Brooks v. Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors

Burkhart, Judge.

This is an appeal by appellant, Sheldon Lee Brooks, from a judgment of the common pleas court affirming an order of appellee, Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors (“board”) denying appellant’s application for licensure as a funeral director. The board denied appellant’s application for the reason that appellant failed to meet the educational requirements established by administrative regulation.

Appellant has worked for the majority of his fifty-seven years in various aspects of the funeral business. His experience includes employment with a variety of funeral homes,…