Global Mortuary Affairs

Specialties

The TRUSTGMA Network extends to many countries throughout the world. GMA specializes in the US’s closest neighbors: Mexico, Central, South America and the Caribbean.

Our Latin American Plan includes professional services, shipping casket (meets minimum requirements for all counties), outside shipping container, documentation, translations, all consulate work, translation services, airway bill preparation, tendering to the nearest international airport on an IATA approved airline, and flight monitoring.

For remains outside the United States GMA will provide all necessary documentation, professional services, all transportation, airway bill preparation, customs clearance, or consulate paperwork and tender the remains to an IATA Approved Airline. We have extensive contacts in Mexico, Central/​South America and Canada in our TRUSTGMA Network of providers.

History

Established in 2006.

GMA has a long history in the funeral profession. David Patterson, CFSP began in 1984 in a commercial embalming establishment and spent most of his 30 plus years working in similar establishments. Patterson spent 7 years working for the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service as the Clinical Embalming Preceptor and the Facilities OSHA Coordinator. GMA offers a full range of domestic mortuary services including embalming, removals, cremation, shipping, documentation, graveside services, flight arrangements, private jet service.

GMA also offers comprehensive international mortuary services including, but not limited to,

embalming, removals, cremation, worldwide shipping, customs clearance, consulate & embassy coordination, translations, flight arrangements, private jet services, forensic services, pathologist for consultation, forensic autopsy, private autopsy, hospital autopsy, second autopsy, exhumation autopsy, toxicology and DNA analysis, forensic expert witness, medical — legal consult

Meet the Business Owner

David P.

Business Owner

David Patterson

Bio

David has been in the funeral profession since 1984 and served in many capacities He worked for many years for Bob LaVigne and Don McElroy as an embalmer and eventually a partner. David left the main stream funeral business to spend seven years with the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service as the clinical embalmer and OSHA Training officer. David also worked with Pierce Chemicals Royal Bond providing seminars and assisting with the initial product training of the salesman.

David Joined DMORT in 1999 and has served at 911 The World Trade Center, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike in many roles. He joined the TFDA Disaster Committee in 2001 serving as Committee chair from 2006 — 2008, and Co-​Chair for the 2009 – 2010 year. David was elected in October 2010 to set on the Texas Preparedness Coordinating Council representing the Funeral Profession and the Texas Funeral Directors Association’s Disaster Response Team.

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