Robert L. Waltrip founded the National Museum of Funeral History in 1992 in order to “educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care.” Waltrip’s family founded the Heights Funeral Home in Houston, Texas, and Waltrip became director upon his father’s untimely death. He expanded the business, Service Corporation International, into what is today […]
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Reminiscences: An Interview with Robert L. Waltrip
To read the full text of this article by Jim Saye that appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.