Obituaries

Albert James ForteReal Estate Developer

Albert James Forte, 89, a longtime local real estate developer, died May 27 of bladder cancer at his home in Washington.

Mr. Forte was born in Fairmont, W.Va., and attended Fairmont State College. In 1939, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and flew combat missions as a fighter and bomber pilot during World War II. He later trained glider pilots and reached the rank of major. He was a reserve officer with the Air Force, retiring in 1976 after 30 years of reserve duty.

He moved to Washington in 1946, when he was appointed deputy administrator of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (later called the Federal Aviation Administration), where he worked until 1956. The following year, he founded Albert J. Forte and Associates, a Washington real estate development firm. He established GBA Associates, a development and property management company, in Falls Church in 1973. He served as chief executive officer and chief operating officer until earlier this year.

He was a member of the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Society and served on the board of directors of Gonzaga College High School.

He was a eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Washington, where he was a member for 47 years. He was a former president of Catholic Youth Organizations for the Archdiocese of Washington. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and served on the building committee of the Villa Rosa Nursing Home in Mitchellville.

Mr. Forte had many hobbies and interests, including hunting, fishing, boating and a lifelong interest in automobiles. He enjoyed electronics and was a licensed ham radio operator. He held memberships in the University Club, Circumnavigators Club and Shady Oaks Yacht Club.

Mr. Forte was a member of the Knights of Malta and was considered an excellent raconteur.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Jeanne Degnan Forte of Washington; seven children, Albert James Forte Jr. of Annandale, Lydia Forte Roberts of Newtown Square, Pa., Christopher Forte of Falls Church, Brian Forte of Tucson, Ariz., Vincent Forte of Arlington, Mary Forte Magyar of Irvine, Calif., and Gregory Forte of Kensington; and 11 grandchildren.

Bryan R. AndersonIRS Systems Analyst

Bryan R. Anderson, 44, a systems analyst with the Internal Revenue Service, died of respiratory failure May 26. He had been a quadriplegic since 1986 as a result of a fall.

Mr. Anderson, who was known as Ross, worked as an information technology specialist and systems analyst with the IRS from 1990 until his death. He was a resident of Rockville.

He was born in Washington and was a 1977 graduate of Charles W. Woodward High School in Rockville. He attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the University of Maryland and the University of Wyoming. He received an associate's degree in computer science from Montgomery College.

He previously worked for Westat Inc., a Rockville research company.