CLINTON, M.D. – C. J. Thacker, president of Thacker Caskets, has announced that two new sales representatives, Dennis Christian and Larry Jones, have been added to the growing Thacker sales team, according to a news release. Thacker is especially proud to note that both new sales people were hired from within the company. “Both Dennis Christian and Larry Jones have worked at Thacker Caskets on the distribution side of our business for a number of years. They have a deep understanding of funeral service and the needs of our funeral director customers," Thacker said.
Christian has been active in the funeral profession since 1963. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and a 1966 graduate of the John A. Gupton School of Mortuary Science. He joined Spencer Casket Company in 1978, and became part of the “Thacker Family” in 1995 when Thacker Caskets acquired Spencer Casket. Before accepting the new sales position, Christian managed the Thacker Customer Service Center in Richmond, Va. Dennis is a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, river activities and meeting new people.
Like Christian, Jones also managed a Customer Service Center for Thacker Caskets. Jones joined Thacker in 1996 and managed the distribution of caskets to customers in New Jersey and in the Metropolitan New York City market from our distribution center in Hackensack, N.J. Jones possesses a hands-on knowledge of the industry, the Metropolitan market and enjoys a broad base of customer relationships. Jones has been married to his wife, Kathleen, since 1995. They have two daughters. Jones attended the University of Delaware. When he’s not working or coaching his daughter’s sports teams, Jones plays golf and enjoys rooting for the New York Giants. Jones joins senior Thacker sales representative, Bob Cullen, in providing attentive sales and merchandising support to customers in New York and New Jersey.
Mike Beardsley, Thacker vice president of sales and marketing, pointed out that the addition of Larry and Dennis to the Thacker sales team is part of the ongoing expansion of the Thacker Sales Force. “In spite of the economic downturn and rising cremation, Thacker Caskets continues to grow its volume and expand its service radius. This is due to the hard work of the Thacker office, sales, factory associates and to the runaway success of the new Thacker 'Value Line' of caskets. The value line offers a selection of caskets with high eye appeal at very competitive prices ... so appropriate for today’s economically challenged families and the Funeral Directors who serve them," Beardsley said.
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Posted Jan. 25