Published in the Tampa Bay Times on Oct. 6, 2016
ALBRITTON, A. Dallas
age 88, of Tampa, died on Oct. 1, 2016. He was born on June 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, FL, to A. Dallas and Grace E. (Pratt) Albritton. Dal grew up on a farm in Quincy and in Tallahassee, and after graduation from Sewanee Military Academy, attended FSU in the first co-ed class, earning an M.S. in Public Administration. An avid aviator, he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base during his USAF service. He returned to Tampa to practice law after graduating from "a small school in Connecticut" (Yale); a favorite law school professor had advised him not to join a big New York firm but to go home to his community and make a difference. During his 50+ year legal career, Dal was a mayoral candidate, assistant state attorney, counsel for the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and president of the junior Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and the HCBA Senior Council. In 2000, he was recognized with the Herbert G. Goldburg Outstanding Lawyer Award from the HCBA Trial & Litigation Section. In addition to supporting the Tampa legal community, he was also a founder and president of Agape Evangelistic Mission, Inc.
Dal was not only a charismatic leader and man of great faith, but also a considerate listener who encouraged and fostered "the good" in the people around him. He admitted his own faults ("the Lord's not finished with me yet"). With many sides to his personality, he loved laughter, music and corny jokes as much as he loved intellectual debate. He was a fountain of ideas and enjoyed involving others in their execution. A dedicated delegator like Ben Franklin, Dallas marshaled others to implement and execute his visionary ideas and those of his friends and colleagues, regardless of who received the credit. Such ideas included environmental protection, access to legal representation, development of the Tampa Sports Authority, a community center to foster camaraderie among lawyers, and many of his friends' memoirs. Throughout his life he was a prolific writer, a devoted diarist, a consummate correspondent, a poet, advocate, orator, voracious reader, and above all, a storyteller. His own correspondence, if collected, would fill several moving vans. His zest for life was infectious; his merry eyes and great smile could light up one person or many.
Dal was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and friend who is survived by his wife, Grace; children, Gary (Catherine), Brian (Joo Hooi), Laura (Zickie), and Rachel (Rob); grandchildren, Callan, Dallas, Iris, Sophia, and Grady; and many stepchildren and godchildren who were dear to him. He was preceded in death by his first child, A. Dallas Albritton III ("little" Dal). At his request, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LifePath Hospice.
ALBRITTON, A. Dallas
age 88, of Tampa, died on Oct. 1, 2016. He was born on June 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, FL, to A. Dallas and Grace E. (Pratt) Albritton. Dal grew up on a farm in Quincy and in Tallahassee, and after graduation from Sewanee Military Academy, attended FSU in the first co-ed class, earning an M.S. in Public Administration. An avid aviator, he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base during his USAF service. He returned to Tampa to practice law after graduating from "a small school in Connecticut" (Yale); a favorite law school professor had advised him not to join a big New York firm but to go home to his community and make a difference. During his 50+ year legal career, Dal was a mayoral candidate, assistant state attorney, counsel for the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and president of the junior Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and the HCBA Senior Council. In 2000, he was recognized with the Herbert G. Goldburg Outstanding Lawyer Award from the HCBA Trial & Litigation Section. In addition to supporting the Tampa legal community, he was also a founder and president of Agape Evangelistic Mission, Inc.
Dal was not only a charismatic leader and man of great faith, but also a considerate listener who encouraged and fostered "the good" in the people around him. He admitted his own faults ("the Lord's not finished with me yet"). With many sides to his personality, he loved laughter, music and corny jokes as much as he loved intellectual debate. He was a fountain of ideas and enjoyed involving others in their execution. A dedicated delegator like Ben Franklin, Dallas marshaled others to implement and execute his visionary ideas and those of his friends and colleagues, regardless of who received the credit. Such ideas included environmental protection, access to legal representation, development of the Tampa Sports Authority, a community center to foster camaraderie among lawyers, and many of his friends' memoirs. Throughout his life he was a prolific writer, a devoted diarist, a consummate correspondent, a poet, advocate, orator, voracious reader, and above all, a storyteller. His own correspondence, if collected, would fill several moving vans. His zest for life was infectious; his merry eyes and great smile could light up one person or many.
Dal was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and friend who is survived by his wife, Grace; children, Gary (Catherine), Brian (Joo Hooi), Laura (Zickie), and Rachel (Rob); grandchildren, Callan, Dallas, Iris, Sophia, and Grady; and many stepchildren and godchildren who were dear to him. He was preceded in death by his first child, A. Dallas Albritton III ("little" Dal). At his request, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LifePath Hospice.
Published in the Tampa Bay Times on Oct. 6, 2016
ALBRITTON, A. Dallas
age 88, of Tampa, died on Oct. 1, 2016. He was born on June 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, FL, to A. Dallas and Grace E. (Pratt) Albritton. Dal grew up on a farm in Quincy and in Tallahassee, and after graduation from Sewanee Military Academy, attended FSU in the first co-ed class, earning an M.S. in Public Administration. An avid aviator, he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base during his USAF service. He returned to Tampa to practice law after graduating from "a small school in Connecticut" (Yale); a favorite law school professor had advised him not to join a big New York firm but to go home to his community and make a difference. During his 50+ year legal career, Dal was a mayoral candidate, assistant state attorney, counsel for the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and president of the junior Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and the HCBA Senior Council. In 2000, he was recognized with the Herbert G. Goldburg Outstanding Lawyer Award from the HCBA Trial & Litigation Section. In addition to supporting the Tampa legal community, he was also a founder and president of Agape Evangelistic Mission, Inc.
Dal was not only a charismatic leader and man of great faith, but also a considerate listener who encouraged and fostered "the good" in the people around him. He admitted his own faults ("the Lord's not finished with me yet"). With many sides to his personality, he loved laughter, music and corny jokes as much as he loved intellectual debate. He was a fountain of ideas and enjoyed involving others in their execution. A dedicated delegator like Ben Franklin, Dallas marshaled others to implement and execute his visionary ideas and those of his friends and colleagues, regardless of who received the credit. Such ideas included environmental protection, access to legal representation, development of the Tampa Sports Authority, a community center to foster camaraderie among lawyers, and many of his friends' memoirs. Throughout his life he was a prolific writer, a devoted diarist, a consummate correspondent, a poet, advocate, orator, voracious reader, and above all, a storyteller. His own correspondence, if collected, would fill several moving vans. His zest for life was infectious; his merry eyes and great smile could light up one person or many.
Dal was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and friend who is survived by his wife, Grace; children, Gary (Catherine), Brian (Joo Hooi), Laura (Zickie), and Rachel (Rob); grandchildren, Callan, Dallas, Iris, Sophia, and Grady; and many stepchildren and godchildren who were dear to him. He was preceded in death by his first child, A. Dallas Albritton III ("little" Dal). At his request, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LifePath Hospice.
ALBRITTON, A. Dallas
age 88, of Tampa, died on Oct. 1, 2016. He was born on June 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, FL, to A. Dallas and Grace E. (Pratt) Albritton. Dal grew up on a farm in Quincy and in Tallahassee, and after graduation from Sewanee Military Academy, attended FSU in the first co-ed class, earning an M.S. in Public Administration. An avid aviator, he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base during his USAF service. He returned to Tampa to practice law after graduating from "a small school in Connecticut" (Yale); a favorite law school professor had advised him not to join a big New York firm but to go home to his community and make a difference. During his 50+ year legal career, Dal was a mayoral candidate, assistant state attorney, counsel for the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and president of the junior Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and the HCBA Senior Council. In 2000, he was recognized with the Herbert G. Goldburg Outstanding Lawyer Award from the HCBA Trial & Litigation Section. In addition to supporting the Tampa legal community, he was also a founder and president of Agape Evangelistic Mission, Inc.
Dal was not only a charismatic leader and man of great faith, but also a considerate listener who encouraged and fostered "the good" in the people around him. He admitted his own faults ("the Lord's not finished with me yet"). With many sides to his personality, he loved laughter, music and corny jokes as much as he loved intellectual debate. He was a fountain of ideas and enjoyed involving others in their execution. A dedicated delegator like Ben Franklin, Dallas marshaled others to implement and execute his visionary ideas and those of his friends and colleagues, regardless of who received the credit. Such ideas included environmental protection, access to legal representation, development of the Tampa Sports Authority, a community center to foster camaraderie among lawyers, and many of his friends' memoirs. Throughout his life he was a prolific writer, a devoted diarist, a consummate correspondent, a poet, advocate, orator, voracious reader, and above all, a storyteller. His own correspondence, if collected, would fill several moving vans. His zest for life was infectious; his merry eyes and great smile could light up one person or many.
Dal was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and friend who is survived by his wife, Grace; children, Gary (Catherine), Brian (Joo Hooi), Laura (Zickie), and Rachel (Rob); grandchildren, Callan, Dallas, Iris, Sophia, and Grady; and many stepchildren and godchildren who were dear to him. He was preceded in death by his first child, A. Dallas Albritton III ("little" Dal). At his request, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LifePath Hospice.
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