E.Casey Rose

General Manager

Casey is a 4th generation Funeral Director who grew up in Paris, Texas and has over 25 years in our profession. Casey and his partner Walt recently celebrated their 21st anniversary. They are both native Texans but have always had a desire to beat the heat and relocate to the Pacific Northwest.

He is a graduate of Paris Junior College and a 1992 graduate of Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He later graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington. Casey served his internship at Bakker Funeral Home in Eastland, Texas, receiving his Funeral Directors and Embalmers licenses in 1993. While in Eastland, Casey was active in the city fire department, earning both an Emergency Medical Technicians License and a Firefighting One certificate from Texas A&M University at College Station.

His first position as a licensed funeral director was with Resthaven Funeral Home and Cemetery in Lubbock, Tx. He moved to Dallas to become a funeral director at Grove Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park. While in Dallas, Casey was cited by the Dallas Morning News and the City for acts of heroism during floods in 1998 in southeast Dallas, receiving the Keys of the City from then Mayor Ron Kirk.

He later became regional marketing manager for Wilbert Burial Vaults, serving Texas and New Mexico. After two years, he accepted a position as assistant manager with Restland Funeral Home & Cemetery in Dallas, Texas’ largest funeral home. Casey & Walt moved back to their childhood home where Casey became a director of Gene Roden’s Sons Funeral Home and eventually being named operations manager of that firm in 2005. In 2006, Casey became an Owner and Operator of the Funeral Home which became Starrett-Rose Funeral Home. In 2008, after selling their interest in the funeral home Casey & Walt moved back to Dallas. Casey became a General Manager for several funeral homes and Funeral/Cemetery combination locations in the Texas DFW Metroplex, before moving here to the Pacific Northwest. Casey was recently elected to a two year term on the Board of Directors of the Washington Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association (WCCFA).

Casey & Walt have served several communities in many ways – one as board members of Paris Habitat for Humanity, and chairs of the Heritage Tourism Committee for Visionaries in Preservation. Casey is passionate about the re-birth of cities downtown areas, historic preservation, and grief recovery to mention a few.

Tim Lenz

Family Service Manager

Tim joins the Mountain View team from Texas where he served as a Family Service Advisor and Family Service Manager of numerous funeral homes in the greater Houston area for seven years.

Tim received a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in theology and minor in psychology from Texas Lutheran University in 2006. Tim then served as Director of Youth and Family Ministry for eight years for a congregation in Houston. After meeting his wife, Valerie, Tim and she volunteered in Southeast Asia for ten months before returning back to Houston and then beginning a career in the funeral industry.

Tim and his wife, Valerie have two daughters, Willa and Elle. Tim and his family enjoy all the outdoors have to offer, such has camping, hiking, skiing, and anything involving activities around the water. Tim and his family have two energetic rescue dogs along with two playful cats. This is his family’s first time to reside in the great Pacific Northwest and look forward to becoming part of this welcoming community.

One of Tim’s passions is serving families in times of need, whether it be after losing a loved one, or in assisting them to discover the benefits of planning ahead in order to help protect their loved ones.
Tim knows that no single approach is the right one for everyone and has been trained in a range of options to include each individual’s desires, traditions, and beliefs.

He has had the pleasure to help families plan meaningful tributes for themselves and their loved ones, including custom memorial services, traditional funeral services, discovering a peaceful final resting place in a cemetery, and everything in between. Tim prides himself on serving each family as if they were his own, with great attention to detail and care.

Rylee Melot

Chapel Location Manager

Rylee Melot is a millennial who began in Funeral Service in 2013, now licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer.

She was raised mostly in Orting, WA but spent some of her growing years in Walla Walla, WA and Lewiston, ID. Following graduation from Orting High School, she attended Lake Washington Technical Institute and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Funeral Service.

Rylee was diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic at an early age and is passionate about diabetes education and management. She and her husband Thomas currently live in South Tacoma with their sons Alfred and Melbourne; cats Charlie and Marshall; and their dog Fancy.

Rylee enjoys reading science-fiction, playing tabletop games, binge watching reruns of The West Wing, and hiking around the Pacific Northwest. She believes your life is made by what you give of yourself. This idea pushes her to contribute more and volunteer as much as possible in her community.

Alyssa Fortin

Office Manager

Alyssa has been a part of the Mountain View family for the last four years and has a long history of working with large groups and interacting with different people. She leads a team of 14 amazing professionals who are top-notch in their field. Learning something new daily is a passion of hers. Alyssa finds the local history of Mountain View Memorial Park inspiring!

Richard Wallace

Assistant Funeral Home Manager

Richard Wallace is a native of Tacoma. Richard graduated from Curtis Senior High School and graduated from Clover Park Technical College with an Associates in Business. Richard then attended Northeast Texas Community College receiving his Diploma in Funeral Service.
Richard, not knowing he would ever be called to funeral service, entered Mountain View to handle arrangements for his aunt. Richard and his family fell in love with the services they received from Mountain View, which inspired him to get into the profession part time. After a few months, he was drawn to the profession in a full time capacity.
Richard is very devoted to community service. He is a member of The Black Collective, and The Tacoma Urban League. Richard is a member and devoted parishioner of St. John’s Transformational Ministries. When Richard isn’t serving the families of Tacoma at Mountain View, he is busy serving them out in our community. He is well known in the Tacoma area for his kindness, integrity and just his overall wonderful spirit.
Richard has one daughter, Dora, who is 10 years old; his mother, Staci; his father, Waymon Wallace; Richard also has 2 Sisters and 4 Brothers; his Grandmother, Fannie Lee, affectionately know as “Big Momma” and she also serves as Mountain View’s official Grandmother.

Mr. Hobbs The Dog

Mountain View Therapy Canine

We are so lucky to have Hobbs working part time for us. After a successful career as a guide dog for the blind, Hobbs wasn't quite ready for full retirement and transitioned into a therapy dog. He loves up on our staff as well as families we serve. He's even know to say hello and get some belly rubs at some of our community events.

Geoff Piper

Grief Consultant

Geoff Piper is an experienced grief group facilitator, counselor and teacher. His experience includes 40 years supporting bereaved people in a variety of settings. He has been a pastor, a Hospice bereavement counselor, funeral home Bereavement Director and Consultant, and private practice grief counselor. Geoff has taught classes and seminars on grief for college, community and church groups.

As our Grief Consultant, Geoff facilitates Mountain View’s bereavement support program. He leads support groups, classes and special events; is the contact person for information about grief support here and throughout the community; and provides individual grief consultations to help people identify and connect with resources to help them through their bereavement.

Geoff is a member of Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and is a Certified Grief Recovery® Specialist with the Grief Recovery® Institute.