Albert Joseph Gillis

Mr. Albert Joseph Gillis, 86, husband of the late Charmaine Margaruite Ghelfi Gillis, died Saturday June 28, 2014 in Norfolk at his daughter's residence. Albert was native to Indiana and retired from the U.S. Navy. He was an original Navy SEAL, serving in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. After retirement from service, he moved from Norfolk to South Boston and worked for the Virginia Department of Corrections. An avid animal lover, he often was known to rescue dumpster animals. Albert was a member of Saint Paschal Catholic Church, where he was active as a Knights of Columbus. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday July 5, 2014 at Saint Paschal Catholic Church at 11 AM by Father Gerry Kaggwa. Veteran Rites will follow at 2 PM in the Amelia Veteran's Cemetery in Amelia. Survivng are his daughters, Terri Ann Gillis of New York, Cheryl Ann Ron Gillis Pauley of Norfolk; a son, David Allen Gillis of Norfolk; a sister, Adele Weldon of Ft. Wayne, IN; grandchildren, Jamie Leigh Hughes and Jordan Alexander Haley; and great grandchildren, Landon and Brooke Hughes. The family will receive friends Friday night from 7 til 9 PM at the Brooks Lyon Funeral Home in South Boston.