An interment system, comprising:
- (a) at least one desiccation vessel for storing remains of a decedent who has not been cremated, wherein the at least one desiccation vessel is an air-tight enclosure comprising:
- (i) a supply fitting;
- (ii) a return fitting;
- (iii) at least one pressure relief valve;
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- (iv) a pressure gauge;
- (b) a plurality of memorial suites configured to house the at least one desiccation vessel, wherein a first memorial suite of the plurality of memorial suites is located above ground in a first building and a second memorial suite of the plurality of memorial suites is located above ground in a second building which is located remotely from the first building, wherein each of the plurality of memorial suites comprises:
- (i) a floor, a ceiling, and at least one wall defining an interior space;
- (ii) a storage area located within a first portion of said interior space and comprising at least one receptacle configured to receive the at least one desiccation vessel;
- (iii) a living area located within a second portion of said interior space;
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- (iv) a vertically-oriented tribute wall separating said storage area from said living area, said tribute wall being configured to display information about the at least one decedent whose remains are contained or will be contained within the at least one desiccation vessel within the storage area;
- (c) an HVAC unit, which is in selective fluid communication with the at least one desiccation vessel through an array of supply pipes and return pipes, the array further including a supply pipe connected to the supply fitting and a return pipe connected to the return fitting of each desiccation vessel of said at least one desiccation vessel, where the HVAC unit is automated to adjust a temperature, a pressure and a humidity within the at least one desiccation vessel to adjust a rate of desiccation of the remains of the decedent within the at least one desiccation vessel;
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- (d) a processor linked to the plurality of memorial suites and to at least one data storage device configured to store data related to the at least one decedent, wherein the processor is configured to register a location of the at least one desiccation vessel within the plurality of memorial suites and to display the data within the plurality of memorial suites only on the tribute wall associated with the location registered by the processor,
- wherein the at least one desiccation vessel is air-tight, and the processor is configured to update the location of the at least one desiccation vessel from the first memorial suite to the second memorial suite.