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Ralph L. Klicker, Ph.D.

Ralph Klicker, Ph.D., licensed funeral director and founder/president of Thanos Institute in Buffalo, New York, is also the director of the new bachelor’s degree program in funeral service administration at State University of New York in Canton.

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