Wyoming Chapel

Rev. Napoleon Darnell Smith is the Location Manager at the Strong Thorne Chapel.  He joined the Daniels Family in 2004 and has served in many capacities during this time. 

A native of New Mexico, Rev. Smith was raised in the Southeast part of town, where his family operated several businesses. He is very active in the Albuquerque Community and serves on various committees and volunteers many hours to ministries, the homeless, and the seniors of our community.  He is not only involved in the community through volunteering, he has served as pastor of one of the local churches for the past 31 years.   

Rev. Smith loves his community and the families that he has served throughout the years.  He not only serves them in their time of need, but he is always there ready to aid them in various ways throughout the year. He is inspirational in making sure that Daniels Family Funeral Services stays involved in his community and is involved in their various activities. 

He, like other members of the Daniels team, believes that “Healing Begins Here”, He often says, “this is not just a statement, I live it every day and I make sure that the families that we serve, feel it in their heart”.

Rev. Smith is not just blessed with a caring working family, but he is blessed with a lovely wife, Olesha D. Smith, and four daughters, Nekisha, Donnell, Alisha, and Janell.  Four grandsons.

He believes that Albuquerque is a great place to live and Daniels Family Funeral Services is a great place to work.

Elias "Al" Alvidrez, Has been involved in the Funeral Profession for 40 plus years. Al has served as a consultant to the Daniels company for ten years and has also been the corporate trainer for the company. An Honors graduate of the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles and a graduate of the National Foundation School of Funeral Service Management. Al has served in numerous capacities throughout his career. His experience has

enabled him to serve the profession in many areas from the state to national

level. Al is a past Rotary Club president and also served as Chamber of Commerce president in the communities where his family owned their funeral home. Al has devoted his career to maintaining high standards for the profession and always encourages those entering the profession to do the same.

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