Meadowlawn & American Mortuary | 5611 E. Houston San Antonio, TX 78220 Toll Free: (800) 641-9992

Staff Craig A. Cates, President & Funeral Director in Charge
Craig is the President and Funeral Director in Charge of Meadowlawn & American Mortuary. He entered the business in 1981 and expanded it into a funeral home cemetery and crematory that is family operated today. In addition to his 27 years in the death care industry, Craig is a licensed funeral director and a licensed certified crematory operator. Contact Craig at ccates@meadowlawn.net

Raymond Clay, Jr., Sales Manager
Raymond, who has 22 years of experience in the death care industry, has been with Meadowlawn & American Mortuary his entire professional career. Raymond is very knowledgeable concerning Meadowlawn’s entire operation. Contact Raymond at rclay@meadowlawn.net

Frank Martinez Cremation Supervisor
Growing up in the death care industry Frank has been with Meadowlawn for more than 15 years, and is knowledgeable in all aspects of the company's operation. Frank has a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Management and is currently working to obtain his funeral service license.

Sherrie Curry, Lead Funeral Service Provider, Administration Oversight
Sherrie is a licensed funeral service provider and has been employed with Meadowlawn & American Mortuary for the past 24 years. She has been heavily involved in all areas of the business. Contact Sherrie at scurry@meadowlawn.net

Joe Castiglione Funeral Service Provider and Embalmer
Joe has been in the funeral service industry for 26 years. Prior to joining Meadowlawn & American Mortuary in 2010, he was employed as a funeral service provider and embalmer at Funeral Caring USA in San Antonio. He has a diploma in funeral service and is a licensed certified crematory operator.

Emory Hizon Comptroller
Emory has been in the accounting industry for more than 30 years, and has been with Meadowlawn for one year.

Jo Ann Villanueva, Administration
Jo Ann is the receptionist at Meadowlawn & American Mortuary. She has been in the funeral industry for more than five years, and has been with Meadowlawn for three years.

Claire Bechard, Administration
Claire is the accounts receivable clerk at Meadowlawn & American Mortuary. She has been in the customer service industry for more than 10 years. In addition, Claire speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. She has been with Meadowlawn for one year.

Brian Kramer, All Paws Crematory Operator
Brian has been the director of Alls Paws Pet Crematory for more than two years. Brian can be reached at bkramer@meadowlawn.net

Harrold Simms, All Paws Administration
Harrold has been the director of All Paws Pet Crematory for more than a year. Harrold can be reached at hsimms@meadowlawn.net

Raymond Martinez, Certified Crematory Operator & Cemetery Maintenance
Raymond is a certified cematory operator and is the lead cemetery maintenance man at Meadowlawn & American Mortuary. He has been with the company for 35 years.

Eddie Armstrong, Lead Certified Crematory Operator
Eddie is the lead certified crematory operator, responsible for the entire cremation portion of the business. He has been with Meadowlawn & American Mortuary for 15 years. He has personally handled more than 15,000 cremations and 15,000 pet cremations.

Ray Martinez, Jr., Cemetery Maintenance
Ray works in the cemetery maintenance department at Meadowlawn & American Mortuary. He has been with the company for 14 years.

Carl Dearmon, Cemetery Maintenance
Carl works in the cemetery maintenance department at Meadowlawn & American Mortuary. He has been with the company for one year.

Michelle Gutierrez, Marketing Director
Michelle is the marketing director at Meadowlawn & American Mortuary and has been in the marketing industry for 15 years. She has a Bachelor's of Business Administration and has been with Meadowlawn for three years.

Diane Henderson, Pre-need Sales
Diane is involved in the pre-need sales portion of the business, familiar with both the funeral & cemetery business. She has been with the company for four years. Diane can be reached at dhenderson@meadowlawn.net

Diana Vasquez, Outside Pre-Need Sales
Diana has been with the company for four years. She works with the pre-need sales portion of the business. Diana is also familiar with both the funeral & cemetery business. Diana can be reached at dvasquez@meadowlawn.net

Raquel Rivera Pre-Need Sales
Raquel is involved in the pre-need sales portion of the business, familiar with both the funeral & cemetery business. She has been with the company for one year.