Known to many of us as “Gak,” our classmate Alan died March 8, 2014, in Houston, Texas.
Born in Reading, Pa., he graduated from Muhlenberg High School, where he was class valedictorian. At Princeton, he ate at Elm, was a keyceptor, and attended the Woodrow Wilson School. His roommates were Bill Young, Marc Whitehead, and Chuck Lynehan.
Following Yale Law School, Alan practiced in Reading until 1977 and served as deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania. In 1979 he relocated to Texas, where he served as a litigator with Exxon and Chevron, and practiced as a partner with Hughes, Watters, Askanase & Redford.
In his non-professional life he wrote short stories and poetry, which, as his obituary said, expressed “his philosophical, religious, and political ideas in a way that his logical mind could not.” He was a loving father, brother, husband, and friend who will be remembered for his deep intellect, poetic insight, wit, and caring soul, which he extended to people and animals alike, especially his beloved dog Charlie.
Alan is survived by his children, Gretchen and Christopher; grandchildren Milo and Lola Kramer; sister Carol Lynch; his former wives, Susie Kramer and Tana Daughtery; and partner Valerie Mensinger.