Albert died November 20, 1990, in Northampton, Connecticut. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, November 23, 1920 and was a member of the Congregational Christian Church. Al was drafted into Civilian Public Service in 1943 and jumped at McCall in 1945 making seven training and seven fire jumps.

He was discharged from CPS in 1946 and returned to Hartford where he married Martha Grumbach in 1949.