Lee County FlArchives Obituaries..... LaPorte, Philip J. November 4, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Grove http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007435 November 7, 2011, 4:26 pm The News Press Nov. 6, 2011 Phillip J. LaPorte, 77, of Lehigh Acres, FL passed away Friday, November 4, 2011 following an extended illness. He was born November 22, 1933 in Biddefore, ME and moved to Lehigh Acres from Old Orchard Beach, ME in 2002. He was a United States Army Veteran and served during the Korean War in the 7th Infantry. He was a careet fire fighter, beginning as a junior fire fighter in 1949 for the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department and retiring as Fire Chief in 1995. Left to cherish is memory is his wife of 41 years, a daughter, and granddaughter. A memorial Mass will be Celebrated at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Blessed Pope John XXIII, Ft.Myers, FL. Memorial servies will take place in Old Orchard Beach Maine at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Ft. Myers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/lee/obits/l/laporte1523gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb