Albert died at 8:48 PM EST 8/20/2008. His passing was peaceful, and attended by family. The family is making arrangements for Albert's cremation, which may not occur until late next week. We will be discussing details of a memorial in the coming days.
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Self Portrait, May 2007
This blog is for us to update Albert's friends and family about his condition. It is also for us to share about the Albert we know, care about, and love. Emails are great and much preferred. Comments are scattered throughout usually linked with a posting. Click on pictures to enlarge.
Albert in Bryce Canyon
Self Portrait, May 2007
About Us
- The A-Team
- We are a team consisting of Albert's brother, Tom, and friends (Amy, Trinh, Peg, Natasha, Tse-sung, Nadine, Marina, Gerald and Stephanie). Please, Albert does not want any flowers or gifts. Emails, electronic or printed photos are great. Food and sentimental momentos are great too!
19 comments:
A very good man died yesterday.
I am glad to have had Albert as a friend.
I extend my sympathy to Albert's family and friends - for a brief time our paths crossed in concern for, support of and gratitude to a special man who touched us all. Now we take ours memories and weave them into our lives, being richer for knowing Albert.
Heather (Edmonton)
My deepest sympathy go out to Albert's family and friends. He brightened the lives of those around him. May he rest in peace and live long in our memories.
Eva
He was a beautiful person who enriched the world.
Barbara
Our thoughts are with all of Albert's friends and family in this time of sorrow.
I knew Albert when he was just starting to kayak in San Diego. Part of his legacy is the naming of the Night Herons, a group that paddles San Diego Bay on Tuesday evenings. He was also instrumental in starting kayak polo matches on Mission Bay. My sincere sympathies to Alberts family and close friends. I know his contagious enthusiasm will be deeply missed,
Chuck Freedman
I got to know Albert when he paddled San Francisco Bay with our Thursday night group. What a remarkable fellow. He struck me as a Renaissance kind of guy, true depth of character, skilled in many things, modest in his many accomplishments, always upbeat, exciting to be around. Someone I'm not going to forget.
john boeschen
It saddens me to know that Albert is no longer with us, but I am glad to know that his suffering is over, and that he died with his loved ones with him and in peace.
He was a very courageous and incredible human being - it couldn't have been easy to stay positive, let alone funny, in the face of such a terrible prognosis. Anyone else may have retreated into a hole and given up, but Albert fought until the very end, and allowed us to see that he was much more than someone with a terminal illness.
There will be a huge Albert-sized empty space in our lives right now, and it will be hard to believe that he is gone. But I think Albert would have wanted us to learn from his example - to keep a positive outlook on life, even in the darkest times, and to appreciate every day we have and make the most of it.
God Bless,
Deborah Farrell
May Albert rest in peace and the eternal joy he so richly deserves.
Sincere condolences to Albert's family and friends. Thanks to all who cared for him.
Albert exemplified living and loving. He showed us how to live in the face of illness and how to die with true peace.
How truly remarkable that the joy of the twins shows continuity and God's loving hand for each of us.
A Mom
Albert left an indelible inpression in my life. He was a key figure at each of my St. Patrick's day parties; usually eating his body weight in corned beef and then falling asleep. I think that it may not even reallly hit me that he is gon until my next party when I won't hear his booming voice (it was always audible, wasn't it?) from the doorways and see him eating plate loads of food.
I was so sad to see the email this morning that I knew was coming, but I am glad he is no longer in pain and that his family could be there with him as he wanted. Albert you remain in my thoughts as does your family.
My deepest condolences to Albert's family and friends. I went to college with Albert and I will never forget Albert's wonderful smile and zest for life. His spirit will live on in all of us whose lives he touched.
Joyce Chung
My heartfelt condolence to Albert's family and friends.
I will remember Albert as a super-sized bundle of positive energy, with a huge smile, generous heart, and a booming laugh and voice. He radiated a generosity of spirit, tireless enthusiasm, and love for fun that was unmistakable and contagious. Albert was always up for the challenge and I think he often preferred doing it in a way that few others would dare to attempt.
Albert always added something extra to the event and party. He was giving with his time, knowledge, and multiplicity of interests and talents. Yet, with all that he mastered and accomplished he remained humble and modest.
Let our fond memories of Albert's goodness continue to inspire our own.
Chris Young
BASK
Albert -
I am a much better person for having been your close friend for so much of my life (30+ years).
I will forever be thinking of you and my memories will be filled with happiness and friendship.
I will forever think of you and when I do a smile will come to my face. You have been the most thoughtful, positive, fun-loving person I have ever known.
I will love and miss you.
My heartfelt feelings go out to Albert's parents and Tom.
P.S. The world would be alot better place with many more Albert's. Though there has been and will only be one Albert - I'll miss you!
Love always,
Scott Macled - West Windsor Plainsboro High School
Although my heart is heavy knowing that Albert has passed on, I take solace in knowing that he is at peace and no longer suffering.
Albert was a wonderful guy. He lived with such an unfettered zest for life and enthusiasm in everything that he did. I will always remember him this way.
My sincerest sympathies to Albert's family and friends during this difficult time.
Jana Yee
Calgary, Alberta
There are few people on the planet who are genuine, honest, happy and as fun as Albert. I always have and always will think of Albert as a teenager in high school in German class, playing a clarinet in the Sauerkrauts and cracking us all up. He kept in touch over the years and I cannot express how much that meant to me.
I want to extend my sympathy to the Wang family, the A-Team and everyone who has had the priveledge of experiencing the force of nature that is Albert.
Kathy Ransky
former classmate, WWPHS
As so many have said in their postings, it is extremely difficult to imagine a world without Albert. He was unique in so many ways with an incredible, larger than life personality that can never be replaced.
I can't help thinking back to the day he barged into our dorm room for the first time at the beginning of our freshman year at MIT, dressed in a shiny track suit and arms full of tennis racquets. I really wondered what I was in for as he dumped (the only way to describe it...) all his belongings (including an accordian!) into what was probably the smallest double room in Burton House.
It's now almost 27 years since that day in Cambridge and it's hard to express the sadness I feel at the passing of someone who had such a tremendous influence on my life. Even though we were different in many ways, it was impossible as his roommate not to get sucked into the whirlwind that was Albert's life and my own life became so much the richer and more interesting as a result. Whether it was going for an impromptu run along the river at 1 am when we were supposed to be studying for a physics exam, serving as primary guinea pig for his latest culinary "invention", or deciding on a Friday to cycle the length of the Cape over the weekend, those days marked the beginning of a lifelong friendship that outlasted the passing of years and the separation of continents.
Albert had an ability to infect everyone he met with a piece of the incredible passion with which he lived his life. He will be sorely missed but we can all take some solace in the knowledge that Albert ended his life as he had always lived it - never giving up and with a firm belief that nothing was impossible.
My deepest sympathies to Albert's parents, to Tom and his family, and all the friends that gave so much of their time and energy to supporting Albert in his courageous fight over the past year.
Steve Meszaros
London, UK
Albert was a unique individual who lived his life to the fullest. As a friend, we enjoyed volunteering and social activities throughout the bay area. I will miss him, but I know that he is in a better place.
Cliff Dunning
Our thoughts are with Albert's family and all of the people whose heart he touched with his "Albertness."
We are deeply saddened that he has left us, but his memory will live on and whenever we think of him, it will certainly bring a HUGE smile to our faces!
Kathy & Jorge Correa
Albert was one of the only people I have ever met who consistently made others feel happier just by being around them. Joyful, and filled with generous grace- he touched so many people and I am proud to have known him for the time we had. May his family and closest friends be comforted by the light he left in all of our lives. Albert, I will see you in the waves...and smile.
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