Albert Light |
| Posted 2021-04-17 by mhenderson |
| Published by Arizona Daily Sun on Apr. 16, 2021 - Flagstaff, Arizona - On April 10, 2021 Albert Light peacefully passed away two months shy of his 94th birthday. He was fortunate to enjoy good health for his age until last fall, when a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia was made and its effects on cognition and mobility became more acute. Al was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., graduated from City College of New York and then received his doctorate from Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. It was in New Haven that he met Toby, and they began a marriage of 64 years until her death 5 years ago. Together they lived in New York City, Salt Lake City (where their two daughters were born), Los Angeles CA,West Lafayette IN, Flagstaff AZ and Columbus OH. Al's professional life was as a professor of biochemistry doing protein research. Al and Toby enjoyed their work and vacations touring major cities in the USA before exploring the rest of the world. Additionally, Al was an avid photographer throughout his adult life, and enjoyed sailing. Al and Toby moved to Flagstaff AZ after retirement before moving to Columbus to be close to their daughters and grandchildren. Al was preceded in death by his wife, Toby, and is survived by his daughters Audrey Light (Rini Das) and Pam Light Wilson (Jerry Wilson), and grandchildren Aaron Wilson and Tracy Wilson. There will be no services, but memorials, if desired, may be made to Doctors Without Borders (https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org) or the National Resource Defense Fund (https://nrdc.org). |
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