If funeral services are desired with the body present, the family should contact the funeral home of their choosing. It is also possible to have only a memorial service, without the donor’s body present. The family AND funeral director should notify the Body Bequest Office before funeral preparations are made. At that time, instructions will be given to the funeral director as to how to embalm the body for teaching purposes. If the instructions are not followed by the funeral director, the University would not be able to accept the body. At the completion of the customary funeral services, the funeral director should contact the Body Bequest Office, at which time arrangements will be made for transportation of the body to Wayne State University School of Medicine. The family will be expected to assume all financial responsibilities for the funeral services.
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