Obituary of Paul Duren

Paul D. "Pete" Duren, 53, of Port St. Lucie, Florida died, January 29, 2012, at St. Lucie Medical Center.

Born in Binghamton, New York, he had been a resident of Port St. Lucie for 15 years.

He served in the U.S. Navy and was an aircraft mechanic.

He was a senior mechanic with Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida and had also been a corrections officer with St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department.

Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Melissa Duren; daughters, Ashly Duren and Brittany Duren; a son Noah Duren and his mother Barbara Duren, all of Port St. Lucie and his father George Duren of Albemarle, North Carolina..

SERVICES: Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on February 5 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel, with a Celebration of His Life at 5:00 PM. Interment will be at 1:15 PM on February 6 in South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL, with military honors

For those who wish, contributions can be made to the Melanoma Research Foundation at MRF, 1411 K St, NW #500, Washington, DC 20005. Please also consider a donation Paul's family to help them through this extremely difficult time.

An online registry is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.