John T. McQueen, CFSP
Founder, President & CEO

John, a second generation, native of St. Petersburg, was born at St. Anthony's Hospital. He is the youngest of three children born to William F. McQueen and Clara Marie Battle. After graduating from Shorecrest Preparatory School, John attended both St. Petersburg Junior College and the University of Tampa and received a degree in Business Administration. He also graduated valedictorian of his class at Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta.

As President & CEO of Affordable Memorials, John is responsible for the overall direction of the company as well as overseeing the daily operations. In addition to the monument company, he serves as President of Sunnyside Cemetery and Vice-President/Chief Operations Officer for Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center, Tampa Bay's largest family-owned and operated funeral firm. His extensive background in both the funeral and cemetery operations has served him well in building the proper foundation for Affordable Memorials.

Like his father before him, John is a Past President of the Florida Funeral Directors Association. He was awarded the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. He is also a member of the Florida Cemetery Association and the Florida Monument Builders Association. John has been very involved with local community groups, including the Exchange Club of Northeast St. Petersburg (twice Past President), Suncoast Exchange Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse (Past Board Member), Suncoasters, Dragon Club, Quarterback Club and several Masonic organizations. He attends St. Raphael's Catholic Church.

John is married to Nicole "Nikki" Paul and lives in Allendale with their young daughter and young son.

Nicole P. McQueen
Vice-President -Business Development

Nicole was born in Quincy, Massachusetts at Quincy Hospital and grew up in historic Plymouth, MA. She is the eldest of two children born to David J. Paul and Cheryl A. Zoia. Nicole is a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and attended the Endicott College where she received a degree in Advertising & Photography.

As Vice-President in charge of Business Development, Nicole is responsible for marketing and relations between Affordable Memorials and our various distributors. Her duties include overseeing all marketing and advertising, as well as developing partnership agreements and activities with our network of memorial distributors. In addition to her leadership role with Affordable Memorials, Nicole is a marketing representative for First American Title, one of the nation's largest title insurance companies.

Nicole has always taken an active role in the local community, including the Exchange Club of Northeast St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Suncoast Association of Realtors, Women's Council of Realtors, Young Mother's League of St. Petersburg and Florida Monument Builders Association. She attends St. Raphael's Catholic Church.

Nicole is married to John T. McQueen and resides in Allendale with their two children.

Cheryl is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts. She spent many years living in historic Plymouth, Massachusetts before moving to Florida in 1988. Cheryl has spent the majority of her career in banking management and employee benefits. She is a graduate of the American Institute for Banking and the Bert Rogers School of Real Estate. She is licensed in Massachusetts in Saving Bank Life Insurance and as a Mortgage Broker in Florida. Her years of detail work in banking and benefits have served her well in her position as Senior Design Consultant for Affordable Memorials. In fact, Cheryl has deep seeded "roots" in monument and memorial design as her grandfather was the founder of Quincy Monuments in Massachusetts.

On a personal note, Cheryl has been married to David Paul for over 30 years. She has two children and two grandchildren.

Ronald Bowman
Senior Technician

Ron was born in St. Petersburg, Florida at the old Mound Park Hospital (now Bayfront Medical Center). He is the youngest of seven children born to Harvey Lee Bowman, Sr. and Annie Byrd Bowman. He is a graduate of Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg. Ron has participated in numerous training classes and seminars including extensive training in the art of sandblasting.

Ron is our Senior Technician. His duties include overseeing the daily coordination & placement of all permanent memorials by our various technicians, sandblasting of all additional inscriptions and dates, handling of quality control issues and procedures, and training of all new technicians. Ron also has extensive background in the operations of cemeteries. He began his career in cemetery operational management in 1975 and has been employed as foreman of Sunnyside Cemetery since 1984.

He is married to Suzanne Say Bowman and has four children: Adam Bowman, James Maley, Sarah Say and Richard Say. They reside in Pinellas Park.

Jane S. Thompson
Receptionist

Jane was born in Toronto, Canada, the fourth of five children. She moved to St. Petersburg, Florida with her family in 1963 where she graduated from Northeast High School and St. Petersburg Junior College.

Jane is the Senior Design Specialist for Affordable Memorials. Her duties include assisting clients with custom design orders, overseeing the processing of all monument and memorials, training of new design personnel and various other customer service activities. Jane's years of experience in monument / memorial design and processing have proven invaluable to the growth of our organization.

Outside of work, Jane enjoys sewing, crafts and spending her spare time with her family.

Jane has been married to Dennis Thompson, a realtor with Bowman-Hoel and Associates, Inc., since 1971 and they have two beautiful daughters, Cindy and Brooke. They reside in St. Petersburg