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Unsigned death certificate delays burial

Written by DeadGirl
Saturday, 18 February 2006
Las Vegas, NV February 17, 2006 Losing a loved one is hard enough, but having to plan their funeral services can be the biggest challenge of all. Normally, families don't have to wait weeks to say goodbye, but as News 3 found out, one local family has had the hardest time burying their loved one all because a doctor didn't sign the death certificate. Its a very important sheet of paper, but one family learned the hard way that without a death certificate, life can literally stand still. This sheet of paper was all that Reba Crump-Tambakis needed for closure. "That experience was different because as soon as my father had expired going to the hospital, the death certificate was waiting for us," said Crump-Tambakis. But not this time. Now, with no signed death certificate, Reba has no way of burying her mother. She went through Nevada Funeral Services to arrange her mother's funeral, something she thought would only take a few days, but she was wrong. Nevada Funeral Services told News 3 they could not get in touch with Doctor Beraldo Vazquez, the doctor needed to sign the death certificate. The funeral home says Reba's mother died Friday, February 3. They say they delivered the death certificate to Dr. Vazquez on Friday, February 10, an entire week later. Also, according to the funeral home, Dr. Vazquez just signed the death certificate Wednesday, February 15, leaving the grieving daughter to wait nearly two weeks to bury her mother. "It's been a really rough, rocky road with this. I just want to get her buried," said Crump-Tambakis. Reba says Nevada Funeral Services told her it normally takes 72 hours for a doctor to sign the death certificate, but according to the Clark County Coroner's Office, there is no law on state books that dictates a number of hours a doctor has to sign a death certificate. "I thought (it) was strange, but I could accept 72 hours better than I could understand 12 days," said Crump-Tambakis. "Maybe things need to change. Maybe it shouldn't be whenever the doctor gets around to it." Dr. Vazquez legally could not comment on this case, but Reba and her family say they hope the doctor will understand that by not immediately signing the death certificate, he did more harm that good. Funeral experts say the Tambakis family's experience is rare, but to prevent something like this from happening to you, communication is key. Report your loved one's death to the funeral home immediately and stay in close contact with the business to ensure that the burial takes place in a timely manner. http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4517925&nav=15MV

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries