ANNETTE MARCH-GRIER

Annette R. March-Grier, RN, CFSP, is a native of Baltimore and vice president of a family business, March Funeral Homes, located in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. She is an RN, a mortician and the visionary of Roberta’s House Inc., a non-profit Family Grief Support Center founded in 2007 by the March family. Annette is the president and has led the way for grief education and support for grieving children and families in Baltimore for more than 37 years. She was selected by CNN, the world leader in news, as one of the Top Ten CNN heroes, 2014 for changing the world.

Standing for Something Larger than Yourself

Annette R. March Grier, RN, CFSP, a pioneer in bereavement care tells her intriguing life story of a young girl growing up in a three-story rowhouse funeral home in Baltimore City. She will share how she witnessed things that most normal children never experience and how her life evolved to bring change to her community and city. Her divine calling as an adult, a mortician, and a registered nurse was no small feat.  She boldly claims her childhood environment, her compassionate parents who were role models, shaped and molded her to discover her passion and find her purpose. She faced many challenges, fears, and the unknown to create a resource that did not exist in her city or state, a family grief support center that has served over 7000 children and adults. Her journey is unending and continues to bring challenges but none that she can’t face as one more opportunity make the world a better, kinder place.