Al died Jan. 31, 2015, in Sarasota, Fla., at age 98.
He prepared at the Hotchkiss School and graduated from Princeton with a bachelor’s degree in history.
For all four years, Al roomed with Edward H. Morgan, the last three at 42 North West. He rowed on the 150-pound crew and was a member of Whig-Clio, also serving as Clio’s vice president. He was a member of the German Club, ate at Terrace, and taught at the Westminster Sunday School.
After graduation, Al worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, where he met his wife, Anne. They married in 1948 and moved to Cleveland, where they raised their three children, Marti, Russell, and Cathy.
After working for General Electric’s Viking Manufacturing and the Chamber of Commerce, Al retired in 1977 when the couple moved to Sarasota. He was active in civic affairs throughout his career, serving as a Pepper Pike (Ohio) councilman and chairman of the Longboat Key (Fla.) zoning board. He was also president of the Sarasota Princeton Club and was an Ivy League Club member.
Al’s sailing career started on Lake Erie. In 1975, he and Anne navigated their 32-foot sloop from Cleveland to Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway.
Al is survived by Anne, their three children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.