SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2003

                        SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Texas                     1-6402-1                  74-1488375
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (I. R. S. employer
      of incorporation)            file number)          identification  number)

   1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas                            77019
(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip code)

      Registrant's telephone numbers, including area code - (713) 522-5141



Item 5. Other Events

On May 8, 2003,  Service  Corporation  International,  a Texas  corporation (the
"Company"),  announced the election of Alan R. Buckwalter,  III to the Company's
Board of  Directors  and the  retirement  of E.H.  Thornton,  Jr., as more fully
described in the press release  filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current  Report on
Form 8-K.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c) Exhibits.

            99.1 Press release dated May 8, 2003, issued by the Company.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

May 8, 2003                            SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

                                       By: /s/ Eric D. Tanzberger
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                                       Eric D. Tanzberger
                                       Vice President and Corporate Controller


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                                  Exhibit Index

  Exhibit Number                     Description
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      99.1        Press release, dated May 8, 2003, issued by Service
                  Corporation International


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