During his time at Cornell, Ian worked in Cornell Dining and volunteered regularly with such organizations as Habitat for Humanity and the Cayuga Nature Center. He was also a fellow in the Cornell Tradition. An active artist and musician, Ian was a member of Ithaca's Somatic Umbra and worked extensively with the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art and the Sculpture Center of New York City. He graduated from Ithaca High School.
Notes of condolence may be sent to Bill and Sherry Alberta and their daughter, Amber, at 751 Elm Street Extension, Ithaca, NY 14850. In lieu of flowers, Ian's family requested that donations be made to the Cornell Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The Cornell Tradition will be making a donation in Ian's name. If you would like to contribute and/or volunteer, you can also visit the Cornell Habitat for Humanity website for more information.
does not desert us but comes to tend
and produce us, to make room for us
and bear us tenderly, considerately,
through the gates, to see us through,
to ease our pains, quell our cries,
to hover over and nestle us, to deliver
us into the greatest, most enduring
peace, all the way past the bother of
recollection,
beyond the finework of frailty,
the mishmash house of the coming & going,
creation's fringes,
the eddies and curlicues
- ar ammons
