Albert L. Perron, 80, of St. Petersburg, FL, born in Worcester, died July 6, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, FL.

   He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marie “Bea” Perron; two sons, Gary L. Perron and wife Joan of Worcester, and Peter H. Perron and wife Lisa of Tampa, FL; five sisters, Irene Belisle of N.C., Jeannette Beauchemin of WA, Lorraine Geary of Tenn., Cecil Scalley and Pauline Stone of Millbury; 6 grandchildren, Christopher Perron of Millbury, Christopher Retz of Otis, MA, Kimberly Miller of Penn., Heather Perron of Worcester, Wendy LeValley of Tampa, FL and Shaun Perron of Miss.; and 5 great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by five brothers and 5 sisters.

   He was the son of Peter and Bertha Perron.

   Mr. Perron served in The United States Navy during World War II.

   Mr. Perron became a mason contractor after his discharge from the service. He than became a custom home builder.

   He was President of The Home Builders Assoc. of Worcester County and President of The State Builders Assoc. of Massachusetts. He received The Builder of the Year Awards in 1982 and 1985. He received The Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedicated service to The Builders Organization in 1997. He was secretary of The New England Council of Home Builders.

   Mr. Perron converted Middlesex School in Worcester into condominiums, and named the school conversion “Kimberly Gardens” after his lovely granddaughter Kimberly.

   He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

   There will be a Memorial Mass at 9:00 a.m Saturday, Aug. 23rd at St. Joseph Church, 35 Hamilton St., Worcester. Burial will be at The Veterans Memorial Garden of Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, Mass. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice.