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Alfred Attfield, director of budget services
Alfred G. Attfield, director of budget services and a UB employee for nearly 30 years, died on Jan. 22 after a battle with cancer. He was 61.
In his years in the UB budget office, Attfield oversaw the office's transition from paper ledgers to a fully computerized operation. As director of budget services, he regularly traveled to Albany to attend meetings that helped shape the budget process for all of SUNY. He was a member of the SUNY Accounting, Budget and Bursars Association and chaired subcommittees at the SUNY level.
Co-workers remember him as a caring man with a hearty laugh who was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about UB and all matters budget-related.
Born in St. Louis, Attfield lived most of his life in Wilson. After earning a bachelor's degree in accounting from UB, he and his wife, Patricia, entered the VISTA program, moving to Linden, N.C., to help create a safe water system for the town.
Attfield served in the Air Force from 1970-74, and returned to UB upon his discharge from the military to earn an M.B.A. He joined the budget office at UB in 1977.
A lifelong member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Wilson, he served the church as warden and as treasurer for 10 years.
Attfield was an avid gardener, specializing in lilies. He also enjoyed collecting coins and stamps, smoking a pipe, photography and discussing politics.
Donations in Attfield's memory may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 431 Lake St., P.O. Box 28, Wilson, N.Y., 14172, or to the Wilson Ambulance Fund, c/o Wilson Fire Company, Young Street, Wilson, N.Y., 14172.