Schoeller v. Board of Registration of Funeral Directors & Embalmers

After an adjudicatory hearing, the Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (board) issued an order permanently revoking Troy J. Schoeller’s licenses to do business in the Commonwealth as a funeral director and embalmer. G. L. c. 112, §§ 61, 84. The disciplinary action arose after Schoeller made comments to a newspaper reporter about *606his experiences in the embalming profession and those comments were later published as part of an article about Schoeller. Schoeller did not reveal any confidential or private information about any deceased person or bereaved family members whom…