theGrio

Back to the Top

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • The Dish
  • Health
    • Ask Dr. Ty
    • Black Men’s Health
    • Black Women and Breast Cancer
    • Back to School Health
  • Living
    • Travel and Leisure
    • Living Forward
    • Books
  • Politics
    • Perry on Politics
  • Sports
  • News
    • Good News
  • Opinion

Red, Black & Blue

‘Obama urn’ available for your deceased loved ones

by Similoluwa Ojurongbe | July 24, 2012 at 5:41 PM
Comments
Print
Obama Urn

<a href="//www.cremationsolutions.com/Personal-Urns-Keepsake-Sized-p612.html”">Obama Urn</a>

Related Posts

  • Trump should receive same scrutiny he sought for Obama
  • Obama at ground zero: The picture America needs to see
  • Obama launches sweeping federal mine safety review
  • Atlanta Jewish Times publisher resigns after calling for Obama assassination
  • 'A Salute to Michelle Obama': Essence magazine commemorates Michelle Obama's life in new book

Just when you thought that all the available options for urns were boring and outdated, a Vermont based company has come up with a solution. Cremation Solutions can make an urn to the likeness of any individual from one or two photographs using 3D imaging. They can even add a wig if the individual has very long hair.

Now, Cremation Solutions also have an urn of President Barack Obama available either in keepsake size ($600) or life size ($2,600).  The company’s owner, Jeff Staab, who has worked in the funeral business for many years, came up with the idea when he noticed that more and more people were ordering urns with engravings and pictures.

According to the Daily Mail, the Obama urn was completely accidental. Staab used Thatsmyface.com to get samples for his idea but they were afraid of being sued after he asked them to use a celebrity’s face. “They were supposed to send me a George Clooney, but I opened the box and it was President Obama.” he said.

Staab made it clear that he does not wish any ill will on the president and that urns did not sell very well because they were to realistic. He’s considering altering them to look more like a bust from ancient Greece.

Click read more

Follow Similoluwa Ojurongbe on GooglePlus

  • The Rev. Benjamin T. Hailey, the president of the Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention, speaks during an NAACP-organized rally on the Capitol steps protesting the state's tough, new voter identification law on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
    Next Story:

    Protest rally sets stage for Pa. voter ID hearing

  • Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio listens to one of his attorneys during a news conference in Phoenix. Arpaio is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday, July 24, 2012, and face allegations that his trademark immigration sweeps amounted to racial profiling against Hispanics. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
    Previous Story:

    Ariz. sheriff Joe Arpaio denies expressing admiration for Klu Klux Klan

Filed in: Politics | Related Topics: Barack Obama, Cremation, Cremation Solutions, George Clooney, Jeff Staab, Obama, President Obama, That's my Face, Urn, Vermont
  • Learn about our User Panel

    Read More
  • New Stories on theGrio

    • Mos Def speaks out against Stop and Frisk on new track Mos Def speaks out against Stop and Frisk on new track
    • Tuskegee airman and female WWII pilot bond Tuskegee airman and female WWII pilot bond
    • Obama to sign bill for 1963 Birmingham bombing victims Obama to sign bill for 1963 Birmingham bombing victims
    • First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house
    • Is Jennifer Hudson returning to ‘American Idol’ as a judge?
    • Charles Ramsey stars in video game
    • Morgan Freeman: Sleeping during his interview or testing ‘Google Eyelids’?
    • Tavis Smiley marks 10th year on PBS
  • What Your Friends Are Reading

  • More from theGrio

More Stories on theGrio

Top News

Politics

  • Patrick Smith/Getty Images News

    Obama cites new framework for terror war

  • Obama's 1979 prom photo, yearbook note to 'foxy' friend unearthed

  • Are the Obamas too critical of black Americans?

  • First lady makes Forbes' 'Most Powerful Women'

» Read More in Politics

Business

  • An elderly black couple. © poco_bw – Fotolia.com

    Black Americans retiring earlier, with less savings

  • BlackStartup.com seeks to uplift black businesses

  • Payday loans: A debt trap in disguise

  • Tiger Woods makes a comeback on the course, and in video game sales

» Read More in Business

Living

  • Beyonce

    Beyoncé and Rent The Runway launch 'The Beyoncé Boutique'

  • Homeless teen graduates as valedictorian of high school class

  • Memorial Day staycation hotspots!

  • Worst foods for high blood pressure

» Read More in Living

Inspiration

  • Television journalist Robin Roberts poses with her Peabody at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, May 20, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

    Robin Roberts to write memoir about illness

  • Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

  • Tornado survivor saved by teacher

  • Obama speech makes Morehouse grads 'proud'

» Read More in Inspiration

Entertainment

  • London crime scene (Getty Images)

    UK rapper live tweets London knife attack

  • Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts

  • Janet Jackson officially hits billionaire status

  • Cash Money Records signs Paris Hilton?

» Read More in Entertainment

News

  • Charles Ramsey Courtesy NBC NEWS/ Scott Shaw/ The Plain Dealer)

    Cleveland 'hero' Charles Ramsey gets free burgers for life

  • Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid outrage

  • Brooklyn man survives Oklahoma tornado

  • Teen arrested for botched science experiment talks about ordeal

» Read More in News

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Living
  • Video
  • Inspire
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with TheGrio
  • About
©2013 NBCUniversal
Powered by WordPress.com VIP