Dear Al.....

We think of you often - especially when there is some type of political discussion! You always had an opinion - whether we agreed or not - that you would go on about....and on about. Wonder what you would think of the world now? You would be happy (?) to know my youngest son works as a film editor for the Democratic Senate...

Missing you,

Peter and Gail

Alb, it’s been 12 years since you left this world. I think of you often and miss your wit, laughter and kindness to others. Larry was here for Thanksgiving week and we shared “Al” stories and escapades. You were the life of every family gathering. Losing you still brings tears to my eyes. Barbra

Hi, Al:
Still missing your wit, charm, and big personality. You definitely left big hole in our lives when you had to leave us so suddenly. Think of you often. Our world isn't the same without you in it.
With love,
Your sister-in-law, Nancy Elizabeth

That voice, laugh, and wonderful wit never fades from memory. Thinking of Al and Barbra today.

Oh, Al..... Can't believe it's been ten years!!! I think of you often and wonder what you would be saying about these troubled times. Peter uses your briefcase all the time....I'm sure you wouldn't mind. Pray for us all.

Hello Al. Still missing you but I have moved forward and have started dating someone that you would really like. He has a wonderful sense of humor and makes me laugh just as you did. He is bright and can answer my queries just as you did, although his answers are sometimes shorter than yours use to be. I will always love you but feel the need to have someone in my life since I cannot have you. Hope you are entertaining God and those around you.
Your Barbra

Hey, Al:
Another year has passed since you had to leave us. It seems just like yesterday that you were here but, oddly, seems like forever since you've been gone. We really miss you. I have my own beliefs about the hereafter, and I choose to believe that you and the rest of my loved ones are together. Dad left us this year (2019), so I know he is glad to see you. It really hit him hard when you passed. I'm sure you are making everyone (including God and the Angels) laugh like crazy or scratch their heads and say "Huh?!?". Miss you still. Love, Nancy Elizabeth

Well it has been 8 years since Alb’s death. I miss his humor, his companionship, his cooking, his friends — him. He was a great hobbyist, a prolific reader, a wordsmith, and a great story teller. He is forever missed.

Hey Albert - I can't tell you how many times Jimmy and I laugh at some of the stuff you pulled, or tried to pull. Your greatest contribution seems to have been the ability to keep us laughing long after you're gone. Norm has a question for you about a picture taken many years ago by a cowboy. The photographer is deceased. I told him to meet you at Norm's fireplace around midnight. He'll bring the bottle! Remember Topper!

Hey, Albie:
Still miss you like heck. Jasmine wished you could have been at her wedding. I know you are making everyone laugh around you because you are so darn witty. Mother never understood your wit, but I absolutely loved it. Just like any trip, all I can end with is "Wish you were here". Love, Nancy

I can't believe it's been 7 years. Thinking of Al and what endures...his fantastic sense of humor, his devotion to Barbra. His kindness. Missing that voice.

Every time we use the woodworking equipment you donated to use here in Lousiaiana for the Royal Rangers we think of you Al.

Dear Al...

Like everyone, I can't believe you've been gone this long. We're losing more and more friends, but it's still so sad that you had to be one of the first. I hope you are winning all your arguments in heaven. I would love for one minute to hear your view on our current political environment!

Dear Al:
I must say you were my most "unforgettable character". I think of you often; most frequently when some odd thing happens and I can almost hear what you would say about it in your very wry way. Just want you to know you may be gone from this realm but you will never be forgotten.
Love, Nancy

Hi Al,
Still thinking of you after 5 years. Glad I brought along the yellow boots during a recent photo shoot in rainy-mucky Carroll County. You would have given me eternal grief.

Hi, Al:
We are still missing you. Every family get-together just doesn't seem the same without you and your wicked wry sense of humor. We think of you often and still share Al stories. I really wish you were still here for my Dad. I think you would have kept him interested in living a more full life. Your life was always full to overflowing. Thank you for being you.
Love, Nancy

Al, It's been four years and I'm still recycling your wonderful photos. I think of you whenever I journey through the countryside. I miss bickering with you in the car...Rona

Al, It seems as if it has been forever since you left us. We miss you more than words can say. We are planning a family get-together at Sherri and Andy's (in Larry and Joyce's old house) for Easter. To say you were the life of the party is such an understatement. You are missed so much. What more can I say? Love, Nancy

Al, Al, Al,,,,,

Hope you know how much you are missed and how often you're thought of. Every time I don't know something, I can hear you in the distance trying to set me straight. Peter could certainly use your help right now on his book! And the movies today are AWFUL but you would love the wonderful work which is being done on TV. Wishing you were here. Gail and Peter

Al,
I think about you often, usually when I happen upon a beautiful landscape or farmstead. I can't believe it's been three years. I still miss you.

Al, you are missed a lot, also from this side of the pond.
3 years passed by and I miss your funny posts and mails, as well the wordsmith you were .
Rest in peace friend.

I can't believe it has been three years already. Every year on this day, I cry. You will never be forgotten, even by those you only touched with your kind heart and words of wisdom over the internet and on the air.

I cannot believe it has been 3 years; yet, it seems as if Al has been missing forever. Small memories (such as remembering Al getting after me for not putting the water/ice maker back on ice! Barbra had to get a new fridge, Al). Jasmine and I were just talking a few days ago about how much we missed Al. He was definitely the life of the party. Miss his wit, his humor, his caustic flair for flaying the skin off one's back, his FOOD (fantastic cook!!!), and just plain miss him. Forever remembered with love and affection.

Dear Al....
I'm sure, like all your friends, we can't believe it's been 2 years already. We think of you every time we don't know anything!
Please know that you are well remembered and missed....

Love, Gail and Peter

Albert: I think about you often as look through the massive collection of photos that you took for me. It was a lot of fun sharing long drives in the countryside arguing with you...moments I will always treasure. Rest in peace knowing you have touched so many lives and hearts. Rona

Thinking of Al and especially Barbra on his birthday and saddest of anniversaries. Lots of love.

As I look over the comments made, it doesn't seem possible that Al has been gone a year. Every time I visit my sister, Barbra, I expect Al to be there. Some aches and pains just do not seem to get better. Still miss you, Al. I am sure we all do. BTW, Barbra got not one, not two, but three cats. So much for "no more cats"! That's what happens when you leave. ~ : -} With Love, Nancy

Last week I was helping Barbra do some decorating. I remembered when, a number of years ago, I was doing the same thing. Barb was out and Al was upstairs in his office. I was moving things around, banging things into one another and , God forbid, putting nails in the walls to hang pictures. Al never said a word! What self-control...that's how much he loved Barbra. We all miss him....

It's hard to believe a year has past since Albi left us. There is hardly a day that passes that I don't think of him or read something that he had written. Our ham radio forum is not the same without him. It is truly a special person that touchs the hearts of so many, especially those like me; the ones that never had the privilage to meet him in person.

I met Abert on the Island of misfit hams, had a few PM's with him and enjoyed hs writing on the board.
His wordsmithing set me on trying to be better in my foreign languages since i'm from the Netherlands.
He will be missed, and as long he is in our memories he is not really gone...
Take care Albi, till we meet again.

Dear Al--I will always remember your "gravelly" voice and your sense of humor. Every event was entertaining when you were a part of it! I'm thinking you have those angels in heaven chuckling already while those of us still here on earth could use a little humor right now...Mary Lee

Dear Al,

You were always very interesting, charasmasic and full of laughter. You brought joy to everyone who met you. You made Barbra so happy and fullfilled. You will always be cherished. Love you, Connie

As our work lives converged from time to time, I always appreciated your sense of humor — irreverent at times — which brought everything into perspective. Laughter is wonderful.To be able to laugh at ourselves is the best. We did that too. We also worried together. So with the working, the worrying and of course the laughing, we became friends. I am thankful for that. I’ll miss you.

The first time I met Al, Barb brought him for Sunday brunch. He immediately began to lecture on everything. I was a little startled until I realized he really knew what he was talking about! He was such a lovely man and brought such happiness to Barb. I'm sorry we lost touch in the last few years and never got back to that Indian restaurant. He was one of a kind and will be missed.

Dearest Barbra, I would like to express my sincerest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your dear Al. Al was always great when I came over to work on projects with you. I'm honored to have met him as you and I became friends over the years. I will always remember his quick wit and humor. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you much....Mary

Barbra,
My heart goes out to you. Even though I met and talked to Al only a few times, he always made me laugh. May your memories bring you comfort.

Al was truly an original! We had some "spirited" political discussions. He was always fun to talk to. He definitly brought a lot of fun to the gun club. I will truly miss him.

Barbra dear friend, I'm still stunned by this terrible loss. Al was a wonderful partner for over 25 years, and I can't imagine how hard it must be to suddenly find life so utterly changed. He was a funny, smart, delightful man and his friendship and kindnesses to me and to Sjon (always called "S-John" by Al) will never be forgotten. Much love.

Dear Albi,
I hardly knew you really, but you touched my heart in many ways. You were a compassionate man with such unparalleled wit and wisdom. Whenever I write a story I will think of you. Goodbye my friend.

My Dear Friend Barbara,
I am so sorry to hear about Al. Gary and I were just reminded of how the two of you welcomed us to your home on our visit back home. Good friends. A few of your dear friends contacted me and to tell me about this site. Lean on these friends, they will serve you well over the few months. And, imagine my hand on your shoulder.

John was just talking about Al and how much he would miss him at the family gatherings. John said, when he was young, he didn't understand Al's humor; but, as he grew, he thought Al was a riot. Last year at the family gathering, John remembers that Barbra asked Al if he was going to eat some of a dish she prepared. Al looked at her and said "ABSOLUTELY not." We miss him and his great wit.

Barbra ... I am so sorry. I wanted so much to reconnect here at the Beach with my wonderful, literate, liberal. I cannot even imagine your state right now. Please we must stay in touch, especially now.

Barbra, So sorry to hear of your loss. Rona often regaled me with stories of photo shoots w/Al. He was generous with his time and humour. It's obvious he touched many lives. With sympathy, Louise

I will certainly miss Al. He was so much fun to talk to and I think
he definitely liked to "stir the pot" . He sure was a "pistol".

How could he be gone
So alive just yesterday
Now to say Goodbye

from Peg
Remembering Al on his birthday -

"Al, It seems like Just yesterday we celebrated your 60th, remembering the good time we had a Acean Bistro with Barbra, Karen and myself. You made us laugh so much with your jokes, we forgot what we ordered. We will always remember you".

What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why Albert left this earth so soon, or why he left before you were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, you begin to remember not just that Albert died, but that he lived. and that his life gave you memories too beautiful to forget.

You skills at writing shall be forever missed, as well as your rationality and levity.

You will be forever missed on the little Island on the internet; and I am saddened I will never get the chance to speak to you in person.

Albi will be missed. He left a positive impression on us the likes that very few among us do unless they are heads of state, ambassadors or the gentle souls you meet along life's path.
I raise a glass of single malt in your honor, sir.
signed,
The Island Barkeep

How I will miss my dear friend . Now what is your Dragon Lady to do? Morning coffee talks will never be the same without your charm and wit ; I never really told you how much I learned with those chats; that's because I never got a chance to get my words in. You will always light up my life ... and your memory lives on, Al .. now and forever ...