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FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Calvin Whitaker prepares to remove the body of Darmel Stokes from the middle of Mimika Avenue, shot to death on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. Whitaker contracts with St. Louis to collect and deliver bodies to the city morgue. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they hang alongside equally meticulously maintain *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_010
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Calvin Whitaker and Richard Barcomb remove the body of Darmel Stokes, found shot to death in the middle of Mimika Avenue. Whitaker contracts with St. Louis to collect and deliver bodies to the city morgue. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they hang alongside equally meticulously maintained Elvis jumpsuits, feather boas and other signature *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_026
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Chris Whitaker (right) embraces Betty Beard, the widow of John Beard, before a short service for the homeless Vietnam veteran at Michel Funeral Home on The Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Beard died in July from brain and lung cancer. Chris and her husband Calvin donated the funeral home's services. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they ha *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_019
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Mourners, including KQQZ radio talk show host Bob Romanik (right), enter Michel Funeral Home for a service for homeless Vietnam veteran John Beard on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 on The Hill. Beard died in July from brain and lung cancer. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they hang alongside equally meticulously maintained Elvis jumpsuits, feathe *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_018
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Rich Hogan of the Amvets Mo. Chapter 1 Riders, sits with Betty Beard, the widow of John Beard, at a short service for the homeless Vietnam veteran at Michel Funeral Home on The Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Beard died July from brain and lung cancer. His funeral was donated by Calvin and Chris Whitaker, owners of the funeral home. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits *** Local C
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DUK10079768_015
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: As mourners gather at Michel Funeral Home for services for a homeless Vietnam veteran, Pietro DiMartino cuts the hair of Bill Sergeant across Southwest Avenue on The Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Calvin and Chris Whitaker restored and renovated the dilapidated 70-year-old funeral home, bringing the business back to life. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin *** Local C
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DUK10079768_014
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: The cremains of homeless Vietnam veteran John Beard are carried by Calvin Whitaker for transportation to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Beard, a homeless Vietnam veteran, died in July from brain and lung cancer. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they hang alongside equally meticulously maintained Elvis jumps *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_013
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Calvin Whitaker leads motorcycle riders from various organizations, including the Patriot Guard and AMVETS Missouri Chapter 1, head south on Hampton Avenue en route to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, escorting the cremains of Vietnam veteran John Beard. Beard died in July from brain and lung cancer. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits i *** Local C
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DUK10079768_012
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
August 8, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: An emotional Calvin Whitaker visits with Betty Beard, the widow of homeless Vietnam veteran John Beard, following burial services with full military honors for Beard at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Beard died in July from brain and lung cancer. His funeral was donated by Calvin and Chris (left) Whitaker, owners of Michel Funeral Home. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are *** Local C
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DUK10079768_020
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 31, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Neighborhood children have their picture taken in front of a motorcycle-pulled hearse on display in front of Michel Funeral Home on Oct. 31, 2016 during a Halloween party for their Southwest Avenue neighbors. Chris and Calvin Whitaker restored their 70-year-old business first run by Howard and Evelyn Michel. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_007
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 31, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Bill Reeves breaks for a bowl of chili while playing 'Uncle Fester' at an Addams Family themed Halloween party outside Michel Funeral Home on Oct. 31, 2016. Chris and Calvin Whitaker restored their 70-year-old Michel Funeral Home, first run by Howard and Evelyn Michel, and opened it to neighborhood events. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, b *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_006
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 31, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Trick or treaters make their choices at a coffin filled with candy at a Halloween party outside Michel Funeral Home on Oct. 31, 2016. Chris and Calvin Whitaker restored their 70-year-old Michel Funeral Home, first run by Howard and Evelyn Michel, and have held neighborhood events since reopening. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they ha *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_025
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: In the middle of rehearsing his lines, Calvin Whitaker takes a funeral call before officiating at the wedding of Jessica and Mike Kriegshauser in Tower Grove Park on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they hang alongside equally meticulously maintained Elvis jumpsuits, feather boas and other signature accessories of *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_024
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Heading out to officiate a friends' wedding in October 2016, Calvin Whitaker drives the same Cadillac he uses for funerals and for his undertaking service. Calvin and his wife Chris restored their 70-year-old Michel Funeral Home, living on the second floor above the funeral parlor and embalming room. "We're not your typical funeral directors," Chris Whitaker said. "He gets scarves from little old ladies." Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to th *** Local C
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DUK10079768_023
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Some Elvis jumpsuits are easier to slip on than others. Calvin Whitaker clips the massive belt buckle to become a 1970s Elvis Presley, as he gets ready in the second floor living quarters at Michel Funeral Home on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Whitaker later officiated at a wedding for friends in Tower Grove Park. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, *** Local Cap
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DUK10079768_022
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: The look complete, Calvin Whitaker chooses comfortable shoes as he visits with his dog Ellie before leaving his funeral home residence to officiate at a friends' wedding on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Chris Whitaker inspired her husband Calvin to impersonate her favorite singer. He does a few gigs a year - at weddings, funerals and even a stunt double for an Elvis film. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are n *** Local C
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DUK10079768_021
FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Chris Whitaker inspired her husband Calvin to impersonate Elvis, her favorite singer. He does a few gigs a year at weddings, funerals, and even once as a stunt double for a film. On a Saturday morning in October 2016, Calvin prepares to officiate at a wedding for friends. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are neatly pressed shirts and black suits in Calvin’s closet, but they hang alongside equally metic *** Local Cap
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FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Chris Whitaker inspired her husband Calvin to impersonate Elvis Presley, her favorite singer. He does a few gigs a year - at weddings, funerals and even a stunt double for an Elvis film. On a Saturday afternoon in October 2016, Whitaker married Jessica and Mike Kriegshauser at the ruins in Tower Grove Park. "We're not your typical funeral directors," Chris Whitaker said. "He gets scarves from little old ladies." Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approac *** Local C
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FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Chris Whitaker inspired her husband Calvin to impersonate Elvis Presley, her favorite singer. He does a few gigs a year - at weddings, funerals and even a stunt double for an Elvis film. On a Saturday afternoon in October 2016, Whitaker married Jessica and Mike Kriegshauser in Tower Grove Park. "We're not your typical funeral directors," Chris Whitaker said. "He gets scarves from little old ladies." Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the care *** Local C
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FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: The look complete, Calvin Whitaker checks the details on his 1970s-era Elvis Presley jumpsuit before leaving his funeral home residence to officiate at a friends' wedding on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Chris Whitaker inspired her husband Calvin to impersonate her favorite singer. He does a few gigs a year - at weddings, funerals and even a stunt double for an Elvis film. Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitakers have taken a different approach to the career than their mentors. There are *** Local C
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FEATURE - Elvisimitator ist auch ein Bestatter
October 1, 2016 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Heading from the funeral home to the residence, Calvin Whitaker finishes details before heading to officiate a friends' wedding on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Chris Whitaker inspired her husband Calvin to impersonate Elvis Presley, her favorite singer. He does a few gigs a year - at weddings, funerals and even a stunt double for an Elvis film. "We're not your typical funeral directors," Chris Whitaker said. "He gets scarves from little old ladies." Since 1992, Calvin Whitaker has been called to the aftermath of some of the city’s most violent acts to takes bodies to the morgue after police is called: suicides, natural deaths, overdoses and homicides. Among his more notable transports are the body of Michael Brown, killed in a police shooting in Ferguson, as well as a woman who died of an overdose at the August Busch IV home. He also help causes he believes in: burial of homeless veterans, exhumation of an unidentified murdered child’s remains for forensic analysis, restoration of an overgrown cemetery. About a year ago, Whitaker and his wife, fellow funeral director Chris Whitaker, 38, moved to St. Louis in a house that was for 70 years a funeral home. They fixed it up and are open for business. The funeral home was open to the public for their second annual Halloween party. Chris Whitaker’s love for the profession began when she attended her grandmother’s funeral at 13. She admired how lifelike her grandmother looked in the casket and thought she could someday master makeup for the deceased. She was working at a funeral home where the father of one of Calvin’s friends was laid out. He came to pay his final respects when Chris caught his eye. He offered her a job working with him to collect and deliver bodies to the city’s morgue. Three months after they met, they got married at a funeral home. That was 10 years ago. Though they were inspired to go into the death business when they were young, the Whitake *** Local C
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