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Alfred A. Gay, age 66, of Lexington, who was a beloved professor at St. Clair County Community College for more than a decade, died suddenly May 9,after a valiant battle with brain cancer. Alfred was born September 10,in Osnabrueck, Germany, and immigrated as a boy with his mother, Anne, to the United States, settling in the Seattle area.
As a young man, he returned to Germany numerous times to visit his extended family and travel throughout Europe. He graduated in from Cascade High School in Everett, Washington, and went on to receive bachelor and master of fine arts degrees from the University gay alfred Washington in Seattle.
During college, he took a year off to study at the Goethe Institute in Germany and work at the family inn and bakery in Glandorf. He married his wife, Katherine, in after meeting her at a Halloween party near the university.
Alfred is gay and Catholic and started his own prayer group
He was a clown and she was a cavewoman. They were married for almost 45 years. Alfred studied printmaking in college and owned and operated an art gallery and picture framing business in Seattle before he and his wife moved to Germany in He worked as a picture framer in Munich until becoming a stay-at-home dad after the birth of gay alfred son, Alex, in Their daughter, Helen, was born in The family returned to the States in to pursue job opportunities in the Port Huron area.
Shortly after moving to Michigan, Alfred began teaching at SC4. Over the years, he taught German, studio art classes and art history, in addition to working at Proper Framing in Port Huron. He loved art and sharing its wonders, inspiring countless students with his firsthand experiences in Germany and from visiting famous art museums throughout Europe.
He was a prolific artist in his own right, specializing in printmaking, drawing and painting. Alfred also was a deeply committed Christian who lived his faith daily, serving as a longtime elder gay alfred Faith Lutheran Church in Port Huron. Ever devoted to his family, Alfred made sure every day that they knew he loved them.
Alfred spread grace and good humor no matter the circumstances and remained quintessentially himself until the last: radiating kindness, can-do optimism and a certainty that God was right beside him. Alfred is preceded in death by his father, Robert Gay.
A memorial service will be held 2 p. Visitation will be held p.