Governor Abbott Names Two To Texas Funeral Service Commission
Governor Greg Abbott today named Greg Compean of Richmond and Larry Allen of Mesquite to the Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC) for terms to expire February 1, 2021.
Greg Compean holds an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Alvin Community College and is a graduate of the Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science. As a licensed Texas Funeral Director and President/Owner of Compean Funeral Home, Inc., Compean’s responsibilities include the administration and oversight of the daily operations of the funeral home in order to maintain compliance with various governmental guidelines and regulations regarding equipment, inventory costs, insurance and administration expenses; establishing professionalism, ethics and qualification standards; managing ten staff members and meeting with families to coordinate funeral arrangements for their loved ones. Compean is a member of the Houston Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, Texas Funeral Directors Association, National Hispanic Professional Organization, East End Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Camara de Empresarios Latinos de Houston, Knights of Columbus Council 2801, and is a Director on the Harris County Houston Sports Authority.
Larry Allen attended Amber University, the Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute School of Police Supervision and graduated from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Academy in 1974. Until 1979, Allen served as Deputy of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department before serving as Lieutenant of the Mesquite Police Department and retiring in 2009. Throughout his 35 years of law enforcement, Allen served as a Criminal Investigations Division detective, and as sergeant and lieutenant, he lead the Family Support Team of the Mesquite Police Department. While serving at the Mesquite Police Department, Allen became a member of the National Emergency Number Association and Association of Public Safety Communication Officials. He is the current Chairman of the Mesquite Planning and Zoning Commission and the Mesquite Capital Improvement Advisory Commission, and serves as a member of the Mesquite Ministerial Alliance, Mesquite Independent School District Career Technical Education and City of Mesquite Retirees Association. He remains active in the First Baptist Church of Rockwall.