04/08/2021 - Survived By: Wife, Judy, three sons Greg(Denice), Eric(Debbie)and David, grandchildren Alex, Ryan, Joel and Allena and three great-grandchildren Shawn, Seniyya and Panuve sister, Barbara(Kim), brother Philp (Mary) and sister-in-law Martha (wife of pre-deceased brother, John) and many nieces and nephews.

At Amherst Alan was a hurdler on the track team, involved in his Youth Fellowship Program and Scouting, earning the level of Eagle Scout. After graduation, Alan attended Union College in Schenectady, NY. While at Union Alan joined the Marine Corps. Upon graduation in 1958 he completed his four year commitment to the Marine Corps achieving the rank of Major and earned his Master's Degree from Wharton-School of Business and Government Administration in 1963. Over the next 40 years Alan served as a City Manger in five cities. His determination, vision and management skills enabled these cities to grow and prosper. Major construction projects included urban renewal, riverfront development, land acquisition for a new major baseball stadium and dealing with the economic disaster after a major chemical spill. Upon his retirement as a City Manager, he joined FEMA as an Incident Disaster Specialist working natural disasters in Florida, Virginia , New Jersey and Nebraska. He loved sailing his Catalina 27, golf, flyfishing and snow skiing. He was an avid woodworker.. As a dedicated Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, Alan believed in service above self. He was always willing to volunteer and share his administrative, leadership and public speaking skills.