James Roy Albritton Jr.

James Roy Albritton, Jr affectionately known as “Bud” was born Tuesday, June 9th, 1931 in
Ft. Pierce, FL and died from heart complications on Thursday, November 23, 2017, Thanksgiving Day, at JFK hospital in Atlantis, FL. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 28th, at the Haisley Funeral home at 3:00 pm followed by the service at 4:00 pm. The burial will be held at the South Florida VA National Cemetery in Lake Worth, FL on Wednesday, November 29th at 1:15 PM.

Bud is a native to Ft. Pierce growing up with his mother, Clemmie Albritton-Davis, two sisters, Thelma “Nita” Norvell and Eloise Albritton, (all deceased) and his step brother, William “Bill” Davis. He is survived by his wife, Iva Jeanne Albritton of 60 years and four children, Jamie Vogel, Gregory Albritton, Richard Albritton and Steven Albritton and five grandchildren, Whitney, Taylor (TJ), Emily, Riley and Stephanie.

Bud Albritton was a well-respected member of the Ft. Pierce community. He served in the U.S. Naval forces aboard the U.S.S. Hector for one term from July 10, 1951 to July 1, 1955 in the engineering department as a damage controlman. He also served in the Naval reserves for four years. He attended Florida State University and later completed his Bachelor’s degree at Florida Atlantic University. Buds’ first career was as a state prison guard at the old Fort Pierce work camp in 1961. As his career developed in the work camps he became instrumental in implementing work-release programs in several key cities through-out the state of Florida in the late 1960’s. He returned to Ft. Pierce in 1974 as the chief correctional officer for the local work-release center on Bell Avenue where he retired in 1988 to his new career as a property appraiser. His final retirement was in 2011.

Bud was active in Kiwanis club where he served as President for one year. He loved to fish, but his real passion was golf. He played with the Public Employee’s Golf Association (PEGA) for 14 years at Indian Hills, developing many great friendships along the way. He also spent the last several years researching his ancestry as his final hobby.

Bud married his wife Iva Jeanne Huss in 1957 and was a fiercely loyal man to his wife, his family and his friends. He believed in a strong work ethic (most likely learned from his mother), he was always encouraging, patient, and forgiving. He loved his children and grandchildren deeply. In his later life, he traveled extensively with his wife and brother-in-law for many years to spend time with all the kids, to attend naval reunions and to golf. One big highlight for him was attending the 2013 Master’s Golf Tournament in Augusta to watch his grandson, TJ Vogel play as an amateur. He led a full life, and he enjoyed all the people around him. In the end, he was ready to meet his maker.