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	Vol.7, No 33, October 26, 1999
	Coroner has light mood By Don Weberg Daily Forty-Niner Despite the morbid nature of a coroner's work, speaker Mark Carrier kept a humorous, light-hearted aura about his occupation last Thursday afternoon at the Rock Bottom Brewery. "Whenever I'm introduced to people, I usually say, --Hi, my name is Scott Carrier and I work in a body shop," he joked. Carrier, a public information officer and special investigator for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, was hosted by the  women's Council with about 30 people attending. Carrier spoke about his 30-year history with the coroner's office and the finer points of investigative procedures. He said when he expressed an interest to his mother about entering embalming school she told him to get a job. "I moved out at about 16 or 17 and got a job riding in an ambulance to pay for the schooling," he said. Carrier entertained the audience with insightful answers and funny outtakes. He also brought along with him some items the coroner's office sells at its gift shop. Among them were T-shirts, a wooden plaque with a brass toe tag that can be inscribed with a retirees name and a travel bag cleverly called "The Body Bag." Throughout his history at the coroner's office, Carrier declined to say who his most shocking case was. He did admit, however, that whenever a family member dies, it's the hardest to accept. "I always say he's the last one to let me down," said his wife, Nancy Jo Carrier.		Loved ones say goodbye to student Flower festival celebrates culture   Students meet to repeal textbook tax   A.S.I. consolidates various commissions   Freshman application deadline set   Muslim students regain access to prayer room   CSULB stars combat racism in local schools Call box for the deaf   A.S.I. president leads reform   Help in the lab Jambalaya poetry reading offers expression   Reviewer suggests 'The Shining,' 'Nightshift'   Coroner has light mood   Debate team grabs top spot in contest LBSU hockey team wins   Soccer team can't sweep   Team triumphs despite injuries Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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