Albert Louis Risch, the “Hatless Atlas,” husband of Alison, father to Hans, Jake and Matt, grandfather to Naomi and Felicity, and Mount Washington Valley icon, passed on Oct. 6, 2018, at age 85.
The son of a Swiss baker, he was proud of his alpine heritage. He frequently returned to his father’s hometown Lenzerheide. He was known to his nieces and nephews as “Uncle Boots.”
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