Albert G. Perron, 78

LEWES - Albert G. Perron, of Stuart, Fla., and Lewes, passed from this life on Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Christiana Care-Christiana Hospital, Newark. He was 78.

Born Nov. 12, 1929, in Boston, he was the husband of Trish Perron and they were married for 57 years.

Al was honored to be a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus and honor guard and a Korean War veteran.

He retired as national sales executive for Beverage-Air, a commercial refrigeration bottling industry based in Spartanburg, S.C.

Al loved golf, boating, fishing, travel and spending time with his family.

He was an avid supporter of Special Olympics and ARC.

He was a man with a great sense of humor, a talented artist, calm in the storm, true friend and a devoted husband.

Al is survived by his loving wife, Trish; daughter, Susan Perron, of Foxboro, Mass.; daughter and son-in-law, Janis Hanwell and Stephen Pratt of Lewes; daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Robert Falvey of Orlando, Fla.; son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Flo Landry of Orrington, Maine; son, Albert J. Perron of Arcadia, Fla.; sister, Renee Aprille of Hyde Park, Mass.; four grandchildren Lacey Hanwell, Dane Pratt and Chelsea and Katherine Falvey; niece and husband, Laurie and Mark Marsters and children Meghan, Emily and Grace; nieces Denise Aprille and Linda McDermott; and nephews Frank Aprille and George McDermott.

The family would like to thank everyone for their countless prayers and gestures of love for a man who touched so many lives. They would also like to recognize the incredible caring and compassion of the Christiana Hospital medical team in Newark.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, Del. 1 at Five Points, Lewes.

Private entombment will follow at Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Savannah Road, Lewes.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.

Instead of flowers, donations in his honor may be sent to Special Olympics, University of Delaware, 619 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19716.

Al lived his life by the following philosophy, "As you wander on in life, whatever be your goal, keep your eye upon the donut, and not upon the hole." For Al, the glass was always "half full!"