Alvaro Gurdian

My father was a man of great passion or humor. A topic was either too serious (religion/politics) to joke about or not serious enough to not be able to laugh about it, there was no grey area with him. This approach to life had a dramatic impact on the lives of his children, as we all learned to laugh about ourselves, or be laughed at. With humor and passion, life can be wonderful.

My father lived his life that way, with great passion about anything worth doing. He would tinker...

It was a pleasure to be able to work with Al at Gordon Burns and Assoc. Al was, and will always be, the most gifted design architect I shall ever meet. With his unigue style, he constantly challenged those around him to express their own creative process. Al was even fun to argue with. For all of us in Peoria, it is very diffuclt to drive through town and not see Al's design work and be reminded of his accomplishments. My sympathy to all of the Gurdian family and those who were touched...

My condolances to the family and friends; I worked with Al when he was at Gordon Burns, he was very talanted and gifted and a pleasure to work with, I learned alot from him