Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 10, 2009

Gibraltar Remembrance Services, Llc – Jay Brammer

Jay Brammer, Founder and President of Gibraltar Remembrance Services, LLC, began working with Gibraltar Mausoleum Corporation in 1979, assuming the position of Executive Vice President in October 1980. In this capacity, he directed the corporation's strategic planning and was also responsible for the administration and operation of cemeteries and funeral homes, and the management of trust fund investments. Mr. Brammer served as Executive Vice President until the company's merger with Service Corporation International in 1995. Gibraltar Remembrance Services, LLC, is a cemetery and funeral home company headquartered in Indianapolis. Gibraltar owns and/or manages 13 properties across four states, one of which - Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery - is the third-largest cemetery in the United States. Mr. Brammer is also President of Gibraltar Properties, Inc., a real estate holding company, and its affiliate, Gibraltar Management, Inc. Profile
TWST: Could you talk a bit about your background in funeral service and about

Gibraltar as a company?

Mr. Brammer: My dad, Jack Brammer, started Gibraltar Mausoleum Corporation 45

years ago.