Startups survived, some thrived in COVID » Albuquerque Journal

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Justin Crowe, founder and CEO of Parting Stone in Santa Fe, pictured in 2019. The company take human and pet remains and turns them into solidified remains. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Santa Fe-based Parting Stone’s novel technology to turn cremated ashes into beautiful, solidified remains is rapidly gaining ground in the “deathcare” industry.

The company, which launched in fall 2019, offers people a better way to connect with departed loved ones, turning ashes into smooth, polished memorial stones that can be held, shared or displayed, said Parting Stone founder and CEO Justin Crowe.

The company now partners with 340 funeral homes across the country to offer…