Carl Arthur ALMGREN

ALMGREN Carl Arthur, 83, passed Sat, April 9, 2011 at home in Lexington, KY. Born Dec 23, 1927 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Carl was the son of the late Carl and Ester Almgren from Stockholm, Sweden. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1948 and flew in the Berlin Air Lift. Carl was a 50 year member of Hunter Presbyterian Church. He retired as a Project Manager in Chemical Products for IBM in 1987 with 37 years of service. Carl, a strong contributor to community service, started giving back by starting up the Volunteer Fire Fighters in Fayette County and finished as Chief of Volunteers. He also was President of Bluegrass Chapter on Crime and Delinquency, founder of Crime Stoppers in Lexington, volunteered in Corrections for KY Dept. of Corrections and volunteered in many capacities at Hunter Presbyterian. Carl was Lexington's first recipient of the Lexington Outstanding Volunteer Award in 1987 and awarded the Lexington Sertoma Award for aiding prison inmates. He is survived by his wife, Irma of 62 years; brother Henry; children, Jim (Debora) Almgren, Fred (Kristi) Almgren, and Patty (Robert ) Sutton; grandchildren Jim Almgren, Mike Sutton and Matt (Kisha) Sutton, Kendall and Chase Almgren; great-grandchildren Silas and Jake Almgren, Jake and Dawson Sutton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond. Carl's wishes were to be cremated and for family and friends to participate in a memorial service. The memorial service will be held at 12pm Thu, April 14, at Hunter Presbyterian Church, 109 Rosemont Garden, Lexington, KY 40503 by the Rev. Jason Santalucia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to Hunter Presbyterian or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Dr., Lexington 40504. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Rd. in charge of arrangements.