Albert Perry Sr. Wake Forest Mr. Perry was a member of Wake Forest Lodge #282 A.F. & A.M., a former member of the Wake Forest Fire Department where he was a past chief from 1958 to 1978 and a veteran of the United States Army where he served in Korea. He was retired mechanic with the Highway Patrol Troop C with over 20 years of service and was a member of Oak Level Christian Church where he was a former deacon. He had great pride in his home state and received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from Gov. James G. Martin in 1986. A funeral service was held Sunday afternoon, November 6, 2016, at Oak Level Christian Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. A visitation was held after the services in the church fellowship hall. Mr. Perry is survived by his son, James A. “Jim” Perry Jr.