Kenneth Albert

Services for Kenneth "Prince" Albert, 83, will be held at 11:00 AM on December 5, 2207 at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception (at Front & Broadway) in Tyler with Monsignor Joe Strickland officiating. Burial will follow at the Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery; 7825 S. Broadway in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Prince went to the Lord on December 3, 2007 at his home under Hospice care in Tyler. He was born April 24, 1924 in Chicago, IL to the late Christian and Gertrude Albert. He graduated from Stemmitz High School in Chicago, IL then served in the United States Navy as a communications officer on the staff of Admiral Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the South Pacific. He graduated from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL in June of 1947. On January 5, 1948 he entered the FBI as a special agent serving in Atlanta, GA; New York City, NY; Springfield, IL; East St. Louis, IL; Carbondale, IL; Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas and Tyler. He resided in Tyler for 48 years moving here in 1959 and retiring in June of 1974. He later joined the faculty of Trinity Valley Community College in Athens as a Criminal Justice instructor and retiring in 1989. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois Elliott Albert and brother and sister in law, Irvin and Elaine Albert of Chicago, IL. Prince was survived by his wife, Lahoma Albert of Tyler; sons, Richard Albert and wife LaRea and Kenneth Albert; daughters, Sheryl Hogue and husband Harold and Susy Mendolia and husband Pete; step daughters, Melissa Townsend and husband James and Elizabeth Tucker and husband Thomas; and numerous grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Pete Mendolia, Tony Mendolia, John Wagner, Harold Hogue, Henry Gonzales, and Larry Jave. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Sonrise Prayer Group. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 PM on December 4, 2007 at Stewart Family Funeral Home; 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler 75703. Memorials in honor of Prince may be made to the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception; 423 S Broadway, Tyler 75702. For more information or to express condolences, visit www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com.

Kenneth Albert

April 24, 1924 - December 3, 2007