“I have worked in the elder and death care profession for 13 years now. Some families and clients over the years have asked how did you get in this line of work and I believe everything and everyone who crosses our path happens for a reason. In January of 2007, my grandmother died. Four months later, my father who was only 53 years old, died.

“When you lose two very significant people who you love dearly, it changes you, I didn’t know what it meant. I just knew I never wanted a family to go through what I went through being inexperienced, not knowing what to expect, how my life had just changed in a moment so I started looking into careers where I could make a difference.

“In January of 2008, someone I knew my whole life called and said the company I work for has purchased some more cemeteries and I think you would be good at this. She had no idea that I had considered changing careers and I didn't think it would be working at a cemetery.

“I mean, you don’t grow up saying I want to work at a cemetery. I told her I need a couple of days to think about it. When I hung up, I felt this overwhelming peace come over me I still can’t explain it completely to this day. Needless to say, I called her back the next morning and said I would like to apply for the position.