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Vienna Officials Mourn Passing of Former Town Council Member
by BRIAN TROMPETER, Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Albert J. Boudreau, a retired federal executive and former Vienna Town Council member who pressed hard for the creation of the Vienna Town Green, died of a heart attack in Trinity, Fla., on Nov 3. He was 78.
Boudreau had undergone surgery on Oct. 31 to repair and clean five valves around his heart, said Vienna Town Council member Michael Polychrones.
Council members said they were shocked by the death of their colleague, who they said contributed much to the town.
“I learned a great many things from Al, and I couldn’t have asked for a better friend,” Polychrones said. “Today, my Vienna is a little less happier place because of his passing.”
Polychrones recalled Boudreau’s advice to him: “You’d be surprised at what you can accomplish in the political sphere as long as you don’t care who gets the credit.”
Boudreau “was an excellent civic participant who had citizens of the town of Vienna at heart,” said Town Council member George Lovelace. “He did some things that we’ll always remember.”
Council member Edythe Kelleher said Boudreau had encouraged her to run for council.
“He was my mentor, and I’ve missed him since the day he left town,” she said.
Boudreau was born in New York City on June 19, 1930. He graduated from Bayside High School in Long Island, N.Y., studied engineering at the Pratt Institute/CREI and earned a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Maryland. He also undertook graduate studies in public administration at George Mason University and studied public administration at the Federal Executive Institute.
He served during the Korean War with the U.S. Air Force, working in the communications field and retiring as a technical sergeant after four years’ service.
Boudreau and his wife of 56 years, Alice, moved to Vienna in 1957.
by BRIAN TROMPETER, Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Albert J. Boudreau, a retired federal executive and former Vienna Town Council member who pressed hard for the creation of the Vienna Town Green, died of a heart attack in Trinity, Fla., on Nov 3. He was 78.
Boudreau had undergone surgery on Oct. 31 to repair and clean five valves around his heart, said Vienna Town Council member Michael Polychrones.
Council members said they were shocked by the death of their colleague, who they said contributed much to the town.
“I learned a great many things from Al, and I couldn’t have asked for a better friend,” Polychrones said. “Today, my Vienna is a little less happier place because of his passing.”
Polychrones recalled Boudreau’s advice to him: “You’d be surprised at what you can accomplish in the political sphere as long as you don’t care who gets the credit.”
Boudreau “was an excellent civic participant who had citizens of the town of Vienna at heart,” said Town Council member George Lovelace. “He did some things that we’ll always remember.”
Council member Edythe Kelleher said Boudreau had encouraged her to run for council.
“He was my mentor, and I’ve missed him since the day he left town,” she said.
Boudreau was born in New York City on June 19, 1930. He graduated from Bayside High School in Long Island, N.Y., studied engineering at the Pratt Institute/CREI and earned a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Maryland. He also undertook graduate studies in public administration at George Mason University and studied public administration at the Federal Executive Institute.
He served during the Korean War with the U.S. Air Force, working in the communications field and retiring as a technical sergeant after four years’ service.
Boudreau and his wife of 56 years, Alice, moved to Vienna in 1957.
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