Alan Aspinwall Bergeron

Alan Aspinwall Bergeron

Alan Aspinwall Bergeron, 65, died July 30, 2005, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with leukemia.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lived most of his life on the East Coast. He attended Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated cum laude in mathematics from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. After serving in the US Air Force, he flew 33 years with Trans World Airline. As a pilot, he took pride in delivering thousands of passengers safely to their destinations. Ten years ago, the Bergerons moved to Mukilteo from Sparta, New Jersey.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Carole; son, Jeffrey (Jennifer), of Breckenridge Colorado; daughter, Shelley Caruso (Anthony), of Harvard, Massachusetts; granddaughters, Elizabeth and Catherine Caruso; mother, Chanyce Bergeron, of Birmingham, Alabama; father, Lawrence Jones, of Ocala, Florida; sisters, Joanna (Bernard) Moore, Manuela Switzer, Maxine Glenn, all of New York, and Roberta Schowalter (Robert) of Chapin, South Carolina; brothers, Christopher and Peter, both of Birmingham; many nieces and nephews; and brother-in-law, Forrest Sondrud (Jean), of Eagle River, Alaska.
An avid bicyclist, he belonged to B.I.K.E.S. of Everett and Cascade Bicycle Club.
Alan requested no funeral but friends and neighbors are encouraged to come to his home for an informal celebration of his life from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2005.
Our thanks to the exceptional nursing staff of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and donors to blood banks who gave us the gift of seven extra months with our beloved Alan. He will always be remembered for his honesty, kindness, and generosity.