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Alvin Pine Obituary
August 27, 1933 - January 28, 2010
Cal. State Univ., Long Beach, Art Professor (retired).
Alvin Pine passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 28, 2010, of natural causes, at his home in Santa Rosa, CA. Alvin Pine was an award-winning metalsmith and educator. Alvin retired from CSULB in 1996, after 33 years of service. He is survived by his three children and their spouses, two granddaughters, his sweetheart Rita and her family, two sisters, numerous nieces and nephews, and his former wife. Alvin's memory will live on in the hearts and minds of his students, friends and family. He will especially be remembered for his generous heart, denim overalls, his garage sales, and chopped liver recipe.
A memorial service is scheduled for Monday February 15th, 11 a.m., at Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Alvin Pine's memory to the relief efforts in Haiti through Doctors without Borders, or the American Diabetes Association.
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Memories and Condolences
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Cass Franklin
February 9, 2010
I will miss Al Pine and will always fondly remember all of the swap meets and sales that I worked for him.
Teri Brudnak
February 9, 2010
We will miss you Al!
Thanks to you many of your students have gone on to careers in the arts and teaching. You were a great teacher. I wanted to be a teacher like you and today I am doing just that.
Terry Jo Steinberger
February 9, 2010
Mr. Pine was one of my very best teachers. I treasured his classes. He would always remind me to take good care of my tools and would always check what books I was reading and we always had great inspirational projects to teach us about preparing for life.
I was in his jewelry and crafts classes at Long Beach State in the late 60's. I just read about his passing today in the newspaper. i didn't know he lived in Santa Rosa. My heart is with his family. I am so grateful I had him as a teacher. He was a fantastic teacher!
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