Robert L. Waltrip, 92, was founder of Service Corp. International, a nationwide chain of funeral homes and cemeteries. He died February 27, 2023.
Quotable Quotes:
"It was strange at school when the teacher would ask you, 'What do you want to be?'"
"People that don't buy our stock just don't like money," he told the New York Times in 1993. "It's the greatest buy I've ever seen. People are always going to die."
"The relationship a funeral director has with the people he serves is very rewarding," Waltrip said. "If you don't have empathy and a desire to serve, you won't be very good. You'll come across as cold."
