Avalon Chapel Staff
ADAIR'S AVALON CHAPEL STAFF
The Avalon Chapel is located:
8090 N. Northern Ave.@Magee.
Ph: (520) 742-7901
 | Harold R. Adair, Vice-President Email: hank@adairfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: (520) 742-7901 The younger of the two sons of Arthur J. and Martha J. Adair, Harold R. "Hank" Adair became active with the funeral home upon the death of his father. Rapidly becoming involved in the management of the funeral homes with his mother and brother, Hank also took over direction of the Avalon Chapel. Also very active in continuing the community service of the Adair Funeral Homes, Hank has been a member or served on the board of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona, Tucson Metropolitan Ministries dba TMM Family Services, Selected Independent Funeral Homes, National Association of Approved Morticians, and the Mesa Community College Mortuary Science Advisory Board. |
 | James Wolfrey, Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer & Cremationist Email: jwolfrey@adairfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 520-742-7901 Fax: 520-575-5964 James is a licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer and Cremationist. He graduated mortuary college in February 1993 from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Jim has 3 daughters and has lived in Arizona since 1976, except when he was attending mortuary college. He works primarily at the Avalon Chapel, but has also worked at the Adair Dodge Chapel . Jim has been with Adair Funeral Homes since 2001, and has worked in the funeral industry since 1987. |
 | Lisa Gregor, Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer CFSP Office Phone: 520-742-7901 Lisa began in funeral service in 1991 in East Stroudsburg, PA with the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in biology from ESU in 1986 where she was a member of Alpha Phi Omega co-ed Service Fraternity. She worked part time in funeral service for several years before deciding to enter Mortuary School. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northampton College in Bethlehem, PA with her degree in Mortuary Science. While attending Mortuary College, she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society, President of the Mortuary Student Association, named to the National Dean’s List for two consecutive years, named to “Who’s Who Among American College Students” and received the Funeral Service Education Foundation Scholarship. She then earned her Master’s Degree in Business Ethics in 1999 and was awarded the American Legion Appreciation Award. She is a member of the Arizona State Disaster Team, the National Funeral Directors’ Association, the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice, the Funeral Ethics Association and the National Foundation for Mortuary Care. She holds the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner. She is also a fully licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer and prearrangement counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. She joined the staff at Adair Funeral Homes in July of 2000 working at our Dodge Chapel and is now our principal embalmer for our Avalon Chapel. For fun, she is an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor, a brown belt in Tang Soo Do Karate, loves riding her Kawasaki Ninja and spending time with her family of two dogs and a guinea pig. |
 | Sarah Gulickson, Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer Office Phone: 520-742-7901 Sarah has been involved in the funeral industry since 2005. She graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College, Cum Laude, in 2007 with an Associates in Mortuary Science. While attending KCKCC Sarah was named to the National Dean's list twice and was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She worked for two large funeral homes in the Kansas City area before moving to Tucson, July 2011 to join the staff at Adair Funeral Homes. Working for only corporately owned funeral homes in the past, Sarah is very excited about the opportunity to work for a family owned and operated funeral home. Spending time with her teenage son keeps her very busy outside of work. They are very active musically and enjoy going to concerts as well as singing and playing piano and guitar together. |
 | Kevin Morrison, Arrangement Counselor Office Phone: 520-742-7901 Kevin is an experienced counselor and administrator. He has been with this family owned firm since 1989 and prior to that was a funeral director for 12 years back in Missouri. He is very involved in his community, mostly in youth organizations with Kiwanis and Little League Baseball, where he serves as Assistant District Administrator. Kevin is here to assist you, your family or friend. |
 | Kathleen Brewer, Clerical Staff Office Phone: 520-742-7901 Kathy was born in Seattle and grew up in Bellevue, Washington. Before going to college she spent one year in Mexico as a Rotary Club Foreign Exchange Student. She studied Romance Languages at the University of Chicago, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Cincinnati. Kathy is fully bilingual in Spanish and English. She lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, where her children were raised, for almost 20 years, during which time they spent 2 years in Puerto Armuelles, Panama. She moved to Tucson in 2006. Kathy is married to a handsome and talented acupuncturist, Tim. Between the two of them they have four grown children and three grandsons. Tim’s son and family live in Washington State, his daughter is a history professor at Wake Forest University, Kathy’s daughter lives and works just outside NYC, and her son, who lives and trains in Charlotte, NC, is a 2012 Olympic gold and silver medalist in swimming. |
| Steve Main, Service Staff Office Phone: 520-742-7901 Stephen Main was a pastor for 44 years. He and his wife Gwen have 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He has worked at our Funeral Homes on a part-time basis for nearly 10 years. His long experience around families going through death has given his a compassionate heart and excellent skills to help our families in need. Steve assists our families by both conducting services and serving as one of our staff persons. Steve was born and raised in Maine, he has served churches in Canada, Maine, Indiana, Iowa and Arizona. |
| Doug Williams, Pre-Arrangement Manager Email: dwilliams@adairfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 520-742-7901 |
| Steve O'Pry, Courier Email: sopry@adairfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 520-742-7901 |
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