Albert C. Syria, Jr., of Kittery Point, Maine, passed away quietly at Durgin Pines in Kittery, Maine, on October 9, 2022 after several years of failing health.  Al was born on November 14,1941 in Troy, NH and was the son of Myrtle (Larrabee) Syria and Albert C. Syria, Sr.  He grew up in Charlestown, Massachusetts but relocated with his family to Candia, New Hampshire as a young teenager.

He married Barbara (Fullford) Syria of Portsmouth, NH, on July 4, 1986.  He stopped using his nickname "Butch" and started using his first name Albert or Al.

Al graduated from UNH in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.  He was part of the government COOP Program where part of his college fees were paid by the US Government - it took 5 years to earn a degree since one of the years was spent working at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.  Upon graduation, he began working full time at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the Design Division, and while still in college, participated with an interior mechanical design for the Albacore which continued to be used for that class of ship.  His job took him to Japan, Guam, and several times to San Diego, CA and Charleston, SC.  Nelson Marshall was one of his supervisors.  Al lived in Candia, NH with his family at that time.

In 1985, when the Design Division at the Shipyard was broken up, Al began work at Pease Air Force Base as the Energy/HVAC Control Systems Manager until he retired in 1990.  He returned to the University of New Hampshire for computer courses and built his own computers.  He then worked with his wife, Barbara, in her business at Professional Data Service of NH, a medical transcription service throughout the Seacoast, assisting with bookkeeping and office management from 1990 until 2015 when PDSNH closed.

Al liked to smoke cigars but insisted he didn't inhale them.

Johannah and Richard Currier of Vermont, being long-time friends and Richard a former Shipyard colleague, have contributed their memories of Al as follows:  "We first knew Al as "Butch".  Since he was Albert C. Syria, Jr., his family called him "Butch", as a term of endearment, to differentiate between him and his father - Butch may also have been a family name of an uncle.  He was a good organizer of trips for family, friends, and co-workers.  Fishing trips to the Isles of Shoals for striped bass, all-night dipping for smelts, lake fishing for trout and salmon, and seawater fishing.  He loved to fish.  One memorable 5-day trip was to Chesuncook Lake in Maine where there were lots of biting insects, but no fish were biting!  Also, camping trips to Newfound Lake with his co-workers, and day trips to Ossipee Lake for boating and swimming from the sand bars.  Winter trips in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and Pittsburg, NH."

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Barbara, and various relatives in the Candia and Raymond, NH area.  He was predeceased by his parents and sister.  Funeral arrangements will be made at a later date.  Donations in Al's memory can be made to the SPCA of your choice.