Hello, my name is Calys Jimenez and I am 17 years old. I have been to many wonderful funeral services in my hometown of Lubbock, Texas after the loss of dear loved ones. Today, I attended a funeral for my aunt's fiance and let me say that we were enveloped in love by family and friends. HOWEVER, the funeral director, Sherry, and her staff were the most insensitive and careless people I have ever seen in my entire life. On top of this being a hard day for my aunt, this business was so concerned with getting paid today that they took my aunt, my father who is the insurance agent, their bosses, and many friends out of the funeral to "settle" this matter. In the process, Sherry disrespectfully told many to "shut up" before she "called the police" while having no justification or means to do so. She then denied a hand shake, called a woman "missy," and refused to give us the number to home office and told us we could "find it ourself." The staff failed to control the enviroment during the time to enter and exit the funeral. They failed to present a smile on this rough day. They did not respect the situation, our lost loved one, our family or their title of "Chapel of Hope." I feel as though this title is not and never will be appropriate. I hope to hear from management, preferably Mr. Michael Soper, soon.
From Deborah: I couldn't have said this any better myself and I will add when I called to ask for Mr. Soper's email address or phone number Sherry told me that I could look it up in the phone book myself. I would NEVER recommend this funeral home. Honestly, I do not care to hear from Sherry's supervisor, Mr. Bill Valli because he believes everything she feeds him even when it is not the truth. My sister in law, the one that lost her husband was in the office and can verify that Sherry was rude, unprofessional, and "willing to lock the doors" because there would be no funeral since the money was not in her hand!!