Paul Jackson Burgess Jr.'s Obituary
Burgess, Paul Jackson Jr. 87, of St. Petersburg, passed away October 2. He was a native and life long resident of the Tampa Bay area and the owener and operator of Burgess Television. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII having served in the South Pacific. He loved his family and camping. He was a HAM radio operator and a prize winning hibiscus grower. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Dorothy,two daughters; Marilyn Park and Carole Schwartz; two sons, Thomas P. and Robert P. Burgess; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family asks that memorials be made to Friends of Fort DeSoto Park, 3500 Pinellas Bayway, Tierra Verde, Florida 33715, in his honor.
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