Deceased May 17, 2022
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In Memory
Al Fine died on May 17. Prior to his retirement in Tilton, N.H., Al had a distinguished career as an internal medicine physician in Medford and Somerville, Mass., where he was affiliated with multiple hospitals and groups, including the Cambridge Health Alliance and Hallmark Health Medical Associates.
Dick Hubert ’60 was the classmate who knew Al the longest, describing him as a “major figure” with many friends throughout elementary and high school.
Al’s agenda at Amherst was purposeful, intent on a medical career and what Jonathan Friendly ’60 describes as “his steadfast love for Marcia.” She was Al’s sweetheart since age 15, whom he married while at Amherst. Friendly, who lived across the hall on fourth floor Morrow, explains with regret that he and Tim Dalsimer ’60 subjected Al to “awful taunting” about that relationship. In his 50th Reunion essay, Al described what must be Jonathan as the “son of a celebrity” from whom he borrowed a “wool paisley tie” that he regretted never returning.
Al also explained that his commitment to medical school meant avoiding loans at Amherst. Hence, he remained an independent and had “little time for extracurricular activities” while managing concession stands, selling ads and gardening to meet expenses not covered by his scholarship. He subsequently graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and served in the U.S. Air Force before entering private practice.
His profile in the Amherst directory noted, “I maintain a condo in Revere, Mass., enabling me to interact with civilization and providing me the honor of tutoring elementary school kids from Somerville in literacy, a most wonderful experience.” Al also observed, “My passion was motorcycle touring, which I had to abandon or be disowned by my children. Still enjoying photography.” Al is survived by two sons and two daughters, as well as six grandchildren.
Jonathan Friendly ’60, Dick Hubert ’60 and Dick Weisfelder ’60