This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Al Alquist, 59, of Bothell Washington who passed away on December 29, 2013 in Minneapolis surrounded by family after a hard fought battle with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Al is preceded in death by his father, Severn G Alquist. He is survived by beloved fiancée, Brenda Mork; sons, Nicholas & Benjamin; mother, Frances Alquist; brother Larry (Patti) Alquist; sister, Karen Johnson; nieces, Greta & Ingrid Alquist, Katie Johnson; nephew, Erik Alquist and many dear friends and relatives.
He was born on November 30, 1954 to Severn and Frances Alquist in Minneapolis MN. He graduated from Osseo High School and earned degrees in biology and physiology from the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington. He worked as a medical scientist at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Al will be remembered for his lifelong love of sports and the outdoors. He coached youth basketball, baseball and soccer and in later years umpired for little league, high school and college baseball games. In 2013 he received the "Brian Gooch Distinguished Service Award" from the Northwest Umpires Association. He enjoyed hiking, biking and spending time outside in the woods, mountains and on Whidbey Island with his sons, family and friends. Al will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
A celebration of Al's life will be at St. John's Episcopal Church at 913 2nd Street in Snohomish, WA on January 25, 2014 at 11a.m. Special thanks to the medical staff at University of Minnesota Medical Center Transplant Program and 4A Medical ICU. Memorials may be sent in his name to Life Center Northwest (lcnw.org). His family requests that all who are inspired by Al's life complete organ donor registration when you renew your drivers' license or online at https://www.lifesourcedonorregistry.org.
