OBIT: Albert L. "Al" CELLINI, 2007, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Albert L. "Al" Cellini [photo]
Dec. 13, 1920 - April 4, 2007

CELLINI 

  Albert L. "Al" Cellini, 86, Altoona, died Wednesday at Altoona 
Regional Health System, Bon Secours Hospital Campus.
  He was born in Altoona, son of the late Salvatore and Therese 
(DeSilva) Cellini. He married Jenny Bruno Aug. 6, 1946, at Our Lady of 
Mount Carmel Catholic Church.
  Surviving are his wife; two daughters: Alberta (Cellini) Ake and 
husband, Clifford, and Patricia (Cellini) Caum and fiance, LeRoy 
Miller, all of Altoona; a granddaughter, Allison Leigh Ake; two 
brothers: Pat Cellini and wife, Mary Jo, and Richard Cellini and wife, 
Bernice, all of Altoona; two sisters: Irene Pasquino of Wickcliffe, 
Ohio, and Sally Cellini of East Lake, Ohio; and a number of nieces, 
nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. He was preceded in death 
by his parents; a brother, Harry; and sister, Elvira.
  He was a veteran of WWII. Al enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, Third 
Marine Division, serving 42 months in the states and on the islands of 
Guam and Iwo Jima. He was a 52-year member of A&J Iaia American Legion 
Post 827.
  Al was a 1938 graduate of Altoona High School and Penn State 
University with bachelor's and master's degrees and returned for post-
master's studies in education. 
  Before entering the field of education, Mr. Cellini worked for the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. while attending the university.
  Beginning his teaching career at Keith Junior High School as a 
student teacher of English and social studies in 1953, Al was 
transferred to Altoona High School in 1958-59 as a teacher of English 
and social studies. He became chairman of the social studies 
department, and in 1968, he was named Keith Junior High School 
principal - a position he held until he retired in 1981.
  While in education, Mr. Cellini served in various positions. He was 
faculty president of Keith and Altoona High schools. He served as 
department chairman and president of the Altoona Area School District 
Middle Management Team and served as director of elementary and 
secondary students, a federal program project for disadvantaged 
students, during the summers.
  He served on a Penn State University School Evaluation team, 
evaluating the entire Hempfield Area School District.
  In retirement, Mr. Cellini voluntarily evaluated a number of 
parochial schools in the Altoona-Johnstown area.
  He taught English, speech and composition for the American Institute 
of Banking-Altoona Chapter, now the Keystone Chapter of Banking. He 
served in this capacity for 30 years, for which he was awarded the 
Keystone Valley Chapter Award in 1991, recognizing his many years of 
service.
  In 1989, the Altoona Area School District presented Mr. Cellini with 
a plaque honoring him for his career in education.
  The Blair Lodge 958 of Altoona Order of Sons of Italy in America 
honored him for having excelled in his chosen profession.
  At a special awards Mass in Johnstown in May 1994, executive director 
John Sroka of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul presented Al with the 
Frederick Ozanam plaque for his generous and unselfish contributions of 
personal resources as a board member and commissioned Stephen Ministry 
leader and as a member of the all-volunteer Vincentian Family. His 
training for this leadership was at Loyola College, Baltimore.
  Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, April 6, 
at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona 
(www.stevensmortuary.com). Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. 
Saturday, April 7, 2007, at Stevens Memorial Chapel. Committal at 
Calvary Cemetery.
  There will be a memorial Mass held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 
2007, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Altoona.
  The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel building restoration fund.

Altoona Mirror, April 6, 2007