BATH — Alston R. Stultz, 77, of Bath, Me – On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 the Lords trumpet sounded and Alston answered his call to go home. He was born in Gardiner, Maine on November 26, 1938, the son of Alston L. and Mary (Doucette) Stultz.

He graduated from Gardiner High School in 1957, General Motors Parts and Accounting School in Dedham, MA, The Maine Municipal Police Academy and the ASQC Management Institute.

For 26 years Al worked at Bath Iron Works, starting as a shipfitter helper and retiring as the Chief Quality Engineer/Project Manager for the Industrial Products Division in 1993. His work at the shipyard took him all over the United States and Canada. He loved the travel and seeing new places. In his younger days he was the Parts Manager for Malcolm Cadillac & Oldsmobile in Augusta and later a Bath Police Officer. For a number of summers after his retirement at BIW he owned and operated the Kennebec Tackle Company out of a 30 foot trailer at the City launch facility. He often said it was a great low overhead operation and he got to meet a lot of really nice people, but it cut into his fishing time.

In 1990 he was appointed by the Chief Justice of the State of Maine to the position of State Bail Commissioner, a position he took very seriously and held with honor and dedication.

He served 10 years with the 142nd Ordinance Company of the Maine National Guard in Augusta.

Alston gave many years of civic service to the City of Bath. He co-chaired the Bath Middle Street Program, a federally funded neighborhood rehab construction program. He was a member of the Bath Comprehensive Planning Board and was best known as the Chairman of the Bath Personnel Service Commission, a position that he held for ten years.

He was an active member and Trustee of the First Baptist Church in Bath, a life member of the Bath Lodge of Elks, a member of the American Powerboat Association, a past President of the Casco Bay Tuna Club, a founding officer of the Kennebec Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association, and he served on the CCA State Board of Directors. Al was very proud to be accepted as an associate member of the Maine Maritime Alumni Association and rarely missed a meeting.

Al was an avid boating, fishing, hunting and fly tying enthusiast. As a noted fly tier, he had been featured on NBC TV and in several nationally published fly fishing magazines. He was also associated with a world champion California Gold Race Boat Team and participated in a number of West Coast races.

When things started to slow up for Al, his good friend David Pecci converted his attached garage into what would become known as the “Man room”. A well crafted and nautically appointed large room where he spent most of his time. He spent many hours sitting at his keyboard playing a wide variety of songs, quite often creating his own arrangements, or he might be found out on his balcony looking down the Kennebec River commenting, “It doesn’t get any better in this lifetime”.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sherry Elliott Stultz of Bath, a son, Michael Alston Stultz of Lewiston, four daughters, Linda Decker of Brunswick, Susan Lipps and her husband Raymond of Mandeville, LA, Valerie Rankins and her husband Michael of Bowdoin and Kelly McKellar of Bath. He very much enjoyed the company of his many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath. A celebration of his life will be at 2 PM on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the First Baptist Church, 851 Washington Street in Bath. A gathering of family and friends will follow in the Church Fellowship Hall. Memorial contributions may be made to Midcoast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, 04011 or CHANS, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 04011 in his memory. Burial will be at Litchfield Plains Cemetery in the Spring. Condolences may be made online at www.DaigleFuneral- Home.com.