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George W. Alford III, “Big George”, 61, Port Orange, went to meet our Lord on June 23, 2009 after fighting a long battle with Leukemia. Services will be announced at a later date. George was born in Daytona Beach on December 26, 1947, and was a member of Port Orange Christian Church. He attended Mainland High School and D.B.C.C. and was a Sergeant in the Army National Guard. As a young man, he worked at his family’s business, Alford Electric Motor Repairs, for a number of years. Being the “shade tree mechanic” that he was, he then opened his own consulting and ground water rehabilitation company, Alford, Rogers, Cullimore Concepts, Inc. George was the holder of seven U.S. Patents and was a consultant for the E.P.A., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Overseas Companies and International Governments. Since the early 90’s, George was an enthusiastic participant in Alafia River Rendezvous, which is a pre-1840 living history event in Florida where he made many friends. He was also a participant in British Night watch in St. Augustine each year. Those who knew George would say he was truly “larger than life.” He had a wonderful sense of humor, had many friends and never met a stranger. He was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and a dear friend to all. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Barbara to whom he was married 33 years; daughters, Sherri DeCoudres, Port Orange, Cindy Ciresi, Port Orange; brothers, Julian Leslie (Becky) Alford, Minden, LA, James (Linda) Alford, Port Orange; nieces, Tracy (Jeff) Moore, Pensacola, FL, Alicia Queally, Easton, CT, Michelle Pawlish, Rockville, MD; nephew, Julian Leslie Black, Dearing, GA; great niece, Taylor; great nephews, Zachary and Christopher; and Goddaughter, Tabatha Carwise, Daytona Beach. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to Port Orange Christian Church, 904 Taylor Road, Port Orange, FL 32127 or to Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129. Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com.

Michael  Jackson, the “King of Pop”,  apparently died this afternoon of massave coranary failure.
Various news sources reported earlier today that Michael Jackson suffered a heart attack this afternoon at a home on the 100 block of Carolwood Drive off Sunset Boulevard in Bel Air that Jackson rented. He was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

Paramedics responded to a call at Jackson’s home at 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and took him to the hospital.

A Jackson family member, who was not identified, had told TMZ.com that Michael was in “really bad shape� as the brothers headed to the hospital.

TMZ later reported “We’ve just learned Michael Jackson has died. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.�

Affects Boaters, Shellfish Harvesting, Fishing

A 10� sewage main break occurred Saturday at the mouth of Oyster Creek. The City of St. Augustine has been diverting the sewage and working on repairing the break since since it occured.  

Because of  the break, the public is advised that boating, fishing, the harvesting of shellfish and swimming is prohibited in and around Oyster Creek and the San Sebastian River. When these waterways are clear for the aforementioned activities, the city will issue an advisory. 

For more information call John Regan, Chief Operations Officer, at 669.1873.