worked with George Bayrouty to address his 
      every wish for the arrangements for his wife, Louise.</p>
    <p>After Mrs. Bayrouty died and before her funeral was conducted, Mr. Pickering 
      received a phone call from a woman who inquired if I (Haddad) was assisting 
      with the funeral. When Mr. Pickering inquired as to who was calling, the 
      caller hung up.</p>
    <p>Bothered by the call and unbeknownst to me, Mr. Pickering contacted the 
      State Board investigator inquiring as to &#8220;was he doing anything wrong 
      in directing the funeral and working with me?&#8221; The very next morning 
      the State Board inspector, John Bresnahan, showed up at Rand Harper Pickering 
      Westborough Funeral Home, and Mr. Pickering provided Mr. Bresnahan with 
      an update of what discussions Mr. Pickering and I had leading up to the 
      moment. To my surprise, 18 months later, I am informed Mr. Pickering is 
      being called as a prosecution witness against me. It was not until Mr. Pickering 
      testified on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at the Administrative Hearing in 
      the company of his attorney in Boston that I learned Mr. Pickering had initiated 
      the conversation more than 18 months earlier with the State Board investigator.</p>
    <p>Mr. Pickering was honest and forthright to the best of his recollection 
      in his statements at the Administrative Hearing, and when my legal counsel 
      cross-examined Mr. Pickering again Mr. Pickering was honest and forthright 
      in his responses. My legal counsel failed to ask two (2) very simple questions 
      at that time. Soon thereafter, I requested of the Division of Professional 
      Licensure prosecuting counsel to have David Pickering called as a witness 
      for the defense &#8211; so that I might ask Mr. Pickering the two (2) questions. 
      <strong>My request was denied.</strong></p>
    <p>I then contacted Mr. Pickering by <strong>email</strong>* and fax with 
      the following request and affidavit stating his responses to the two (2) 
      questions. Please note I stressed that he should contact his legal counsel 
      before submitting a response and to feel free to contact me.
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      <p> <strong>*</strong> April 7, 2006 email to Mr. David Pickering <a href="../04/documents/April-7-2006.pdf">[April-7-2006.pdf]</a></p>
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	<p><strong>Affidavit of David Pickering</strong></p>
    <p>I, David Pickering, owner of Rand Harper Pickering Westborough Funeral 
      Home, 62 West Main Street, Westborough, Massachusetts 01581 answer the following 
      questions posed to me by Philip G. Haddad, Jr. and attest that my answers 
      are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge.</p>
    <p><strong>Question: </strong>&quot;Mr. Pickering, did you as the owner of 
      Rand Harper Pickering Westborough Funeral Home earn the monies charged George 
      L. Bayrouty, husband of Louise Bayrouty, for the services you provided on 
      the occasion of the death of Mrs. Louise Bayrouty?&quot;</p>
    <p><strong>Answer: </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Question:</strong> &quot;Mr. Pickering, did Mr. Haddad earn the 
      monies you paid him for his time, efforts, participation, and professional 
      service in the days leading up to the viewing, funeral, and burial of Mrs. 
      Louise Bayrouty?&quot;</p>
    <p><strong>Answer:</strong></p>
    <p> I suspect the answer to the 1st question is &#8211; <strong>&quot;Yes, 
      I did!&quot;</strong></p>
    <p>I suspect the answer to the 2nd question is &#8211; <strong>&quot;Yes, 
      he did!&quot;</strong></p>
    <p>SUBSCRIBED and sworn to under the pains and penalties of perjury this ___ 
      day of April, 2006.</p>
    <p> David Pickering</p>
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    <p> I contacted Mr. Pickering on two (2) occasions in the past week, and he 
      indicated he would not respond to the request upon advice of his legal counsel 
      and all he wants is for this thing to be over. <strong>&quot;Me too &#8211; 
      David!&quot;</strong></p>
    <p>The point to be made here is David Pickering, in an attempt to be up front 
      and to assure he was acting appropriately (covering his back side &#8211; 
      according to David) became used and abused by a corrupt system of government 
      that had issued an Order to Show Cause prior to being contacted by David 
      and then using him to get to me, in an attempt to validate the actions taken 
      by the State Board &amp; its investigator. How sad!</p>
    <p> I don&#8217;t know why David Pickering is afraid to stand up to the truth. 
      He did earn every dollar he charged the Bayrouty Family. And I don&#8217;t 
      know why he is afraid to stand up to the truth &#8211; &#8220;I did earn 
      every dollar I was paid in working with him in support of and in participating 
      in all aspects of the funeral arrangements for Louise Bayrouty&#8221;. You 
      do not have to take my word for it; just ask the Bayrouty Family! </p>
    <p><strong>For the record: </strong>No one should be intimidated now or ever 
      by anyone when they know what they are doing or have done was and is correct 
      and in the best interest of the consumer they have committed to serve. Once 
      again, I believe David Pickering to be the consummate professional funeral 
      director &#8211; a funeral director of honor and integrity &#8211; and a 
      funeral director that has been a victim along with others of corrupted persons 
      and a corrupt system that is in desperate need of an overhaul for the good 
      of the future of funeral service.</p>
    <p>Next Update &#8211; May 12, 2006 www.justiceatwhatprice.com</p>
    <p>Subject: &#8220;More Light&#8221; as a result of testimony at 2 May 2006<br>
      Administrative Hearing</p>
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