Clifford "Skip" Perdue's Obituary
PERDUE, Clifford "Skip" 57, passed away suddenly on the early morning of July 25, 2014. A Tampa native, Skip retired after a 28 year career with GTE/ Verizon. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. He loved playing and coaching little league baseball at Forest Hills and Citrus Park. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. More than anything he loved nature, particularly tending to his plants and feeding the birds and squirrels at his Odessa home. Much of his love for nature remained at his Virginia mountain retreat where he was truly able to live life to the fullest. Skip gave much of his heart and time to others helping, fixing and repairing whenever someone asked. Skip is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Christine, his children, Danine and Cliff, his parents, Clifford "Buck" and Danine Perdue, his mother-in-law, Felicia Ciaccio, his sisters Sherry Harding (Scott), Evie Perdue, Aunts Linda and Barbara and extensive family and friends. Services will be held Tuesday, July 29th at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 5225 N. Himes Ave. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by a mass at noon. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to MacDonald Training Center, 5420 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL 33607, where Skip volunteered much of his time.
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