Solari Hero of the Week: August 12, 2024: Funeral Director John O’Looney

“I know my days are numbered for daring to speak the truth.” ~ John O’Looney

This week, the Solari team recognizes British funeral director John O’Looney as Hero of the Week. With nearly two decades of undertaker experience, O’Looney’s professional concerns intensified in 2021 after he encountered the case of a young man who had died unexpectedly. In an interview, he recounted, “We pulled a clot out of his femoral artery the full length of his leg. Have I ever seen anything like this before? No, in honesty, and I don’t expect to find it in 30-year-olds and 32-year-olds and 48-year-olds and 42-year-olds. It’s young people.”

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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.

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