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<h2>May 9, 2005 UPDATE</h2>
<p>I will begin by apologizing for not providing weekly updates as previously 
  planned. There is so much happening and information now surfacing that reaffirms 
  what we have known for some time &#8211; that <strong>&#8220;a conspiracy of 
  colossal proportions&#8221;</strong> involving three (3) and potentially four 
  (4) funeral directors in central Massachusetts, has finally &#8220;raised its 
  ugly head&#8221; &#8211; and as such, I am forced to issue bi-weekly instead 
  of weekly updates</p>
<h2>Background information:</h2>
<p>&#8226; On November 19, 2003 without any advanced notice at approximately 4:30PM, 
  I was served with a letter of termination from Nordgren Memorial Chapel by Constable 
  William George; termination letter signed by Kurt Mangsen, President, Nordgren 
  Memorial Chapel. (At that time I was and still am a minority owner of Nordgren 
  Memorial Chapel, Worcester, MA).</p>
<p>&#8226; I was surprised but not shocked by the termination letter; although 
  I would have expected better of Kurt. What do I mean by this? Once the purchase 
  of the Carrigan&#8217;s interest in Nordgren Memorial Chapel was completed and 
  Katherine Mangsen became involved in the day to day activities of the funeral 
  home, things changed dramatically. The environment began to change as did the 
  need to have me around for advice and counsel. </p>
<p>- I was voted off Nordgren Memorial Chapel&#8217;s Board of Directors by Kurt 
  &amp; Katherine on July 30, 2003, and replaced by Ronald Johnson.<br>
  - My salary was stopped with but two days notice on August 25, 2003.<br>
  - A new salary compensation package was proposed to me by Katherine Mangsen 
  in late September 2003 in the presence of Ronald Johnson, that in effect cut 
  my salary by 40%. Proposal - rejected by me.<br>
  - Shortly thereafter, dental coverage for me and my family was terminated by 
  Katherine Mangsen. (Thank God I had medical coverage on my own).<br>
  - The very next day, I was notified by Katherine Mangsen, Nordgren Memorial 
  Chapel was no longer prepared to pay for the cell phone assigned to me.</p>
<p>&#8226; So, was I shocked by the letter of termination? No, &#8220;but surprised&#8221; 
  that Kurt Mangsen would be a party to such a gross miscarriage of justice. (&#8220;Did 
  I mention, my wife Carolyn and I are God Parents to Derek, a son of Kurt &amp; 
  Katherine Mangsen?&#8221;).<br>
  <br>
  &#8226; The letter of termination referenced one or more findings of Mr. John 
  Bresnahan, investigator, State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and 
  Embalmers from his unannounced visit to Nordgren Memorial Chapel just 6 hours 
  earlier.</p>
<p>&#8226; Litigation proceedings will not allow me to address the specific allegations 
  other than to state; I expressed my complete cooperation with the State Board 
  &#8211; the specifics of my actions to follow.</p>
<p>&#8226; Kurt and Katherine Mangsen used this fortutitious opportunity to contact 
  Atty. Sinrich and to prepare an immediate letter of termination &#8211; something 
  that they were obviously planning for some time and now circumstances gave them 
  a legitimate (or so they thought) reason to move forward with the termination 
  letter.</p>
<p>&#8226; At the time I was an owner (still am) of Nordgren Memorial Chapel. 
  I had invested a great deal of money into the purchase of the funeral home. 
  My participation was instrumental in the purchase of the Carrigan Family&#8217;s 
  interest in Nordgren Memorial Chapel. It is apparent Kurt and Katherine Mangsen 
  wanted me out and the actions taken by them followed a pattern which clearly 
  states this to be their purpose. </p>
<p>&#8226; What is abundantly troublesome is the lack of professionalism, good 
  judgment, and basic decency by Nordgren Memorial Chapel&#8217;s counsel and 
  Clerk of Nordgren Memorial Chapel&#8217;s Corporate Board, Atty. Scott Sinrich. 
  As an owner and investor in the funeral home, Atty. Sinrich had an obligation 
  and responsibility to me and the Corporation to ascertain the facts prior to 
  taking action and, if action was required, to represent me and the corporation 
  in resolving the matter. Atty. Sinrich did neither and as a result of his actions 
  and lack thereof, Nordgren Memorial Chapel and Kurt and Katherine Mangsen have 
  had to fabricate allegations and accusations and enroll the State Board of Registration 
  of Funeral Directors and Embalmers in a process to justify their actions. Together 
  they (the State Board and the Mangsen&#8217;s) thought they &#8220;smelled smoke, 
  called for the fire engines, and suddenly found no fire.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8226; Several days later, I was requested to appear before the State Board 
  of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers &#8211; meeting to be held 
  on Tuesday, December 9, 2003. I had meetings and presentations scheduled in 
  NYC on December 8-9, 2003, but I was able to change the dates in order to accommodate 
  the State Board.</p>
<p>&#8226; WHAT HAPPENS PRIOR TO MY APPEARANCE AT THE STATE BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 
  9, 2003, DURING THE STATE BOARD MEETING, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STATE BOARD 
  MEETING WILL &#8220;TURN YOUR STOMACH&#8221; and I shall, therefore, hold all 
  details and the chronology of events and correspondence between me and the State 
  Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers until next time.</p>
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<p><strong>Don&#8217;t Miss The Next Update on May 23, 2005 of &#8220;Justice 
  At What Price !&#8221; At that time, I will present documents, actual conversations, 
  and correspondence to and from members of the State Board of Registration of 
  Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts &#8211; a chronology 
  that will shake the core of your own existence &#8211; as you speculate &#8220;WOW 
  !&#8221; Next time, it could be me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong></p>
<p><strong>More soon.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Philip G. Haddad, Jr.</strong><br>
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