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Albert Camille Poland JR
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28, 2024.
Albert was born to Albert Camille Poland, Sr., and Lilly McAlpin Bull Mackay Poland on July 10,
1954, in Swindon, England. He moved with his mother and sister from Scotland to Sumpter,
S.C. where his dad was stationed. They soon moved to New Hampshire where he went to the
one room schoolhouse he boasted about so often.
Albert was well travelled by the time he was out of high school, having lived in Vermont, New
Hampshire, Scotland in the summers of '71 and '72, South Carolina, and New Zealand. In high
school, Albert ran cross country, sometimes barefoot, worked two jobs, and still went to school.
After high school he joined the Air Force and became an Avionics Crew Chief. He worked on
the F-4 Phantom and was stationed in England, and in Italy. He travelled many places while
stationed in England.
Albert got out of the Air Force and attended Spartan College of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK. He
lived with some friends in a very cold trailer while he focused on school and making a future for
himself. He went to work for McDonnell Douglas, working on the F-4 Phantoms. There were
company downsizes and a plethora of other beautiful challenges, however, this eventually
translated into a 30-year career at American Airlines, ending as a quality insurance inspector on
several fleets of American Airlines aircraft.
During that 30-year career, Albert was married and raised four children: Brandi Roper, Zachary
Poland, Albert Poland III, and Michelle Poland. Through his hard work, passion, and patience,
he laid the foundation for his children, and his children's children.
Albert was a fighter. He always found the grit inside to persevere and could analyze any
situation to determine a solution. He was a brilliant man and a great guide. He was a Christ-led
man. His traits and characteristics illuminated his life and his children's lives, and showed a man
that knew the truth and followed the truth with his whole heart.
Albert will be missed by his sisters, April Gill, Jennifer Johnson, and Heather Poland Frez, as
well as their families to whom he was close in his final years. He will be missed by his children,
Brandi and Michael Roper, Zachary and Heather Poland, Albert the III and Abbie Poland, and
Michelle Poland. He will be missed by his 10 grandchildren Colton, Addison, Logan, Maddison,
Abel, Evelynn, Allison, Vivian, Nathaniel, Dylan, and Elizabeth.
Albert is preceded in death by his Father and Mother, his sister Melody, and one grandchild
Landon, whom he is there to protect now. Memorial services with military honors will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 9 am at Jacksonville Nationville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida, using gate # 1. Cedar Bay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Tim Brejwa
February 5, 2025
Sorry to hear you are gone, Al. I was a young dumb kid in the USAF when we met at Mather AFB. You, Bill Marquis and Mike Perot had shipped in to Mather to complete your tour of duty before separation. You wanted to go camping in the Sierra Nevada and we gathered our stuff and drove into the mountains to camp, goof off and party a bit. Poncho, Rosey (Bob Roslaniec?) Al, Bill, Jim Ball and myself had some fun and I still have the pics!. We all crashed in the big goofy tent that we spent HOURS setting up..hahaha....then we crashed....to this day, when I think of that adventure I still cringe and am amazed that we didn't get attacked and eaten by a bear; which we found out , AFTER, were in the area....lol...sounds like you had a good life and a great family. I'm gonna watch the movie The Edge....and thank God again we didn't find a bear.....
April A Gill
December 31, 2024
My darling brother,
I miss you so much I think about the many things that I should have said to you that can no longer be said. I pray that God has welcomed you with open arms and that you were reunited with Mom and Dad I know that I will see you again and we will have a wonderful reunion but New Years eve just seems hollow without you near. Rest peacefully, until we meet again. Love you always.
April Gill
October 11, 2024
Dear Al,
Words cannot describe how much I miss you. Every day. Every hour. Someday, you and I will be together again. Rest peacefully until then - because when I get there it'll be party time.
April
April Athena (Poland) Gill
June 22, 2024
When I was around 6 years old, Al employed me to work on his two paper routes. We delivered the Washington Post to most houses in the neighborhood - and neighborhood around the corner. This task involved getting home from school every afternoon and walking to the corner to find a huge stack of papers. We had a huge English pram (and no wagon) and we would load up all the papers to begin our journey. Rain or shine, cold or hot, you could count on us. Al would push the pram and I would grab papers and run from one side of the street, back and forth putting papers on front steps or inside glass doors. People often ask me why I had to do the running and Al the pushing. It was simple. I was neither tall enough to reach the handle of the pram, nor strong enough to push it. Sunday morning deliveries were by far the worst. We would find two stacks of papers. The normal stack of heavy papers and the 'inserts' of advertisements or flyers from businesses. We would just the plastic ties around each bundle, then sit on the side walk (rain or shine, snow, sleet, heat) and insert the ad section into each paper. Saturday afternoons, since there was no deliveries to be made, were spent going door to door collection money. The deliver trucks would pick them up from us on Mondays. If someone didn't pay or had a complaint, it was left to us to resolve. That was the tough part but Al always handled it well. I didn't care about getting my share of the profits. Al would walk me down the street to the store and buy me a bit of candy - and I would just be happy to be a part of the process. None of my sisters got the privilege or the fun of being Al's right hand man. That was all I really needed.
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April Athena (Poland) Gill
June 13, 2024
I remember sitting in a one room schoolhouse with Al and Mel. A tiny wooden building down a dirt road from our house. Our teacher was Mrs. Nicerbauker. None of us every forgot her. I was in first grade and Al in third. We lived in Winooski, Vermont at the time and our dad worked at the Burlington Airport for Northeast Airlines. At lunch time we would sit under a tree outside and laugh. Al was always great company. Over the years we talked about those sunny days with fondness and with love.
April Athena (Poland) Gill
June 13, 2024
I will always remember his smile and his laugh. I've been enjoying it for 67 years. He was the reason that I got up happy every day as a child. Waiting to see what adventure he would think up and take me on. We had a sometimes difficult childhood but I always sought and found refuge in my brothers love. I will always miss him and look forward to seeing him again someday.
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June 4, 2024
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