Bradshaw-Carter Funeral Home

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• Ronald Francis Bradshaw

  Co-Founder, Deceased 2008

  Funeral Director Apprenticeship (Geo. H. Lewis and Sons, Houston)

  Ronald Francis Bradshaw served his Funeral Director apprenticeship at Geo. H. Lewis and Sons in Houston before co-founding Bradshaw-Carter with his partner in 2003. For years prior, Bradshaw was one of New York's most respected interior decorators, Architectural Digest and Vogue regularly featured his work. He believed a funeral home should be just that—a home, and service only one family at a time. The red-bricked, Georgian-style Bradshaw-Carter, which opened in March 2004, looks like a baronial mansion. Bradshaw was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2007 and passed in June of 2008.

• Michael "Tripp" Carter

  Co-Founder, Funeral Director, Certified Crematory Operator, Licensed Pre-arrangement Counselor

  Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University; Licensed Funeral Director; Certified Crematory Operator; Licensed Pre-arrangement Counselor

  Michael "Tripp" Carter co-founded Houston's Bradshaw-Carter Memorial & Funeral Services in 2003. Prior to entering the funeral business, Tripp held management positions in fundraising for Rice University, The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and The Menil Foundation. He currently serves the Houston community through numerous board memberships and leadership roles with organizations including the American Cancer Society, Asia Society Texas Center, and St Anne Catholic School Foundation Board.

• Raymond J. Bradshaw

  Funeral Director & Embalmer, Certified Crematory Operator

  Associate of Applied Science in Funeral Service degree (Commonwealth Mortuary Institute, 2002); Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer (State of Texas); Certified Crematory Operator (State of Texas); Member of Texas Funeral Directors Association and National Funeral Directors Association

  Raymond J. Bradshaw, Ron Bradshaw's brother, leads the embalming and restorative arts services at Bradshaw-Carter Memorial & Funeral Services. A 2002 graduate of Commonwealth Mortuary Institute, Raymond is licensed in funeral directing and embalming from the State of Texas and is a certified crematory operator. He is a member and attends Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

• Clay Dippel

  Funeral Director & Embalmer, Certified Crematory Operator

  Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Philosophy from Texas A&M University (2012); Degree in Funeral Service and Mortuary Science from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston (2019); Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer (State of Texas); Certified Crematory Operator (Cremation Association of North America); Member of National Funeral Directors Association, Cremation Association of North America, The Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice, and International Cemetery Cremation & Funeral Association

  Born and raised in Baytown, Clay Dippel joined the Bradshaw-Carter family in August of 2018. He began his work in funeral service while still in high school. He graduated from Texas A&M University with honors in 2012, then graduated at the top of his class with honors and distinction from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston in 2019. At Commonwealth, Clay was awarded the Dr. George Poston Memorial Scholarship Award. Clay is an award-winning journalist who came to Bradshaw-Carter after a career in broadcast television news as a producer at KHOU 11 News. He works with the community outreach team and volunteers with grief support groups and urban planning organizations.

• Suzanne Smock

  Coordinator, Certified Crematory Operator

  Certified Crematory Operator; In the profession since 2001

  Suzanne Smock is Bradshaw-Carter's coordinator and a certified crematory operator for the on-site crematory. In the profession since 2001, Suzy specializes in administrative care for client families, helping to draft death certificates, contracts, permits, organize transportation, catering, obituaries, printed materials, and logistics. She is active in the Houston Jewish Community and involved in several children's charities and organizations.

• Sonja Mitchell

  Licensed Pre-arrangement Counselor

  Graduate of University of Houston; Licensed Pre-arrangement Counselor

  Sonja Mitchell is a Pre-arranged Funeral Consultant and Memorial Design Specialist with over twenty years of experience in her field and a graduate of the University of Houston. She provides assistance to families with funeral pre-arrangements.

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