posted 10-29-2026 06:44 PM               

Al was a good friend and a good man. From his family's obituary:

Al began working summers as a technician for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) Missile Firing Lab on Cape Canaveral. He was transferred to NASA in 1960 as part of the Von Braun rocket team. He married Carol in 1962 and finished a BA Degree in Math & Physics from Florida State University, joining NASA full time in 1964.

During his 32 years at NASA he was a Systems Engineer and Technical Assistant to the Director, Launch Vehicle Operations (LVO); served on the launch team for the Apollo 11 manned lunar landing; was the first KSC Environmental Program Manager; the Environmental Health Officer; Biomedical Program Manager; and TQM (Quality) Consultant.

During his time at NASA he earned a Master’s Degree in Systems Management and a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration from the Florida State University.

Al took early retirement from NASA in 1992 to become Vice President of International Education at Brevard Community College, working in more than 10 countries. In 1997 he was named the BCC Campus President for Titusville. When a $1M grant was received from the state of Florida in 1999, he was selected to serve as the Executive Director of the BCC Aerospace Program, leading that work at their Kennedy Space Center site.

There he formed a national consortium of colleges that won more than $10M in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants over a 12 year period to create and run SpaceTEC – NSF’s National Center of Excellence for Aerospace Technical Education. For that work he was awarded the Explorer Award from the Governor of Florida in 2001; a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Space Club Florida Committee in 2008; and the Excellence in Education for Economic Development Award from the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast in 2011. He was the SpaceTEC PI and Managing Director until retiring in 2013.

For 40 years Al was also the owner and president of the e3 Company, specializing in Strategic Management consulting. He was active in community life as President of the NASA Alumni League; founding chair of the Brevard Nature Alliance; Director and Board Chair of the Titusville Chamber of Commerce; Member of the Parrish Medical Foundation Board; Member of the Titusville Sunrise Rotary Club, and an active member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church.