Our Staff

Robert Jay Harris

Veteran - Funeral Director - Founder

Rob Harris proudly served for eight years in the United States Army as a Medic. Following his military years, he completed his studies at St. Petersburg Community College Mortuary Science program and earned his Funeral Directors license. Rob created and opened the company, originally named Veterans Funeral Service ands Cremation in April 2010. His dedication and hard work has made Veterans Funeral Service and Cremation an outstanding asset to the Sarasota community. Rob retired in July of 2012, he and his family are living in Maine.

Don Terry

Funeral Director / Prior Owner

​Don Terry has been serving families funeral needs for 33 years, all of it in Florida. After studying business administration and mass communications in New England Don moved to Florida and graduated from Miami Dade College’s Funeral Service Education Program (now known as the Philbrick School of Funeral Science.) He has always been focused on giving families a stress free environment. During this time of loss, he is able to guide you to make the best possible decisions. Don has always given his very best to provide families with the service they need, especially veterans. His background working in Florida has given him a broad base of experience he can share with every individual family he has the privilege to serve. Don is a very proud Support Member of the Vietnam Brotherhood.

Cathleen "Cathy" Cornish

Funeral Director Certified Funeral Celebrant

Cathy Cornish is the Direct Disposer in Charge at the Englewood office of All Veterans-All Families Cremations, located at 504 N. Indiana Ave (SR776). This location has been open since October, 2017 and she does direct cremations only. Stop in and meet her when you are in the area.

As a graduate of St. Petersburg College, Cathy completed the Mortuary Science Certificate program in 2015 and obtained her funeral directors license in 2017.  She furthered her education in the mortuary field in 2016 by obtaining a certification as a Certified Funeral Celebrant from Insight Books (who are experts in this field). 

Cathy earned her BA degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2012 from the University of South Florida-Sarasota/Manatee that focused on psychology and religious studies. She graduated with honors as Magnum Cum Laude in 2012 and earned the esteemed King O’Neal Award for academic excellence.  She graduated from State College of Florida - Venice in 2009 and won the prestigious Outstanding Graduate Award in 2009.

Cathy has worked for over thirty years in various administrative fields including administrative assistant, payroll, employee retirement board member and designed a newsletter publication for the City of Venice Utilities Department.   Cathy has also served the Englewood, Venice and North Port areas in a volunteer capacity for thirty years with various organizations.

Cathy and her husband Jeff have lived in Englewood for over thirty years.

Jason Jacques

Owner / Funeral Director In Charge

Jason was born and raised in Anchorage Alaska and moved to Florida in 2011. He holds an Associate in Science in Funeral Services degree from St. Petersburg College, and an Associate in Arts from State College of Florida. Jason has been serving families funeral needs since May 2019.

He enjoys and participates in sports of the martial variety and is a semiprofessional gamer/streamer in his spare time.