Albert Thomas Cabral

Albert Thomas Cabral of Princeton Junction, New Jersey died on April 3, 2025 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Born on June 8, 1941 in New York City, he was the eldest of Albert Joseph Cabral and Florence (Gorman) Cabral and spent most of his childhood in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan. Growing up here allowed him to attend Giants baseball games at the Polo Grounds with his buddies and become the biggest fan of Willie Mays. Albie's nickname was "Baseball Encyclopedia" because he was good with numbers and thus easily memorized all the game's statistics. He was also a very proud third-generation Subway Alum of Notre Dame and its football team - the "Fightin' Irish" was in his feisty blood. At age 13, Al and his family moved to Lodi, New Jersey where he graduated from Lodi High School in 1958. He then became the first member of his family to attend college, graduating from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1962. The highlight of his accounting career was to hang out a shingle and work as a sole practitioner Certified Public Accountant for fifty years out of his house. This set-up allowed him to pioneer an incredibly flexible work-family balance and dedicate more time to his family outside of tax season.
In 1960, Al met the beautiful and intelligent Judy, who became his dedicated wife when they wed in 1965, almost sixty years ago. Soon after, they started a family where their four children - Kris, Tom, Brad, & Ali - were the focus. Al dreamed of travel in the summers and, by 1979, he managed to drive his family to sites all over each and every one of the Lower 48 states. He also wanted to see further sports participation by kids in the community and so he advocated for the formation of ice hockey and lacrosse teams at the local high school. Overall, he enthusiastically cherished teaching his children well and exposing them to the world at large through journeys, adventures, debates, and ideas.
Al was a man of family and faith. He and Judy enjoyed travel in their later years to Myrtle Beach, Ireland and France, and Cape Cod (where they had honeymooned). He was dedicated to his Catholic community and particularly revered Our Blessed Mother Mary. He didn't suffer fools, especially phony or lying politicians (or both). He liked to philosophize out loud with strong opinions, solve problems and puzzles, break into song, and be irreverent against stuffy authority with a good chuckle.
Albert is survived by his wife Judith, our rock; children Kristin (Joe), Thomas (Kate), Bradley, and Alison (Sean); grandchildren William, Jacqueline, Anthony, Laura, Rose, Maria, Julia, Fiona, Timothy, Simon, and Meghan; and sister Donna Malfitano. He is predeceased by his parents, his beloved little brother and Irish twin Jimmy, and his daughter-in-law Jessica.
The visitation will be held on Monday, April 7, 2025, from 4:00pm - 7:00 pm at the Mather Hodge Funeral Home 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at St. David The King Church 1 New Village Road, Princeton Junction.
Burial will follow in the Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville.
Gifts in his memory can be made to Alzheimer's New Jersey at www.alznj.org.