Obituary of Charles Alderman

Alderman, Charles "Chuck" 79, of Sun City Center, Fla passed away April 25, 2010. He was born and raised in Tampa, Florida and was a 5th generation Floridian. He also resided in Riverview and Brandon. He lived part-time in a mountain cabin which he built near Nellysford, Virginia. After graduation from Hillsborough High School in 1950, he enlisted in the Florida National Guard and later joined the U.S. Air Force where he joined the 82nd Airborne serving with the Mosquito Squadron during the Korean War. He served as a motorcycle, uniformed and plains clothes deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office and retired as captain from the City of Tampa Fire Department. He also had worked for the Florida Rail Road and Public Utilities Commission and the Tampa Port Authority. While visiting Japan, Chuck was made an honorary submariner by the U.S.S. Darter (SS 576). Chuck was an expert marksman and enjoyed competitive and recreational shooting, deer hunting, riding, fishing, boating as well as raising beef cattle and rounding up the herd with his favorite german shepherd, Gunther. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Tanya (De La Torre) Alderman, three children, Lance (Gina), Kirk and Luana (Alan) Pullaro, and five grandchildren, Colby, Erika, Seth, Noah and Zackary. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A celebration of his life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to LifePath Hospice, 3755 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, Fla 33573.He will sorely be missed by his family, relatives, friends,neighbors, former co-workers and fellow airmen who loved to listen to his stories and reminisce.