HISTORY

Lamar received his formal education from the Palm Beach County Public School System having graduated from Atlantic High School in 1971. As a teenager, Lamar explored his curiosity about the death-care industry by spending countless hours talking to funeral directors, working odd jobs within the industry.

Having graduated from Miami-Dade Community College in 1976, with a degree in Mortuary Science, Lamar became a Licensed Funeral Director in 1977. With a strong desire to provide excellent care for those who have transitioned and the families and friends that must accept this life altering event, Lamar gained hands on experience while working with funeral homes in Miami, Tampa, and West Palm Beach, all the while compiling a professional resume and format that set the highest standards for care. Lamar's reputation was renowned for his ability to restore, repair and reconstruct the physical features of those who had made the spiritual transition.

Lamar's efforts in the death-care industry were recognized in 1998 when he was named Mortician of the Year by the Florida Morticians Association. Prior to his death, Lamar served as the First Vice-President of the Florida Morticians Association and was to become the State Chairperson in 2007.Also committed to the betterment of his community, Lamar served as the Chairman of the West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition, Inc; Chairman of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA); a member of the Delray Beach Masonic Lodge #275; Zeta Iota Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Visions 2000 Committee of Delray Beach.

The Late Mr. James Lamar Shuler, a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer (LFD/EMB),  founder of Shuler's Memorial Chapel in 1985 was born In Delray Beach, Florida. He was a well-known professional business man, a leading community activist, and a Palm Beach County visionary.

In 1985,  he purchased and renovated the abandoned House of Albert Funeral Home on West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida, and renamed the facility, "Shuler's Memorial Chapel." Lamar later opened another facility in Boynton Beach, Florida and prior to his death began building another facility in Mangonia Park, Florida. The new facility, which opened in October 1, 2007, has over 8,000 square feet of useable space, with a state-of-the-art audio/visual technology system and four large viewing rooms. The centerpiece of the new facility is the beautifully restored historic church/chapel with seating capacity for approximately 200 people, which is posthumously named after his mother, The Marian Stewart Chapel. The funeral homes are now operated by his widow Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler, his family, and former staff that he personally trained, and they have vowed to keep his legacy and his vision alive.

James Lamar Shuler

"A Legend in His Own Lifetime"