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Gordon Firth Obituary
Merritt Island, FL
Gordon Ralph Firth, born August 24, 1922, in Rochester, NY, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2014. His family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when he was in elementary school. He attended Parkdale Collegiate High School. He was in the US Army, Counter Intelligence Corps, and spent time in Germany at the end of WWII. He met his wife, Arlene (deceased 2004) at Church of the Epiphany in Toronto. They were married in 1948. Gordon was employed by the US Embassy, and was transferred to Munich Germany. During his career in the US Department of State, he lived in Germany, Egypt, the Philippines, England and Jamaica. He especially enjoyed telling people that each of his children were born in a foreign country. He retired in 1974 in Falls Church, VA. He enjoyed his retirement, learning to make jewelry, cutting and polishing rocks and gems, collecting and repairing clocks, playing poker and dining out. He enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends. They were longtime members of St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in McLean, VA. They moved to Florida in 2004 where Gordon was a member of Glory of God Anglican Church, Cocoa.
He is survived by his five children, Peter, Jamie Pritchett, Laurie Albert (Dave), John (Beth) and Linda Riddell (Rich), and his 12 grandchildren of whom he was very proud: Meredith Pritchett, Lindsay Mattingly, Kevin Albert, Corie Albert, Danielle Albert, Sarah Firth, Rebecca Firth, Michael Firth, Eric Riddell, Stephen Riddell, Luke Riddell, and Daniel Riddell.
Gordon was a kind and friendly gentleman. He always made people feel comfortable and was fun to be around. He was a loving and caring husband and father. He supported many charities and was always sympathetic to people in need. He will be greatly missed.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 10th at 11 a.m. at Glory of God Anglican Church, 3735 N. Indian River Dr, Cocoa, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Glory of God Food Ministry. Please sign guestbook at beckman-williamson.com
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Kay Curley
December 1, 2020
Oh my, just opened Facebook and saw this! What a wonderful man. He was ever the kind gentleman, good friend and great neighbor. So many good memories over so very many years. I miss him, Arlene and his wonderful family. Kay Curley
Mike Kiernan
December 11, 2014
Firth family,
Very sorry to hear about Gordon's passing. He was always so good to me when we were growing up in Falls Church. I am still a proud owner of one of his refurbished clocks, a reminder of his kindness and giving nature. God Bless and keep you.
Kay Curley
December 9, 2014
Dear Firth family, I am so sorry to hear of Gordon's passing. He was a remarkable man, always a perfect gentleman, a kind, caring and helpful neighbor and friend. He was such a devoted family man...he love you all so very much. Rest in Peace dear friend, we will all miss you very much.
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