Albert Z. Fresco, 83, of Chadds Ford, died Jan. 27from complications brought on by SARS-Cov-2.
Albert was born in Cairo and resided in Maadi. He attended Victoria College, a British-established public school and, upon graduating, Albert set off for university in Manchester, England, earning a doctorate in chemical engineering, but more importantly, meeting his beloved wife of 57 years, Marcelle, who pre-deceased him in 2018.
In 1961, Albert and Marcelle came to the United States when Albert accepted a position at DuPont, where he remained for his entire career. They spent their first decade in Wilmington, followed by assignments in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Martinsville, Va., before settling for good in Chadds Ford in 1981.
Soon after his arrival in the US, the newlyweds received Albert's parents and younger brother when they were forced to flee political unrest in Egypt. Albert continued to support and care for his parents until their deaths.
In 2017, Albert and Marcelle moved to Maris Grove, where Albert remained until his passing. Over the years, Albert cultivated several circles of lifelong friends, including his schoolmates at Victoria College, his colleagues from DuPont, the Occidentals, a social club in Wilmington that brought together mostly ex-pats from around the world, and finally, his fellow residents at Maris Grove.
Albert was also a lifelong tennis player and an avid fisherman and loved playing poker with friends and backgammon and dominoes with family. He also lived for the annual family holiday in Emerald Isle, N.C. where he especially enjoyed day trips to the gulf stream for deep-sea fishing.
In addition to his two children, David and Brigitte, and brother, Alain, Albert is survived by Alain's wife, Karen, David's two children, Nicholas and Madeleine, and Nicholas' wife Kayla.
A memorial service will be held virtually. Please refer to the website www.gatheringus.com to find the Memorial Page of "Albert Z. Fresco" for more information and details. Interment will be held privately at the Silverbrook Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Albert's memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarriorproject.org).
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