Memorial service for Alan L. "Al" Warbis, 42, of Orlando, FL will be Friday, April 8, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will follow at the Haynes Cemetery in Haynes, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday afternoon.

ALAN "AL" LeROY WARBIS was born on June 16, 1962 in Hettinger, ND to Jim and Dee Warbis. He grew up in the Hayne, ND for the next five years. Al's family moved to Dahlen, ND where he attended school through the 8th grade. His family moved to Grafton, ND and Al attended Grafton Central School for his freshman and sophomore years and he lettered in basketball and football. The family once again moved to Kathryn, ND and during Al's junior year of school he was a star basketball player. They moved back to Grafton were he graduated and once again lettered in football.

Al joined the US Navy in 1981 and proudly his country for six years. Al stayed in the Orlando, FL area after his service and lived there for 22 years. During Al's work, he customized some of the most elite homes in the Orlando area. He specialized in granite work and was very respected by his peers in the industry. Al was an avid motorcyclist with a great passion for riding his Harley-Davidson with his many friends. Al Warbis passed from this life on April 2, 2005 in Orlando, FL. There was a standing room only service held in Orlando, as Al was dearly loved and will be forever missed by those who knew him.

He is survived by his wife, Lynn Bishop, of Detroit, MI; brothers, Ronald C. and wife Janise Dorman, of Crookston, MN and David J. and wife Laura Warbis, of Orlando; nieces, Daniella, Jennifer, Alexandra and Samantha; nephews, Christopher, Robert and Benjamin; aunt, Virginia Meisner, of Hettinger and several cousins and many close friends. His parents, Jim and Dee Warbis preceded Al in death.