Alber Richard Dort

ALBERT RICHARD DORT, 71

Maintenance Operator

LAKELAND - Mr. Albert Richard Dort of Mulberry died of a stroke Friday, December 21, 2007 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 71.

Born in Dorchester, MA on June 24, 1935, Mr. Dort moved to Polk County in 1970 from Lake Hopacong, NJ. He was employed for many years as a maintenance operator with Cargill / W.R. Grace. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served in Korea. He was catholic.

Mr. Dort was preceded in death by his father, Albert Dort; his mother, Bridget Brown Dort; his daughter, Patricia Rolston; and his brother, Joseph Dort.  He is survived by 2 sons; Albert J. Dort of Tampa, FL and James J. Dort of Lakeland, FL; 2 daughters, Diana D. Simmons of Lakeland, FL and Mary B. Heard of Mulberry, FL; 1 sister, Francis Smith of Brockton, MA; and 7 grandchildren.

Arrangements by Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Southside Chapel.