Sad news....

revhtree · Apr 23, 2017

Posted by Michael Del Prete:
I am saddened to report the passing of Mr. Albert J Thiel. Mr. Thiel lost his long battle with cancer at approx. 11AM local time in his home in GA on April 23, 2017. There will be a cremation and a small ceremony. - Albert was a well respected author lecturer on various topics in the aquarium industry. - Albert was my pal, my buddy and my friend. Love you and will miss you. MDP

Albert was a member here and he will be missed. Sad news for all of our extended reefing family. Albert was well loved and a respected authority within the saltwater aquarium industry. Rest in peace sir.

psirex · Apr 23, 2017

Condolences.... [emoji17]

theMerchant · Apr 23, 2017

Rest in peace, great knowledge

stevo01 · Apr 23, 2017

My condolences as well. God bless him, the struggle is over.

143MPCo · Apr 23, 2017

Very sad news my deepest condolences to his family.

120reefermadnes · Apr 23, 2017

Sorry to hear that, may he rest in peace with our lord

4FordFamily · Apr 23, 2017

May his family cope with the situation as best they can, given the circumstances. God bless them.

maroun.c · Apr 23, 2017

Very Sad news.
May he rest in peace.

psirex · Apr 23, 2017

Lost my grandmother last July and my brother this past January to the fight.... May the family take solace that he is no longer in pain.....

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MAKcorals · Apr 23, 2017

My deepest condolences.

Turbo's Aquatics · Apr 23, 2017

Goodbye Albert, and thank you

Reef man 89 · Apr 23, 2017

It's sad to see anyone go! He is in a much better place now. Now he doesn't have to live in pain anymore.
God bless

azbigjohn · Apr 23, 2017

Very sad to hear, but strangely, I cannot place the name. What was his R2R user name?

Mike N · Apr 23, 2017

So sorry to hear that. Rest in peace, sir.

CastAway · Apr 23, 2017

Without a doubt, the most profound influence on my own love for reefing.

RIP Mr. Thiel

ngoodermuth · Apr 23, 2017

My condolences...

Flippers4pups · Apr 23, 2017

One of the foundations of this hobby. His books and articles influenced me and help me start this hobby. Truly one of the masters and will never be forgotten. Gods speed Albert.

Maritimer · Apr 23, 2017

Very saddened to read this. Mr. Thiel has given so much to the hobby over the years. Reaching back in my memory to all those articles in magazines that are hard to find now, all those books . . . when you saw that name, you could rest confident in the knowledge you were about to receive was good stuff . . .

~Bruce

rbtmcardle · Apr 23, 2017

CastAway said:
Without a doubt, the most profound influence on my own love for reefing.

RIP Mr. Thiel

So true for me as well. He was a generation ahead of his peers

RIP

Fin · Apr 23, 2017

Really sorry to hear this. I actually got to meet Mr. Thiel in the late 80s. He was working as a rep for Dupla and was at a LFS setting up their display tank, which was the very first actual reef tank I ever laid eyes on. I can still remember the shimmer of that Duplasun MH fixture over that 58 Oceanic. That is what hooked me. I was there while he was setting up the tank and asked for tips on how to convert my 200 gallon FO system to a reef. He came to my home and spent some time telling me what I needed to do. He was the reason I became a little more serious about the hobby and not just the keeper of a fish tank. Farewell Mr. Thiel. Thank you for all of your efforts to promote reefing in the early days. You were truly a pioneer.