Professsor Albert Edward Stone, PhD, passed away January 13th, 2012 at the age of 88. The son of a Navy chaplain, Al grew up all over the world. He served in the Philippines in WWII and was severely wounded in the closing hours of the war. After a long recovery he graduated from Yale, Columbia and Yale, and served as professor of English and American studies at Yale, Emory and the University of Iowa. He is the author of six books on a wide variety of topics. As co-chair of the Institute for Liberal Arts at Emory in the early 1970s, he was instrumental in bringing Kelly Morris to Atlanta; Kelly went on to found that enduring Atlanta institution, the Seed and Feed Marching Abominable Band.
Dr. Stone and his wife Grace retired to their modest second home near Bath, Maine in the mid 1990s. In retirement he served as a literacy instructor, docent at the Bath Maritime Museum, and founded the Genesis Community Loan Fund, which encourages local and responsible investment.
He is survived by Grace Woodbury Stone, for 57 years his wife, companion and finally his primary caregiver; their children Ned (Abominable Alumni) and Rebecca Stone; and Rebecca’s children Dylan and Rhiannon Stone-Miller. The family requests that remembrance offerings be made to:
Episcopal Service Corps Program
Emmaus House Episcopal Mission
1017 Hank Aaron DR SW
Atlanta GA 30315
Attn: Laura Bryant
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 22nd at Emmaus House.