
PHOENIX – Walter Frank Albers, Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tenn., May 5, 1937 and died August 20, 2021, in Phoenix, Ariz., from lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Mary Grace Warner M.D., their daughter Ashleigh Albers, his step-daughter, Elizabeth Dieterle and his companion of 30 years: Merlin, an African Gray Parrot. Walter was an Eagle Scout and a 1957 recipient of the Fisher Body Craftmans' Guild award for excellence in vehicular design. His education included Culver Military Academy, Yale University B.A. Economics Cum Laude 1959 (Pierson College), Harvard Business School, and post-graduate work in economic modelling at the University of Pennsylvania. His company, Albers Technologies Corporation researched alternative energy systems for air conditioning, desalination and alternative fuels for many years at ASU Research Park. Walter holds 47 patents world-wide. Always passionate about the environment, Walter authored "Gently Fixing Global Warming" and wrote many similar pieces on his website https://fixglobalwarming.net. The family will hold a private memorial service. Walt's favorite charity was "Oasis Sanctuary" in Benson, Ariz.