Enfield, N.H. —
He was born July 7, 1938 in Lebanon N.H. to Averon and Alice(Crate) Langley. He attended school in West Lebanon, graduating from West Lebanon High School in 1957. He served in The US Army Transportation Corp from 1957 to 1960. After discharge Albert joined the DAV due to a disability from injuries he sustained during basic training.
Upon returning to N.H. Albert worked for the Lebanon School district, Don’s Sales and Service, New Jersey Machine and Alice Peck Day Hospital. In 1980 he became supervisor of the power plant of Mary Hitchcock/DHMC Hospital until retiring in 2003. After retiring, Albert worked part time for his nieceSonya Campbell at Hanover Hardware.
Albert was always very active in the community. He was scoutmaster of troop 44 in Enfield and later a committee member and district respective. He attended the 1981 and 1985 National Jamborees as a troop leader. In scouting he was wood badge trained, a member of the order of the arrow and received many awards including scouter of the year, district award of merit and the Silver Beaver. He served on many committees in the Enfield and Lebanon Methodist Churches. Albert was a canoe camp counselor for Mechuwana, the Methodist Camp of Maine. He has had held several offices in the West Lebanon High School Alumni Association. He also was an officer in the New England Association of Hospital Engineers.
Albert loved the outdoors; canoeing, camping, hiking and backpacking. He canoed thousands of miles including the entire Connecticut River. He participated in Paddle Power (a fund raiser for suicide prevention) for 13 years.
Albert is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dianne Allard Langley, four Children: his sons Andrew and his wife Jen their children Freya and Averon, Christian and his wife Linda and their children Emily and Gabriella, and daughters Julie and her children Wyatt and Jessica and Andrea and her children Abbigail and Thomas . Three older siblings Maurice and his wife Annette, Donald and his wife Dottie and Jeannette and her husband Richard. Many cousins, nieces and nephews. And his hiking and paddling buddy, Charlie.
Calling hours will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 29 at the Ricker Funeral Home on School Street in Lebanon, N.H. A memorial service celebrating Albert’s life will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 31 at the Lebanon United Methodist Church on School Street in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Albert’s memory to one of the following organizations: The Lebanon United Methodist Church, 18 School Street, Lebanon, NH 03766 The Memory Café. Please make checks payable to Dartmouth College with a memo to Aging Center Memory Café. 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH 03756. United Methodist Church Camp Mechuwana, P.O. Box 277, Winthrop, ME 04364