Peter B. Forret's Obituary
Peter Brydone Forret, (83), of Clearwater, passed away on December 18, 2019 in Clearwater, Florida.
Celebration of Life services will be held at 4 pm Sunday December 29, 2019 at Moss Feaster Funeral Home in Clearwater, Florida. Family will receive friends starting at 3:00 PM.
Peter was born in Kirkcaldy Fife, Scotland to James and Anne Forret on August 7, 1936. He married Barbara Martin, March 30, 1957 in Kirkcaldy and immigrated to Springfield Massachusetts at the age of twenty-one years old. Barbara and Peter had two children, David and Lesley. He moved his family from Springfield, Massachusetts to Clearwater Florida in 1969. Peter and Barbara divorced in 1991. He married Katherine Wolf in April 1999 and after twenty years of marriage they divorced in October 2018. Peter graduated from Western New England college with a Master’s Degree in Accounting. He worked as a Certified Public Account and a Certified Financial Planner his entire career. Peter was a founding partner with the accounting firm Bollenback and Forret in Clearwater. He was a member of Mensa and a Mason. Peter was an avid Tampa Bay Lightning fan and he loved to play his trumpet. He was involved with multiple bands throughout the county.
Peter is preceded in death by his daughter Lesley Forret
Peter is survived by his son David Forret and Grandchildren James and Drew Forret.
Memorials may be given to Humane Society of Pinellas.
The family of Peter wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Morton Plant Hospital, Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center, and Suncoast Hospice of Mid-Pinellas.
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