Thank you to these sponsors who support the work of pioneering death educator Gail Rubin and A Good Goodbye!
Sponsors of the 2025 Before I Die New Mexico Festival:
A Good Goodbye
Gail Rubin, CT, pioneering death educator, Certified Funeral Celebrant, and informed advocate for planning ahead, she puts the “fun” in funeral planning. She is also the coordinator of the Before I Die New Mexico Festival.
Bosque Trails Hospice
Bosque Trails Hospice is a locally owned and operated hospice agency that was founded by experienced Albuquerque area practitioners with over 30 years of collective hospice experience. Bosque Trails Hospice’s goal is to provide the greater Albuquerque area with the absolute best personalized hospice care available. It was named Best Hospice in the 2024 Albuquerque Journal Reader’s Choice Awards. www.BosqueTrailsHospice.com
Keeper
Keeper provides free online memorials and tributes. Families can use our tools and features to easily preserve, celebrate, and share a loved one’s legacy.
French Funerals
French Funerals & Cremations has served the communities of Albuquerque and Rio Rancho for over 115 years, guiding families through loss and grief. Along with four locations to better serve our communities, French Funerals provides a full-service continuum of care through the Cremation Society of New Mexico, and Best Friends Pet Cremation Services, to help ease the burden of loss and assist families in honoring their loved ones in the most meaningful way possible. www.FrenchFunerals.com
Passages International
Passages International is the leading provider of eco-friendly burial and cremation products to the funeral industry. Passages is dedicated to providing the best, most sustainable solutions to those seeking environmentally-friendly funeral options, including scattering solutions, biodegradable urns, eco-friendly caskets, and dignified cremation containers. Each Passages biodegradable urn comes with one free GEO code for the Etern.life Memorial Map. This GEO code allows families to Mark the Spot where the remains of a loved one lie and create a personal online memorial. www.PassagesInternational.com
Charitable Partner
A portion of the sponsorship proceeds and ticket sales from the 2025 Before I Die NM Festival will be donated to 501(c)(3) charitable partner, the New Mexico Deathcare Network. The New Mexico Deathcare Network is a dedicated collective of holistic deathcare professionals committed to providing compassionate, integrative, and personalized end-of-life care. As a nonprofit, they provide financial assistance for non-medical, holistic end-of-life care services, including death doulas, grief support, and spiritual advisement. Through donations, they help ensure that individuals in financial need have access to these compassionate resources, offering comfort, guidance, and community support during their journeys.