Laurens B. Fish, Jr.
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Laurens B. Fish, Jr. graduated from Lamar High School in Houston. Received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas. Graduated from the Commonwealth College of Sciences with a degree in Funeral Directing and Embalming. He is past Board member and Secretary/Treasurer of National Selected Morticians. He is a member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Austin and a member of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. He has been a Partner with Weed-Corley Fish for over 35 years. He is married to the former Julia Corley and they have two children and 5 grandchildren. His son is Laurens B. Fish, III who is the General Partner of Fish Funeral Services, the parent company of Weed-Corley-Fish and Wilke-Clay-Fish. |
| Laurens B. Fish III was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and The University of Texas with a Bachelors Degree in Economics. Laurens attended Mortuary School and received his degree from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Laurens is a member of the Rotary Club of Austin, The Dell Children's Medical Center Council, the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Board Member for the Central Texas Better Business Bureau and is a Board Member of the Texas Funeral Service Commission of which he has just been appointed the Chairman by Governor Perry. He is married to wife Melanie and they have eight year-old boy/girl twins Lawson and Merritt and a two year old daughter May. As a fourth generation funeral director, he follows in the footsteps of his father, Laurens Fish Jr., grandfather, Jack Corley, and great-grandfather John Roberts Corley. Laurens is the managing partner of Fish Funeral Services Ltd., parent company of Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home and Fish Family Cremation Services, continuing a long line of family ownership which started in the Austin community in 1886. |
Laurens B. Fish, III
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Darryl Thompson
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Darryl began his career in the funeral industry in 1978. He has been with Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home since August 1981 and is the General Manager of Fish Funeral Services. He graduated from Water Valley High School, attended Angelo State University, and graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1981. Darryl is married and has two children and one granddaughter. He is a member of the Methodist Church. |
| Kenneth has been with Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home since 1982 and in funeral service since 1971. Kenneth graduated from Giddings High School, attended Austin Community College and The University of Texas and received his funeral service training at The Commonwealth College of Sciences in Houston. He is married and has three grown children and one grandson. |
Kenneth Zoch
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 David Orton |
David started his career in funeral service in 1965. He joined Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home in 1992 and moved to Weed-Corley-Fish in 2004. David is a native Austinite having attended Fulmore Jr. High and William B. Travis High School and is a graduate of Dallas Institute Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science. He is a U.S. Navy veteran a member of the Baptist Church and Hill City Lodge 456, AF & AM. He has six daughters and thirteen grandchildren. David and his wife Mary enjoy taking care of their three little dogs, traveling and spending time with family. |
| Linda has been with Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home since May of 2003. She has been a funeral director in the Austin area since 1992. She is a graduate of Westwood High School and she received her Associates Degree in Mortuary Science from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Linda and her husband Chad live in Round Rock with their son Cole. She enjoys family "gatherings" at her home and watching football with friends. | 
Linda K. Meek
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Mike Foskey
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Mike graduated in 1979 from Cypress Junior College in Los Angeles, CA with a degree in Mortuary Science. He has worked as a funeral director in Hanford, CA; Harlingen, TX; Lubbock, TX; and owned his own funeral homes in Dimmitt and Olton, TX. He has worked as a funeral director in Austin since December 1999, joining the staff of Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in March 2007. He is a native of Laurel, Delaware. He is married and has one son and one granddaughter. |
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Troy joined Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in 2007 and has been involved in the funeral industry since graduating from Westwood High School in 1990. He received his Associates Degree in Mortuary Science form the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1999. Troy lives in Pflugerville and is married with one son. |
Troy Cooper
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Mitzi Chafetz
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Mitzi is a third generation Texan. She attended college at the University of Houston and the University of Texas in Austin. Mitzi holds a Bachelor of Science degree and funeral directors and embalmers licenses. She began her funeral service profession as a public information officer and continuing education coordinator for the Texas Funeral Service Commission. She is married to Nelson and has two grown daughters. Mitzi enjoys theater and the arts and is a life member of Hadassah. |
John has been a member of our staff since August of 2002, having retired both from the USAF and the State of Texas. He and his wife have lived in Austin since 1989 and have four children. John holds an undergraduate degree in business administration and a graduate degree in education. He graduated with highest honors in his studies leading to his funeral director license. He, his wife and children are long time members of Anderson Mill Baptist Church.
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John Adams
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Paul Williamson
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Paul has been with Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home since 1998. A second generation funeral director he has been licensed since 1980 and a resident of south Austin since 1984. Paul attended Southwest Missouri State University and received his funeral service training at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Paul has a son and a daughter, is a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.
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Rene is a graduate from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He has been in the funeral industry for 19 years serving families in Austin and Central Texas for over 16 years. Rene has been employed with Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home since 1994. He and his family live in Plum Creek in Kyle, Texas. He is a member of the Catholic Church. Rene enjoys golfing, fishing and running.
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Rene Gonzalez
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Inger F. Olivo
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Inger began her funeral service profession in 2000 working part time with Wilke-Clay-Fish and Weed-Corley-Fish until her retirement from SBC in 2001. She is presently serving her profession at Wilke-Clay-Fish. A graduate of Milby High School in Houston, she attended San Jacinto Jr. College in Pasadena, Austin Community College, and received her associates degree in Mortuary Science with honors and distinction from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in May of 2002. She was a recipient of the Dr. George H. Poston Memorial Scholarship Award for exhibiting the highest proficiency in the courses of Embalming and Restorative Art. Inger is also a member of the National Funeral Service Honor Society. Inger is married and has two sons. They are members of the Baptist Church. She is a member of the South Texas Gospel Music Association and the Gideon International Auxiliary. She also sings with The Lighthouse Quartet of Austin.
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Dean began his funeral service career in 1981 in San Angelo, TX. A graduate of Lake View High School there in 1978, he attended Angelo State University until 1981, graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1983 and attended the University of Texas at Austin. Dean rejoined the Fish Family funeral homes in 2007 after a seven year absence. Dean is married with three grown children and three grandchildren. He is a member of Christian Life Center in Austin. His joys include his family, church, golf, and woodworking. |
N. Dean Hanson
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Dan Schallau
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Dan joined the Fish Funeral Services family in 2006. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, Illinois in 1971 and has been in the funeral service industry for 36 years. He has had the honor of serving many families in Iowa, North Carolina and Texas during this time. He has three grown children, two sons and a daughter and one grandson.
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Joe began his funeral career in 1987 and has been a licensed funeral director for over 14 years. Joe is a native Austinite having attended Fulmore Junior High and William B. Travis High schools and is a graduate of Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He is married and has three children. Joe enjoys spending time with his family, watching sports and playing disc golf
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Joe Falcon
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Sandra Thompson
Office Manager
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Sandra is the Office Manager for Fish Funeral Services. She began working with Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in 1999. A "transplant Texan" she is a native of California, and has lived in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. She is married, has two grown sons and is a member of the Catholic Church. She enjoys music, bowling and watching football. |
Monica joined Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in August 2001 and has served as Controller since coming on board. Monica received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a Certified Public Accountant, and a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Monica resides in Wimberley, Texas and enjoys working outside landscaping her yard and completing the home her husband designed and built. She is widowed and the proud mother of three outstanding individuals.
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Monica Swan
Controller
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Tracy Swan
Administrative Assistant | Tracy has been with Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home since 2002. She is a recent graduate of Texas State University - San Marcos, with future plans of obtaining her masters in business. Tracy is an avid Texas football fan and enjoys spending time outdoors with friends and her adorable chocolate lab, Kori. |
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Pat has been the receptionist at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home since 2002. She has lived in Austin since 1985, and taught school for 33 years before retiring in 2002. She is married, has two sons, and is a member of the Disciples of Christ Church.
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Pat Maddox
Receptionist
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Michelle Besteiro
Administrative Assistant |
Michelle has been with Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home since 2003 as an administrative assistant. She has two grown children and one grandson. She enjoys reading, bowling, and spending time with her family. |
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Linda joined WCF Family in August 2004. She is married to husband, Richard, has two sons, Paul from Grand Junction, CO, Dominic and wife Arelys from Austin, and two grandchildren, Isaiah and Idali. She enjoys shopping, crafts and the Yankee Baseball Team. They are members of St. Ignatius Catholic Church.
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Linda Guebara
Administrative Assistant
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Mark Williams
Courier
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Mark joined the Fish Family in 2002. He and his wife have three children, nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Mark is an active member of Manchaca United Methodist Church. He enjoys working in his yard, woodworking and photography. |
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John began his career in the Death Care industry at a very young age. He is second generation in the business, and his family still owns locations in Kentucky and Ohio. After over 15 years building sales and marketing organizations for independent and corporate firms, John left his family's business to start his own Funeral Preplanning and Management Consulting firm, with his wife Jennifer, also a 15 year industry veteran. John is currently the Director of Family Services for Fish Funeral Services, Ltd. He and Jennifer reside in Round Rock and attend the First Baptist Church, Pflugerville.
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John R. Moses, Jr.
Manager
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Jennifer Featherstone
Administrative Coordinator
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Jennifer joined Weed-Corley-Fish Family Services department in 2006 and serves as their administrative coordinator. After obtaining a degree in Psychology, Jennifer worked in the healthcare industry for over 15 years. She and her husband live in Austin and enjoy traveling and spending time with friends and family.
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| Dorothy joined Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in January 2001 as a Family Service Advisor in the Pre-Arrangement Department. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, she taught school in Houston before moving her family to Austin in August 1977. Before joining Weed-Corley-Fish her background was in real estate and insurance sales, holding her security dealers license. She is blessed with four children and four precious grandchildren. She is also a member of Gateway Community Church. | 
Dorothy Dacy
Counselor
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Stewart Norman
Counselor
| Stewart was born and raised in Austin, with a degree from the University of Texas. He is a greeter and life-long member of a downtown Austin church. His primary interests include his three children, travel, UT sports and golf. He enjoys that his job allows him to spend time with so many people throughout Austin, both reminiscing with old timers, and meeting newcomers
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Dina is a native Texan. She was born in Beeville and is a graduate of Texas A & I University in Kingsville. Upon graduation, she moved to Austin to teach second grade with the Austin Independent School District. She has been in Family Service since 1991. She is a proud parent of two sons, Manny and Joseph, who are attending college. She and her companion Michael Murphy, enjoy the arts, music and theatre and are avid travelers.
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 Dina de la Garza
Rodriquez Counselor
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Joe Villalobos
Counselor
| Joe has been assisting families in pre-planning arrangements since 2000 by offering options on what will best meet their needs. He is a group 1 General Lines Agent licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance. He is married and has two children. He is a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Pflugerville and a United States Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran |
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In Loving Memory
Billy Hajovsky
1954 - 2006
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In Loving Memory
Glenn Stowe
1948 - 2007
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Email: information@wcfish.com
