ALVERTON ALFRED ELLIOTT July 13, 1942 – Nov. 29, 2023
Alverton (Al) Alfred Elliott, Jr. passed away at the young age of 81 on November 29, 2023 in Georgetown, Texas of old age (81) and stubbornness.
Al was born to Isabelle and Alverton Elliott, July 13, 1942, in Waterbury, VT. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Kendall and Winslow.
Al married Sherron Fisher in 1964 in Morgantown, WV and she preceded him in death in 2010. He is survived by his two brothers, Ruel of Hurricane, WV and Earle of Berlin, VT. He is also survived by his sons, Nichalos and wife Carol in Arizona and Matthew and Lori in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and 5 grandchildren.
He graduated from Barton Academy in 1960, obtained his BS in 1965, and MS in 1967 at West Virginia University, and a MA from St. Louis University. He received his United States Air Force Commission in 1968 and served with pride and a sense of duty.
Al retired as a LT Col in 1991. His most memorable assignments were as an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the USAF Academy, and as a member of the USAF Nuclear Surety Inspector General team and Kirtland AFB, NM. His last assignment was the Department of Energy (DOE) Senior Response Assets and Exercise Coordinator specializing in nuclear related accidents. He was tasked to be the DOE team leader drafting the nuclear portion of the Desert Storm Treaty and for selecting the team that conducted the nuclear portion of the on-ground-inspections for weapons of mass destruction in 1991.
Al received the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his effort. He also received three USAF Meritorious medals. After retirement from the USAF, Al worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM as the nuclear safety compliance office manager for 16 years, retiring in 2007.
He did not want to live alone and remarried a fellow iris lover, Barbara Marchant and he inherited stepchildren, Dan Marchant and Carrie Schreiber, 3 granddaughters and 7 great grandchildren.
At the age of 68, Al realized that there were only 24 hours in a day and dropped his woodworking and oil painting hobbies to take up a new passion: quilting. He completed in excess of 350 quilts that were donated to family, friends, and strangers in addition to the more than 200 quilt tops he made for the Sun City Quilt Group: Children’s Comfort Quilt Program. He was also passionate about making over 75 patriotic quilts for the Quilts of Valor program.
If you would like to do something to remember Al, a donation to your favorite charity in his name would be nice. Better yet, treat your spouse, children, relative, or friend to a great meal where you do not have to do dishes or prepare the food, and relive the good times of yore. Toast Al with a nice wine or single malt scotch of your choice.
