ABOUT US:
Paradigm Funeral and Cremation Services was established to provide the Houston and Dallas communities an alternative to the growing number of funeral homes owned by corporate giants. We are an independently owned and operated funeral home. We answer our own phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so our families will never speak to an answering service, only to our compassionate and dedicated staff.
We look forward to serving you and your family and invite you to call, come by or simply email us to learn more about our funeral home and the services we offer. Our philosophy is to treat your family as our own, which is something Owner/Founder/Director Jeff Friedman is known for.
Jeff Friedman has been in the funeral business for almost 20 years. Born in Dallas, Jeff worked in funeral homes in Chicago, Dallas and Houston before opening up Paradigm Funerals in Houston and Dallas. Since opening in 2001, almost 3,000 families have trusted Jeff and his team with compassionate and personalized service while saving thousands of dollars over the corporate giants.
Jeff, his wife Tammy and daughter are all very active in the community, holding leadership positions in a number of organizations. Jeff is a proud supporter of Independent Funeral Homes across the country for the important role they perform for families in need.
Michelle Massey Nowak, the managing funeral director in charge of our Bellaire/Houston location, and a 17 year veteran in the funeral industry, joined Paradigm Funerals in 2006.
Born in Amarillo, Texas, Michelle's family made Houston their home many years ago raising two daughters and two sons.
Aside from coordinating the administrative office and planning at-need and pre-need funerals, Michelle, her husband Nick and their son Lance caringly and professionally handle removals of each family's loved ones at the time of need.
Michelle along with her husband Nick are committed and involved in several organizations within the community and maintain strong ties to each family they serve. Michelle is passionate about providing each family with the highest level of service and personalized attention that they expect and deserve.
Kevin S Johnson is the Managing Funeral Director of the Plano location.
He was born and raised in Wichita, KS and moved to Dallas in 2001 to complete school at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He is proud to have over 13 years of service in the Funeral Industry working in his first funeral home shortly after high school.
Throughout his years of service Kevin has been able to work in various positions in the profession from pre-need sales to at-need arrangements as well as other duties in the funeral home.
He considers it an honor to meet with each family and help them with arranging the details of the services families select for their loved one and works with the family throughout the service to make sure everything is according to their wishes.
Stan Friedman is the Operations Manager for our Plano location. His innovative ideas and mastery of business has proved to be a continuing success for reaching more families than ever before in the community. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, he along with his wife have lived in Dallas for many years, raising three sons. One we will not fail to mention is Jeff Friedman. Stan is very active in his community as well as several social and civic organizations.
Scott Vines is Managing Partner in Paradigm Funeral and Cremation Services. Scott along with his wife Lauren and two girls have lived in Houston for more than 10 years, while Lauren is a born and raised 3rd generation Houstonian. The whole family is actively involved in the community. Relatively new to the funeral industry, Scott brings a fresh perspective to Paradigm Funerals and the families we serve.