Obituaries
By: Jim Wheeler, Contributing Editor
The FOP, Lodge Five, dedicates this section of every issue of the “Peace Officer” to honor the brave men and women who have dedicated a good portion of their lives to the vigilant watch protecting the lambs from the lions. Once in a while someone sends a poem or writing that they feel is an appropriate expression of gratitude to our fraternal brothers and sisters who have passed away. Sometimes it is the work of the person who sends it or something they have read that moves even the hardest of souls. We encourage and welcome these submissions. To make it easy, please use the page following the obituaries to help us honor our brothers and sisters. Thank You!
ALBErT A. LOrY, Jr. DOD: 04/08/1941 DOD: 07/09/2020 rET: 2/1987 79 YEArS OLD Albert A Lory Jr passed away peacefully on July 9th 2020 at his home in Mount Laurel, NJ with his family close by, he was 79 years young. Al grew up in North Philadelphia and graduated in 1959 from North Catholic High School. He then enlisted in the US Air Force where he went on to be stationed at Torrejon Air base in Spain, a country he embraced and explored. It was a chance meeting at a café in Madrid where Al met and courted his future bride Consuelo (“Connie”). They married in 1962 and in 1963 following the birth of their first child Michael, Al and family came home to Philadelphia to begin chapter 2 of their lives. Following his Honorable Discharge from the Air Force, Al followed a path to law enforcement where he attended and graduated from the Philadelphia Police Academy in October of 1964. His first assignment as patrolman was to the 6th district station where he served until
his promotion to corporal and transferred to the transit unit in 1970. In this decade Al’s life and career flourished, he and Connie were blessed with the births of their daughters Monica and Melissa and Al was promoted to detective, a great fit for an inquisitive and studious guy. Al spent most of the 1970’s at Central Detectives, there he would eventually train and qualify as a Polygraphist. If life were not full enough, Al even found time to attend night classes and earn a business degree from Temple University in 1974. The pinnacle of Al’s career was reached when he was promoted to the Elite Homicide Unit at 8th and Race, where he worked cases for 9 more years until his retirement from the Philadelphia Police Department in 1987. Al served his city with honor and pride throughout an era tumultuous change and challenge. In retirement, yet not quite ready for the pasture, Al and Connie moved the family to South Jersey where Al put his training and skill to work joining the Burlington County Prosecutor’s office in charge of their polygraph testing. The role provided the challenges he needed while transitioning towards full time-retirement in 2000. Unfortunately shortly in to retirement tragedy would test there family with the sudden loss of their daughter Monica, Al and Con123
nie’s next challenge came in raising and nurturing their there granddaughter Julia, once more “pop-pop” stepped up to raise a wonderful young woman. While work may define the man, Al Lory the person was so much more. He was a committed husband, dad and loving grandfather, as well as a warm and embracing soul who made everyone feel like a friend, making you laugh with ease ore lightening you on a current topic or historical event with a most thoughtprovoking point of view and unique perspective. Al lived his retirement years in peace surrounded by the ones he loved most and embraced his love of food, wine, Jazz and the ultimate comfort of his backyard sanctuary where he relaxed with the birds he loved, the sound of a soothing fountain and the contentment in having lived a good life, contributing more than he ever received. Albert Lory lived the American dream, he gave his all to his Country, his City and most of all his Family, and as he left this world content with the condition of all and proud of his contribution to each…
“When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see, If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me, I wish so much you wouldn't cry the
