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EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned director and/or officer of Alderwoods Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Bradley D. Stam and
Kenneth A. Sloan, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned a registration statement on Form S-1, or other
appropriate form, to be filed in respect of the Company's obligation to file
a shelf registration statement under the Debt Registration Rights Agreement
dated January 2, 2002 and the Equity Registration Rights Agreement dated
January 2, 2002 and to sign any and all amendments to such registration
statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any
of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person or persons
executing it:
Executed as of this 25th day of March, 2002.
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John S. Lacey Paul A. Houston
Chairman of the Board Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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William R. Riedl Lloyd E. Campbell
Director Director
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Anthony G. Eames Charles M. Elson
Director Director
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David Hilty Olivia Kirtley
Director Director
/s/ W. MACDONALD SNOW
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W. MacDonald Snow
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned director and/or officer of Alderwoods Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Bradley D. Stam and
Kenneth A. Sloan, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned a registration statement on Form S-1, or other
appropriate form, to be filed in respect of the Company's obligation to file
a shelf registration statement under the Debt Registration Rights Agreement
dated January 2, 2002 and the Equity Registration Rights Agreement dated
January 2, 2002 and to sign any and all amendments to such registration
statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any
of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person or persons
executing it:
Executed as of this 26th day of March, 2002.
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John S. Lacey Paul A. Houston
Chairman of the Board Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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William R. Riedl Lloyd E. Campbell
Director Director
/s/ ANTHONY G. EAMES
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Anthony G. Eames Charles M. Elson
Director Director
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David Hilty Olivia Kirtley
Director Director
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W. MacDonald Snow
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned director and/or officer of Alderwoods Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Bradley D. Stam and
Kenneth A. Sloan, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned a registration statement on Form S-1, or other
appropriate form, to be filed in respect of the Company's obligation to file
a shelf registration statement under the Debt Registration Rights Agreement
dated January 2, 2002 and the Equity Registration Rights Agreement dated
January 2, 2002 and to sign any and all amendments to such registration
statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any
of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person or persons
executing it:
Executed as of this 26th day of March, 2002.
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John S. Lacey Paul A. Houston
Chairman of the Board Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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William R. Riedl Lloyd E. Campbell
Director Director
/s/ CHARLES M. ELSON
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Anthony G. Eames Charles M. Elson
Director Director
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David Hilty Olivia Kirtley
Director Director
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W. MacDonald Snow
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned director and/or officer of Alderwoods Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Bradley D. Stam and
Kenneth A. Sloan, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned a registration statement on Form S-1, or other
appropriate form, to be filed in respect of the Company's obligation to file
a shelf registration statement under the Debt Registration Rights Agreement
dated January 2, 2002 and the Equity Registration Rights Agreement dated
January 2, 2002 and to sign any and all amendments to such registration
statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any
of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person or persons
executing it:
Executed as of this 25th day of March, 2002.
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John S. Lacey Paul A. Houston
Chairman of the Board Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ WILLIAM R. RIEDL
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William R. Riedl Lloyd E. Campbell
Director Director
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Anthony G. Eames Charles M. Elson
Director Director
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David Hilty Olivia Kirtley
Director Director
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W. MacDonald Snow
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned director and/or officer of Alderwoods Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Bradley D. Stam and
Kenneth A. Sloan, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned a registration statement on Form S-1, or other
appropriate form, to be filed in respect of the Company's obligation to file
a shelf registration statement under the Debt Registration Rights Agreement
dated January 2, 2002 and the Equity Registration Rights Agreement dated
January 2, 2002 and to sign any and all amendments to such registration
statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any
of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person or persons
executing it:
Executed as of this 28th day of March, 2002.
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John S. Lacey Paul A. Houston
Chairman of the Board Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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William R. Riedl Lloyd E. Campbell
Director Director
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Anthony G. Eames Charles M. Elson
Director Director
/s/ DAVID HILTY
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David Hilty Olivia Kirtley
Director Director
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W. MacDonald Snow
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned director and/or officer of Alderwoods Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Bradley D. Stam and
Kenneth A. Sloan, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned a registration statement on Form S-1, or other
appropriate form, to be filed in respect of the Company's obligation to file
a shelf registration statement under the Debt Registration Rights Agreement
dated January 2, 2002 and the Equity Registration Rights Agreement dated
January 2, 2002 and to sign any and all amendments to such registration
statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any
of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person or persons
executing it:
Executed as of this 25th day of March, 2002.
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John S. Lacey Paul A. Houston
Chairman of the Board Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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William R. Riedl Lloyd E. Campbell
Director Director
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Anthony G. Eames Charles M. Elson
Director Director
/s/ OLIVIA KIRTLEY
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David Hilty Olivia Kirtley
Director Director
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W. MacDonald Snow
Director