Gone Home (In Memory)

Albert “Al” Mark Hildebrand, 63, of Dixon, IL, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon, IL.....Al was born on October 25, 1960, in Dubuque, IA, the son of Albert and Mary Ella (Miller) Hildebrand. He married Kelly Young on May 28, 1994, in Dixon..........Albert’s pride and joy were his two children, Mary Ella and Samuel Frank, and he has always said his greatest accomplishments in life are bringing two amazing people into the world.........Al enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, old and new, throughout his life’s journey. Old family and friends in Iowa and his new family and friends in Illinois. What a great journey he has had!.........Al loved sharing with others that he was the youngest of 16 children and watching the expression on their faces, and following with “we are a crazy bunch filled with love.".........Scouting and Theater were the loves of his children. Al was the support crew for campouts, runner for everything Kelly forgot, grill master for all the cookouts Kelly signed him up for, and smoke bomb maker for all the years of scouting Halloween parties in the woods at the Elks Farm. Watching his children performing on stage gave Al great joy. Seeing his kids doing what they loved always prompted him to tell Kelly: “They are perfect, they make me so happy.”..........Farming was Al’s love outside of family and friends. Al spent 40 years designing farm equipment for the people who took care of the farmland he loved so much. He spent many days in the spring and fall checking on the farmers and the fields, remembering time growing up and working on the farms in Iowa with his brothers and their families. Al spent his lifetime opening the head rows in the field of life and now he can peacefully plow the field of heaven with eternal glory.

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