Al, a Wisconsin native, was diagnosed with Stomach Cancer in the spring of 2019. He underwent two years of chemotherapy every two weeks and traveled and made memories with his wife and teenage son. When they went in to perform a gastrectomy, they determined the cancer had spread too far and they were unable to complete the removal of his stomach. Al lost his battle with stomach cancer on May 5, 2021, one month shy of his 53rd birthday in Seattle, WA.