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[[Robert H. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>
[[Robert H. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>
[[James C. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>
[[James C. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>
Roscoe A. Bolton (brother)
Roscoe A. Bolton (brother)<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Bolton High School (Alexandria)
[[Tulane University]]<br>
[[Tulane University]]<br>
[[Louisiana College]]
[[Louisiana College]]
Like virtually all of the Alexandria-based Boltons, Al Bolton was [[Southern Baptist]] and a member of the Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport. While his brother Roscoe had set the world Rotary service record, Al Bolton was active for more than three decades in Optimist International, which reflected the positive aspects of himself. From 1990 to 2005, Bolton was the emcee of the Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band.<ref name=obit/> Healso wrote for a local seniors publication.<ref name=ksla/>
Like virtually all of the Alexandria-based Boltons, Al Bolton was [[Southern Baptist]] and a member of the Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport. While his brother Roscoe had set the world Rotary service record, Al Bolton was active for more than three decades in Optimist International, which reflected the positive aspects of himself. From 1990 to 2005, Bolton was the emcee of the Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band.<ref name=obit/> Healso wrote for a local seniors publication.<ref name=ksla/>
Bolton's wife, the former Sandra "Sandy" Walker (1941–2010), a native of Pleasant Hill in Sabine Parish, was a daughter of Chester J. Walker, Jr., and Nora Walker of Ajax in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]]. Bolton died four years and one day after the passing of his wife on what would have been their 54th wedding anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=sandra-walker-bolton&pid=141319132&fhid=6593|title=Sandra Walker Bolton|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref>Al and Sandra Bolton had three children, Albert, Jr., of Haslet near [[Dallas]], Texas, Amanda Jane Bolton of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], and Ryan Walker Bolton and wife Angela of Shreveport, and five grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
Bolton's wife, the former Sandra "Sandy" Walker (1941–2010), a native of Pleasant Hill in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, was a daughter of Chester J. Walker, Jr., and Nora Walker of Ajax in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]]. Bolton died four years and one day after the passing of his wife on what would have been their 54th wedding anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=sandra-walker-bolton&pid=141319132&fhid=6593|title=Sandra Walker Bolton|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref>Al and Sandra Bolton had three children, Albert, Jr., of Haslet near [[Dallas]], Texas, Amanda Jane Bolton of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], and Ryan Walker Bolton and wife Angela of Shreveport, and five grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
In 2014, Bolton died from complications of a fall.<ref name=ksla/> He is interred alongside his wife at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport. His honorary pallbearers included [[Bob Griffin (journalist)|Bob Griffin]], the long-term KSLA sports editor who came to the station in 1961, when [[Don Owen]] and Al Bolton were still in their early years as what developed as long-term news and weather anchors.<ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bobgriffinonline.com/|title=What's This All About?, 2011|publisher=bobgriffinonline.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>Bob Griffin died in 2020.
In 2014, Bolton died from complications of a fall.<ref name=ksla/> He is interred alongside his wife at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport. His honorary pallbearers included [[Bob Griffin (journalist)|Bob Griffin]], the long-term KSLA sports editor who came to the station in 1961, when [[Don Owen]] and Al Bolton were still in their early years as what developed as long-term news and weather anchors.<ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bobgriffinonline.com/|title=What's This All About?, 2011|publisher=bobgriffinonline.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>Bob Griffin died in 2020.