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''The Handbook of Texas'' lists Fay as a former director and president of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a director of the American Brahman Breeders Association, a vice president of the Houston Branch of the English Speaking Union, and a member of the Yale University alumni board.​<ref name=bio/>

''The Handbook of Texas'' lists Fay as a former director and president of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a director of the American Brahman Breeders Association, a vice president of the Houston Branch of the English Speaking Union, and a member of the Yale University alumni board.​<ref name=bio/>

 

According to ''The Handbook,'' he was also a licensed pilot and a yachtsman. He won the 5.5-meter world championship in [[Norway]], in 1983, when he defeated twenty-five other helmsmen from around the world. He was also a three-time winner of the Scandinavian Gold Cup and the United States Nationals. Fay served on the United States Olympic Yachting Committee, the [[United States Naval Academy]] Sailing Advisory Council, and the board of trustees of the Yale University Sailing Association.​<ref name=bio/>

According to ''The Handbook,'' he was also a licensed pilot and a yachtsman. He won the 5.5-meter world championship in [[Norway]], in 1983, when he defeated twenty-five other helmsmen from around the world. He was also a three-time winner of the Scandinavian Gold Cup and the United States Nationals. Fay served on the United States Olympic Yachting Committee, the [[United States Naval Academy]] Sailing Advisory Council, and the board of trustees of the Yale University Sailing Association.​<ref name=bio/>

 

Fay is honored by the Albert Bel Fay Commodore's Trophy through the Texas Corinthian Yacht Club in Kemah, near Houston.​

Fay is honored by the Albert Bel Fay Commodore's Trophy through the Texas Corinthian Yacht Club in Kemah, near Houston.

 

==Death and statement from first President Bush==​

==Death and statement from the first President Bush==​

Fay died in Cuernavaca, the capital of the state of Morelos,, [[Mexico]]. He and Mrs. Fay are buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. He was a [[Presbyterian]].​

Fay died in Cuernavaca, the capital of the state of Morelos,, [[Mexico]]. He and Mrs. Fay are buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. He was a [[Presbyterian]].​

 

Then President and Mrs. [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] issued the following statement on Fay's death: "Albert was a close personal friend, and we will miss him greatly. He was a Texan through and through. He was a leader in building the Republican Party in Houston, starting in the early 1960s. Albert was a mentor who helped guide me in my early years in Texas politics, when getting Republicans elected was next to impossible. His service to the Republican Party has been invaluable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=4017&year=1992&month=3|title=Bush statement on death of Albert Bel Fay|publisher=George Bush Presidential Library and Museum|date=March 2, 1992|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

Then President and Mrs. [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] issued the following statement on Fay's death: "Albert was a close personal friend, and we will miss him greatly. He was a Texan through and through. He was a leader in building the Republican Party in Houston, starting in the early 1960s. Albert was a mentor who helped guide me in my early years in Texas politics, when getting Republicans elected was next to impossible. His service to the Republican Party has been invaluable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=4017&year=1992&month=3|title=Bush statement on death of Albert Bel Fay|publisher=George Bush Presidential Library and Museum|date=March 2, 1992|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum: Public Papers - 1992 - March. [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=4017&year=1992&month=3 ''Statement on the Death of Albert Bel Fay (1992-03-02)'']. Retrieved January 4, 2013.</ref>​

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum: Public Papers - 1992 - March. [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=4017&year=1992&month=3 ''Statement on the Death of Albert Bel Fay (1992-03-02)'']. Retrieved January 4, 2013.</ref>​

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