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Char Barrett

Char Barrett, is a Licensed Funeral Director, Home Funeral Consultant, Celebrant and founder of A Sacred Moment Home Funeral Vigils, Green Burials & Life Celebrations funeral service. She specializes in assisting families with directing funerals in their own homes. Beyond her degree in Mortuary Science and formal training as a licensed funeral director, Char has been trained and is an experienced home funeral guide and Celebrant. Char has lectured to local, national and international audiences and been featured in The New York Times, WSJ The Wall Street Journal Magazine, MSNBC.com, NPR-KUOW Radio, KING 5 News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Char is also a Steering Committee member of the Washington End of Life Consensus Coalition; affiliate organization to the Washington State Medical Association.

A Sacred Moment offers complete funeral services and specializes in home funeral vigils, green burials and life celebrations. Through her work with A Sacred Moment Char Barrett and her associates help extend the loving care families experience through hospice, with the very intimate and empowering experience of a home funeral vigil and or green burial. Char understands what families are looking for when dealing with the death of a loved one. They want to be engaged, empowered, create meaning and understand their options. She assists with the entire process or however much the family desires.