Obituary of Kenneth Lamalie

Kenneth Lee Lamalie, resident of Stuart, Florida, died November 12, 2011 at home with his wife Mary, of fifty years, by his side. He was predeceased by a daughter, Ainslie and a brother, Paul Tucker. Born in Elmore, Ohio, 1936, to Rufus and Thelma Lamalie, he lived in Fremont, Ohio until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1954.

Ken served on the Icebreaker USS Atka, traveling to the Antarctica and then transferring to the USS Edisto for deployment to the Arctic. He served in engineering on destroyers in several ports. In 1961, he was transferred to a dry dock at Guantanamo Navy Base, Cuba. In 1961, he married Mary best in Newport, Rhode Island and they lived at Guantanamo Navy Base until the base was evacuated because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ken was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia to finish his second enlistment.

Ken spent his college education at Roger Williams College in Rhode Island. He spent a year at Ohio State and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island receiving a B.A. Ken taught middle school Social Studies for one year in West Warwick, Rhode Island. In 1972, he accepted a teaching position in Albury, New South Wales, Australia where he taught Australian History. After three years, he returned to the United States and taught Social Studies at Fairfield Country Day, Fairfield, Ct. While in Fairfield, he received a Master of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Bridgeport. In 1982, he accepted a job in the Palm Beach County School, Florida, as a Television Production Instructor at South Tech. Ken retired from South Tech in 2003.

While accomplishing a 31 year teaching career, he was able to complete 21 years of Naval Service as a photographer/system analyst/public relations specialist.

Ken was an avid skier, skiing the Swiss, French, and Italian Alps, the Andes in Chile, the Snowy Mountains in Australia, and all over the American West. He and his wife enjoyed traveling and spent many years exploring the world. Ken loved boating and fishing. He moved to Stuart in 2003 to enjoy the boating and fishing in the area.

Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on November 15, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel with a vigil prayer service at 3:00 PM followed by full military honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 Am on November 16, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Inurnment will be in Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Pam Beach, Florida.

For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org

An online register book is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.