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Show 24 ST. GEORGE _ For the week of October 17, 2008 NEIGHBORHOODS The Spectrum — www.thespectrum.com The Memory Doc preserves xUME RARE URES RRR eee Beet tists information on valuables raed BY BOB HUDSON bhudson@thespectrum.com ST. GEORGE — Two St. George men have hit on a way homeowners and renters can prove they owned different items if they ever need to do so. One time they might need to prove such a thing is in the event those items have been stolen. “Underwriters, particularly for renters, say they have to have documentation before they'll pay to replace things; said Alan Foote. He and his brother Tom operate The Memory Doc. “Tt can be any information the people want to put on? said Alan of the photo CD they will produce for their customers. Bring this card in to receive Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 6:30 Sat. 9:00-2:00 Tom Foote, who has been a wildlife photographer professionally, will record whatever information his customer wants on the CD. “Tom goes through the ioe and ee who Bob Hudson / St. George Neighborhoods Tom Foote photographs a customer's rifles, taking care to get the serial numbers in the picture. they are; said Alan, whose job is to market the product. “Where we've had a rash of break-ins, we believe this is a valuable service. This is a great way to document the inventory in your home. We will take pictures of every- SOUTHERN VTAH ~ NOW OPEN ANY LAB TEST NOW® provides thousands of standard FRCS ORNS UR em Nt ELI conveniently and cost-effectively. ANY ONE ITEM’" with this ad thru 10/31/08 | yn eiteieiiieyicniienaiin thing, along with the serial numbers.’ Alan said he is unaware of anyone else offering a similar service. “The nearest I can find is insurance companies offering instruction on how to do it. We'll do it for you” Tom Foote, who grew up in St. George, graduating from Dixie High in 1985, said he got the idea after his wife's grandmother died. “As we were wrapping up her affairs, we realized that there were things that we didn't know and that she had had things lost or stolen. We couldn't remember what they looked like? Not only can property be photographed with the images stored on a CD, but images. of all sorts of documents can be placed there, too, Tom said. “Who we are is best represented in our documents and our property, Alan said. “At any time that can be taken away. Alan used the example of the St. George floods a few eansignme ae e See MEMORY on pg. 25 |