Evans St. Fort, founder of St. Fort's Funeral Home in North Miami Beach, started the business in 2003 despite initial skepticism due to his young age. However, his extensive experience from working in his father's Haitian funeral home won over clients. Over two decades, the funeral home has served the Haitian community significantly, even offering free services after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. St. Fort has turned down corporate buyout offers to prioritize family operation and community service, culminating in the city recognizing his contributions by renaming a street in his honor.
"Clients would come and sit with me and look at me crazy because I was just 24 years old, but I knew what I was doing."
"While small mom-and-pop funeral homes have increasingly become a target for private equity and corporate ownership, St. Fort… said he has rejected offers to buy his business, preferring to keep the operation family-run."
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